Hello, welcome to my weblog. I will use this blog to post links to interesting articles on different topics.

The first topic is anthrax. You remember anthrax. It was in all the papers a few months ago, but we haven't heard much about it lately. Here are a few articles that might explain why.

First, here's a column by Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times accusing the FBI of a "lackadaisical ineptitude in pursuing the anthrax killer". According to Kristof, "Some in the biodefense community think they know a likely culprit, whom I'll call Mr. Z." Mr. Z has "close ties to the U.S. Defense Department, the C.I.A. and the American biodefense program." (You need to register to view NYT articles on line. It's free. If you don't want to register email me and I will email you the article.)

Here is a longer article by the Chair of the Federation of American Scientists Working Group On Biological Weapons on the same subject. She writes that:

"nearly everyone who has followed the situation closely-knowledgeable biodefense insiders, investigative reporters (who have turned up a great many pertinent facts that have not yet been reported), and interested outsiders like myself--knows who a likely perpetrator is. The FBI continues to claim that it has no suspects and few clues."

The FBI says in this Newsweek article, that they have "no evidence implicating" Mr. Z and are worried he might be another Richard Jewell.