fear in New York

While New York City authorities implore us to go blithely about our
business there is palpable fear in New York.

And, for good reason. We know the terrorist cell in the New York
City area has a very potent and finely milled specimen of anthrax,
since that post office was the origin of virtually all the letters,
including the deadly strain that infected Tom Daschle's office and
which now has a postal worker, who worked in one of the processing
facilities, close to death.

What would stop these terrorists from releasing this anthrax in the
New York City subway system, or in the ventilation system of office
buildings, etc. Personally, my wife and I are staying out of the
subway for the time being. There is surely more to come.

Also, what *other* post offices handled the anthrax letters. What is
the path they traced from here in New York (well, Trenton, New Jersey
to Washington. It is not clear that this anthrax is so potent that
the letters don't even have to be opened in order for somebody to
contract inhaled anthrax.

My guess is that many, many cases have simply just not appeared as
yet....

--- In metatuning@y..., jpehrson@r... wrote:
> While New York City authorities implore us to go blithely about our
> business there is palpable fear in New York.
>
> And, for good reason. We know the terrorist cell in the New York
> City area has a very potent and finely milled specimen of anthrax,
> since that post office was the origin of virtually all the letters,
> including the deadly strain that infected Tom Daschle's office and
> which now has a postal worker, who worked in one of the processing
> facilities, close to death.
>
> What would stop these terrorists from releasing this anthrax in the
> New York City subway system, or in the ventilation system of office
> buildings, etc. Personally, my wife and I are staying out of the
> subway for the time being. There is surely more to come.

I wonder if Dante is still going to tell us that anthrax terrorism is
infeasible. Two more postal workers have died from the inhaled form.

> I wonder if Dante is still going to tell us that anthrax terrorism is
> infeasible. Two more postal workers have died from the inhaled form.

I posted an article that discussed how difficult it would be to mount a mass
attack. Perhaps the fact that they opted to use the mail to disseminate the
anthrax shows that this is true. Otherwise, why would they want to kill a
handful if it were possible to infect a whole city?

Dante

--- In metatuning@y..., "Rosati" <dante.interport@r...> wrote:
> > I wonder if Dante is still going to tell us that anthrax
terrorism is
> > infeasible. Two more postal workers have died from the inhaled
form.
>
> I posted an article that discussed how difficult it would be to
mount a mass
> attack. Perhaps the fact that they opted to use the mail to
disseminate the
> anthrax shows that this is true. Otherwise, why would they want to
kill a
> handful if it were possible to infect a whole city?
>
> Dante

Joseph wrote,

"What would stop these terrorists from releasing this anthrax in the
New York City subway system, or in the ventilation system of office
buildings, etc."

What indeed?

> Joseph wrote,
>
> "What would stop these terrorists from releasing this anthrax in the
> New York City subway system, or in the ventilation system of office
> buildings, etc."
>
> What indeed?

well I could think of two reasons

1)humanitarian concerns (NOT)

or

2) it is too difficult technically.

--- In metatuning@y..., "Rosati" <dante.interport@r...> wrote:
> > Joseph wrote,
> >
> > "What would stop these terrorists from releasing this anthrax in
the
> > New York City subway system, or in the ventilation system of
office
> > buildings, etc."
> >
> > What indeed?
>
> well I could think of two reasons
>
> 1)humanitarian concerns (NOT)
>
> or
>
> 2) it is too difficult technically.

Maybe not so difficult anymore:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/647541.asp?0cb=-31624124