[Bucco]

Originally Posted by senior citizen

Would you know how the office staff knew it had Ricin in the envelope?
Was it a letter stating that? I looked up ricin last evening and it's made from castor beans? Supposedly, just one speck the size of a pinhead can be deadly. When one thinks about it, a terrorist can send it to a lot of folks inside a magazine, or general mail.........or whatever.

Do they ordinarily test all mail coming into government officials' offices?
Just wondering as I do not know.

I remember a strange case years ago when the anthrax was hitting the post offices........an elderly woman in New Hampshire was sitting in her beauty salon reading a magazine which apparently had anthrax in it and later died. Scary, to say the least.

I know anthrax can also be found in natural wools, etc. or so I've read and heard from friends who love to knit fisherman type sweaters or Irish sweaters.

Thanks in advance..........what a week.

"Postal workers started handling mail at a site off Capitol Hill after the 2001 anthrax attacks that targeted then-Majority Leader Tom Daschle and Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, among others. Senators were told the post office would be temporarily shut down "to make sure they get everything squared away," McCaskill, D-Missouri, said Tuesday afternoon.

"The bottom line is, the process we have in place worked," she said. Members will be warning their home-state offices to look out for similar letters, she added."

Envelope tests positive for ricin at Washington mail facility - CNN.com

" An envelope that tested positive for the deadly poison ricin was intercepted Tuesday afternoon at the U.S. Capitol's off-site mail facility in Washington, congressional and law enforcement sources tell CNN."

When I originally posted this about the Ricin, I had a bad feeling on the timing and thought perhaps related to Boston. Does not "appear" to be the case, thus I apologize if this seems hijacking..not meant to be.

9/11 to this day has made me jumpy on all of this because it is so easy to do this crap.

[janmcn]

The Secret Service is reporting that a letter containing a suspicious substance has been sent to President Obama. It is reported to be very similar to the letter sent to Senator Wicker and was also intercepted at a remote facility. Reports say that neither of these incidents have anything to do with the bombing in Boston.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by janmcn

The Secret Service is reporting that a letter containing a suspicious substance has been sent to President Obama. It is reported to be very similar to the letter sent to Senator Wicker and was also intercepted at a remote facility. Reports say that neither of these incidents have anything to do with the bombing in Boston.

Sad and awful to hear that something like this causes OTHER evil ones to come out of their ugly holes.

[Taltarzac725]

Lu Lingzi, Boston Marathon Bombing Victim, Was 'Particularly Smart,' Loved Cooking

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First on CNN: Authorities believe they have identified a suspect, source says - CNN.com

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Boston Marathon bombs similar to 'lone wolf' devices, experts say - CNN.com

Here is a good response from a celebrity about handling the Boston attack. Patton Oswalt’s Inspiring Viral Message: ‘The Good Outnumber You’ - ABC News

I certainly agree with this. You might encounter evil people like this bomber/bombers from time-to-time and some of these may have a lot of power but they can usually be outmaneuvered if you have the help of good people.

I really like this respose from the celebrity. It reminded me of:

"All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of one candle".

[senior citizen]

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