I never cared much for the band Anthrax, but you’ll probably find more factual information on their web site than in any of the following links. The Anthrax case that’s been hitting the press cycle again reminds me of an episode of the original Star Trek series in which Spock tells a beautiful female android: “everything I tell you is a lie”. The simple paradox short-circuits the android’s brain, causing smoke to come from her ears. That’s how I feel as I try to keep up with this. First, there was the Hatfill guy, Ashcroft’s person of interest back in 2001. He’s now won his case against the government, but I personally never believed he was the culprit anyway. Just a little too coincidental for my tastes was the sudden alleged suicide of Bruce E. Ivins, the FBI’s immediate announcement that he had recently been informed he was under investigation, and the sudden appearance of his loose-lipped therapist claiming he was a latent raging homicidal maniac. Anybody smell a patsy scenario? Well, apparently people like Richard Spertzel do , and he’s not your average paranoid conspiracist. He was head of the biological-weapons section of Unscom from 1994-99. This Think Progress piece suggests that the White House pressured the FBI to link the Anthrax to Al Qaeda back in 2001, and now the FBI is urging the DOJ to close the case, while admitting the case against Ivins was largely circumstantial. Can’t wait to see the Oliver Stone version.