Mr. Bo Jones
Publisher
The Washington Post
1150 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20071-0070

Dear Mr. Jones,

I want to commend the Post for having Guy Gugliotta and Gary Matsumoto tackle the scientific evidence involved in the probe of the anthrax-laden letters sent to Senators Daschle and Leahy, and for publishing the letter from Dr. Meselson and Ken Alibek pointing out a flaw in their story. I hope that this criticism will inspire your staff to probe more deeply into the evidence. Ken Alibek has cast doubt on the FBI theory that Dr. Hatfill may have been behind the anthrax attacks, saying that he believes “the source of the anthrax attack was foreign, not domestic, as claimed by the FBI.” He has also warned that the investigators should not fixate on a single theory and fail to investigate all leads, which is what the FBI has done in focusing on Hatfill. Over U.S. objections, the U.N.has allowed Iraq to import more of the silica that your story said can be used to weaponize anthrax. The Post hasn’t reported this. It should.