The Senate has confirmed that the substance found in Sen. Frist’s office was deadly ricin. Fortunately it appears as though no one was injured by the attacks, but it does show just how vulnerable we are to terrorist attack.
We know that al-Qaeda and Iraq both manufactured ricin, but it’s not hard to synthesize and nearly anyone could have created it. Who might be responsible for this attack is anyone’s guess.
ABC is reporting that someone calling themselves “Fallen Angel” has sent at least two ricin-laden letters before, one having been sent to the White House. Developing…
I know that you and your government need to say “Al quaeda” at least ten times a day to feel good, but “fallen angel”, in a previous mail to a senator in his constituency, asked for better work conditions for truckers…