Here come the hazmat suits again. In the past week and a half, 11 letters containing suspicious white powder have arrived at various offices in north Jersey, including Clifton and Wayne. Most have been mailed to government offices, but some were sent to private firms. So far, nothing hazardous has been found. From the FBI:
NEWARK, NJ–The FBI is presently working with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Passaic and Bergen County Prosecutor’s Offices, the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office, the respective police departments in each locality where the letters have been received, and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Laboratory on an investigation of eleven letters containing a white powder. The letters were received at various public and government offices throughout Northern New Jersey, beginning on July 17, 2009. So far, letters have been received in Totowa, Clifton, Wayne, Ringwood, and Woodland Park (formerly known as West Paterson), and Fairlawn. All of the letters are being tested at the state laboratory facility. Presently, we have final results on the first three of the letters which have tested negative for biological agents. There is no indication anyone has been harmed. The matter is under investigation and we will not speculate on motive or connection between each letter incident.
Deb Your not sending white powder to cathar?
I thought all the fear-mongering would end once evil George Bush left office?
And what’s the new name for Domestic Terrorism now? Understanding that there is no “Terrorism” with Obama, only “man-caused” disasters. And the War on Terrorism is now “Overseas Contingency Operations.”
So, I guess this is “informing the public” rather than fear-mongering.
Obviously, Dr. Doom, you’re just suffering from the personalized equivalent to a slow news day, a slow life day. (I trust you don’t have more than 3 tops per week.)
Have you considered reading some Henry James? Or perhaps a nice Iceberg Slim potboiler?
Professor, I believe you are right, this is called “informing the public”. No one in the Obama cabinet has mentioned a mushroom cloud yet.
cathar i love ya
From your keyboard to God’s mainframe, Doc.
Perhaps this explains the delay in my receiving the mail-order baby powder I ordered last month.
I knew someone back in the 80s who got white powder sent to him in the mail all the time, but he never complained. But, unlike this case, I can say for certain that someone was harmed. A lot.