[CIMC-work] UIC Bioweapons Story Reconsidered

[Chris Kaihatsu]

Dick, Garth, all,

Dick, having read the article, I agree with your critique of the story.
Moreover, my understanding is that the FBI has been deliberately chasing a
false lead since the anthrax-mail thing happened. Instead of investigating a
former employee -- one among a very short list of people who would have had
access to weapons-grade anthrax, as was mailed -- they've gone after someone
else, just to keep the headlines and scare tactics going. My source is
whatreallyhappened.com.

So, front-to-back, I think this whole issue stinks and feeds a propaganda
mill.


Chris




----- Original Message -----
From: "Garth Liebhaber" <garthliebhaber at care2.com>
To: <DickReilly at aol.com>
Cc: <imc-chicago-working at lists.indymedia.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [CIMC-work] UIC Bioweapons Story Reconsidered


The week before last (I think) the Reader ran an article on a woman that was
into abandoned mental
hospitals. as part of the lonnggg article, they talked about her involvement
in an "urban exporers"
group, which often went places they weren't supposed to.  The person with
the cynide was a key
person that caused this group to disband, particularly after he was arrested
and the group thoroughly
investigated by the FBI.  This guy was also a computer hacker (and by the
impression given could
have played Dungeons and Dragons and worn a BLACK trenchcoat).  Thus I can
see they find
convenience in the Anarchist labeling, thought clearly not the anarchist
kids we are more familiar with.

I can see that the Police and Media would have no qualms in labeling the
Columbine kids as
'Anarchists' as well.

I did not realize this was being proposed as a Center Feature, if it is, I
think a comment ought to be
made to make distinctions around this point, otherways the fact that they
are making anthrax in
Chicago probabaly ought to be made awares.

that's my input, g.


Dick wrote:
Sorry Garth. Check the 4th indented paragraph down. Correct phrase was Realm
of Chaos.

Paragraph in question.

Last March, the leader of the â?oRealm of Chaos,â?? an anarchist group from
Wisconsin was
arrested on the UIC campus in connection with multiple thefts on campus, and
was found to be living
in a steam tunnel under the Education, Communication and Social Work
Building, and in possession
of a quarter pound of cyanide powder which he stored in CTA cabinets in the
Blue Line one block from
the Federal Building.

- My point here is that said group isn't an anarchist group...and never
claimed be. It's unclear whether
they were ever a group of any kind. But this story was put out by the CPD
press folks when this kid
was arrested, and picked up by the corporate press, eager for anything that
could illustrate the threat
of domestic terrorism.

As for increased security, the Defense Department would probably agree that
the only problem with
UIC doing said research may be insufficent security. Beef up the security,
militarize the department,
and problem solved. The weapons research could continue unimpeded under the
guise of finding a
solution to the anthrax problem. Meanwhile, they're developing better and
more treatment resistant
bugs..which was at least I think, the central thrust of the article. Hope
Rita reconsiders this. IMHO, this
might work for corporate media as a hook, but could backfire as well. - Dick



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