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...that the strains of anthrax bacteria sent to Florida, New York and Washington were "indistinguishable," which suggested a concerted attack by a disciplined network. So did the origin of the envelopes: Trenton, N.J., in the same state where several hijackers lived before boarding their plane in Newark; and Palm Beach County, Fla., where Mohamed Atta learned to fly, investigated crop dusters and appeared one day at a pharmacy in search of something to soothe the bright red rash on his hands...
...describing the unlikely odds of simultaneous, multiple-airplane hijackings could have been written just a few short weeks ago. There is one inescapable fact we all must take away from the events of Sept. 11: if something can be thought of, it can be done. JOHN R. CARVER Long Beach, Calif...
...idea of going to war has not really been questioned.,” said emcee Erik A. Beach ’02, referring to U.S. military action in Afghanistan. “We want to give a voice to the voices we haven’t been hearing over the past few weeks...
...experts figure that al-Qaeda might have similar problems; even if it got its supplies from a pariah like Saddam Hussein, it would have to find a way to deliver them. Officials know that hijacker Mohamed Atta asked about crop dusters before the Sept. 11 attacks. And a Delray Beach, Fla., drugstore owner says a man resembling Atta showed up at his store in late August seeking treatment for a burning sensation on his abnormally red hands. But none of this is conclusive...
With the recent barrage of summer shark attacks off the shores of Florida and the Carolinas, coastal city Sheriffs have struggled to keep the beaches safe for swimmers. Though some fearless folk refused to stay out of the water, the slew of attacks seemed to have brought the beach season to a premature end. But disturbingly, the shark problem is not bound by the summer days, nor by water. Harvard officials are having their own problems keeping the campus safe for students this fall...