A letter sent to Reno, NV Microsoft Offices may contain anthrax.

I myself cant stand microsoft as a software company for thier anti competitve practices but sending a DEADLY virus through the mail is a horrible act.

Creating Nimda, Code Red I and II, and the Mellissa virus is one thing which is targeting the company but sending a real posion or virus through the mail is just sickening.

I think a lot of people will agree with me that Microsoft sucks but sending a virus through the mail to the workers and employees of a company is not something anyone wants to see.

I hope our country finds the people who are sending Anthrax through the mail.

What are your guys thoughts about this?

Go America!!!

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That's awful. Where'd you hear this?

It'd stupid doing something like that, these people just seem to target the big companies to get recognized, do you think it was something about them actually being annoyed at MS? :eek:

I think that there is quite a bit of 'evil' in the world, and to root them all out would be quite an accomplishment, to say the least. It is like saying that the aim is to stop crime completely. Nice goal, but difficult to achieve. The more you can stomp out, the better the world will be, but as far as eradicating evil, well...

Unfortunately, as evidenced by Sept. 11th, there is little these people *aren't* willing to do. They are cowards and criminals unlike any the world has ever seen.

I heard it from Foxnews and CBS and NBC. Its all over the news right now. They think it may have come from somewhere in ASIA like Malaysia.

Checkout the news.

Im not sure why then sent it but I would think it wasnt just a Microsoft thing but more an ANTI-AMERICAN issue.

I'll also add that right before I went out for dinner, a friend of mine (in N.Y.) called to ask if I sent her a letter containing a weight loss article of some sort. Envelope was unsigned, had no return address, came from Cali (I'm the only one she knows out here), and simply said, "You and Dan should try this." Nothing else. She called the police and they took it off to the lab, so we'll see. She doesn't exactly think she'd be a target, but she's not taking chances which is smart.

My suggestion isn't to be afraid, rather be a bit more aware of the things around you. Don't let fear dictate your life, but at the same time, don't ignore that little voice if something doesn't seem quite right. If they sent 100 letters to various places all over the U.S. and Anthrax (or other) is discovered (even in 10 places), it would seem like everyone is getting infected mail all over the place.

Wow Chicken is that for real? Scary stuff...I hope all this fear goes away soon!

Times like these!

I think the worst things about world situations like this is it makes societies edgy and people start looking over their shoulders more if you see what I mean, this intensity of focus tends to have an effect, and that for some people is an enticement and a lot of bad things come to the surface.

I think I read this in a Terry Pratchett book: In society its not just the cream that floats to the top.

Glad your friend did the right thing and is ok Chicken.

Heh, yeah real. I wouldn't make that sort of thing up. Now, I'm not sure I'd assume it was some evil letter, but at the same time, the police asked her to call just to be sure I didn't send it. Odd anyhow.

On a good note, we ate out at Mama's in Redondo Beach. If you happen to be in the area, stop in and try their basil pizza, really good, and I'm stuffed.

(Fitting, well... no, but had to end it on something happy :) )

Not to nitpick or anything... but after hearing some misinformed law enforcement official on the radio earlier, I can't help but point this out:

Anthrax is a bacteria, not a virus. When someone becomes infected, it's a disease.

Back to your regularly scheduled programming...

--bill

Bill,
Very true. Anthrax is not a virus but rather a bacteria and I think its more of a posion really.

Its good to get the point out that Anthrax isnt contagious and cant be spread like a flu.

We had several envelopes sent to where I live which I think most if not all where detirmined to not contain anything bad...but 4 people where treated as a precautionary measure...

Originally posted by Chicken
I'll also add that right before I went out for dinner, a friend of mine (in N.Y.) called to ask if I sent her a letter containing a weight loss article of some sort. Envelope was unsigned, had no return address, came from Cali (I'm the only one she knows out here), and simply said, "You and Dan should try this." Nothing else. She called the police and they took it off to the lab, so we'll see. She doesn't exactly think she'd be a target, but she's not taking chances which is smart. Certainly that's true. I've seen those kinds of letters before, though; and the ones I've seen have been nothing more than mass junk mail disguised to look like a personal note. Close examination showed that what appeared to be a handwritten phrase actually wasn't. I've seen it twice, both for diet stuff sent to two different acquaintances.

I hope that's what your friend received.

Actually, now that you mention it, that sounds familiar. I think *I've* gotten that before, heh! Was a long time ago (maybe 2-3 years), but I remember getting something that at first confused me like that. Tricky those junk mailers are!

I imagine they've stepped up the campaign hoping to get some media exposure from the increased awareness. Ahh well.

They confirmed that it was Anthrax...the envelope contained the virus, a returned check, and pornographic material.

They hit Microsoft for the same reason they hit the Twin Towers, because they view it as an icon of Western, capitalist society. Still, another reason to use Linux?

how do we know this was not planted by the ppl who set up afghanistan.. its interesting how all of this just happedn to lay out so perfecty...

leme givee eexample...

iraq bombmimg = daily news coverage
thousands of innocnet ppl diee a day...

moncica leewinsky pops up..
ppl forget bombing of iraq continues.. numbe reacheces over 100,000 innocent ppl killed..

pppl wanna know why pres. likes oral sex..

