Scientists Criticize FBI Amerithrax Probe of 2001 Anthrax Attacks

Citation:

Lerner KL. Scientists Criticize FBI Amerithrax Probe of 2001 Anthrax Attacks. An investigative article/paper prepared as part of graduate school graduate studies in news reporting, Harvard University. 2011.
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Abstract:

On the heels of a National Academy of Sciences  report critical of the FBI's investigation of the 2001 anthrax attacks that claimed five lives, prominent anthrax researchers are preparing to publicly slam, the evidence the bureau replied upon in posthumously blaming the attacks entirely on a civilian researcher in the Department of the Army. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI can also expect continued calls in Congress to establish a 9/11-like commission to investigate  the case.  more

Note: A full text copy of the NAS report mentioned in this article, "Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI's Investigation of the 2001 Anthrax Letters" is available as a full text download.  more

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