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What is Known about Iraq’s Biological Weapons Program — Could it be the Source of America’s Anthrax Attack?

What is Known about Iraq’s Biological Weapons Program — Could it be the Source of America’s Anthrax Attack?

October 29, 2001 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi
White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer stated on October 26 that the anthrax sent to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle was not necessarily manufactured by a foreign government. Yet, Fleischer did not rule out foreign involvement either. One Middle Eastern state with vast proven experience in biological warfare is Iraq, which actually tested biological agents on Iranian prisoners in the 1980s.