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now... innocent ppl dying in afghanistan...
afraid ppl wil get yupset if to many innocet ppl die..
media = scare ppl with anthrax stuff, or possibly placed by "higher ppl who are smart and paid to decivee us'
we forget that every day a couple of nice younf kids die in afghnaitsan (we scared about anthrax)..


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but of course no goverment on earth, esp the most powerful nation (in any given place or time) ever ever darees to use propganda... that would be soo... un american :-)

planted by the ppl who set up afghanistan


I hope you are kidding! Do you pay any attention to current events or the news? Our government has clearly said this is not a war against Afghanistan or Muslims but rather TERRORISTS and THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THEM.

Afghanistan is not being set up or targeted. Its the goverment and the terrorists in the country of Afghanistan that we are after. No group or person set up Afghanistan. If you are going to post such crap you had better have a resonable ammount of proof or evidence.

Two things are very clear to me.
1. Were going to target those people resonsible for the attacks and ongoing attacks on America.
2. We will be a better nation and world when terrorism and the people who support and fuel the ideas of terrorism are gone.

Nuf said.

Thanks

lol dude i do pay attention beliving half of the crap is anohter thing

just like the war with saddam was not aginst the iraqi people lol only aabout 100,000 innocen civills died there lol but hey its not a war against the iraqi ppl just the idiots who rule the country, maybe that is accpetablee to you, i disagree..

and i disagree if ur gonna bomb a country ur going to kill innocent ppl and 300 ppl are already dead in afhghanistan that were innocent, whatver ur inteenetions are, its hard to manifise them when u use misslees and crusie launchrs and the opnly ppl that get hurt ever in any kind of war these days are the innocent ppl

300 people my ass. Ok if you believe that then you are failing to see the point. The taliban claim that several hundred people have been killed as a result of NATO bombing but those figures can not be confirmed and no proof of these innocent people dying has been brought forth.

The taliban are practicing the same type of worthless and fake propaghanda as the Iraqi government did in the Gulf War. The taliban and Iraqi leaders have handpicked favorable news reporters who sole purpose is to document the children who have been exploited and dressed up in bandages and fake wounds.

The Iraqi goverment practiced this propaghanda tactic many times and only showed women and children in hospitals. I strongly believe that the United States and the Nato forces do not target innocent people. The taliban are doing the exact same thing only letting government approved footage out of Afghanistan.

I will however agree that the United States is practicing propaghanda as well. But when you say that hundreds of thousands of Iraqis died because of the United States you are clearly mistaken. Those people died as a result of the totalitarian regieme of Saddam H. - We sent massive aide to Iraq after the war but the Iraqi government choose to decline aide rather than help thier people THEY let them die. Please dont tell me you are one of those who agree with the Taliban(liars) and Saddam H.

I think you are smarter than that and can clearly see through the propaghanda. Thank you.

If i was looking to be a liar and a miconfused person, i would deny that saddam does not kill his own ppl...

I can speak very safely and in full konwldge that Saddam Husiness had killed his own people, and many ppl, there is no dout about this, he feeds tons of propogandsa to his own pl NO DOUNT about this, in iraq there are some people who think.. that iraq won the war LOL, if u want to pick on saddam hussesina nd point out what the inbiasd rporters have said its eeasy to find them but we have many reporters that are doing the same angle as to what america did it was reported in americna meedia too, i agree thousands and thosaudsa of ppl have been kiled by saddam husseins and many timeees ppl havee tired to have him oveer thrown, but what did he do? him and other rulers likee this whilpe out entire villages, to show the rest of the pppl in their country what happeens when u try and over throw the opresive ruleers, no dout about this at All..

There are manyu indepent journalists in afghanistan, not jsut the media onees, and not just the talebanm ones, u have many ppl that rport that ppl are happy with taleban rule, and u show many reports from ppl thjat are happy to be under their rule, the best thing to do is ask tppl who are heere from afghainsatan that is not gona lie and tel u how it is.. you can find afghanis ppl in just about every city of america cause ths just the way amerca is many aree gheere for many reasons either not fod, or they dont wanna livbe imn a warn toren country or many other reasons...

i say 300 because, its been rported, if you want to talk about confirmeed numbers, its safe to say at leeast 100, casuse its been confirmeed that a masjid was hit by mistake already it doees not matter, i can guarantteee you by the end of this more then 300 ppl will be dead the point is, and u know it, as for the numbers of iraq, the iraqi ppl claim millions of losses of innocent livees, the 250,000 and 500,000 and 750,000 numbeer that aree a result of sanctions and warfare combind are rported from americna meedia, actually suich as cnn, cbs, and abc, if u watch the mornging shows in america, i saw ppl bring up the iraq situatiomn again, someone called up one of the poloiticakns and said loko at what amemra does 500,000 kids havee died in iraw cause of sanctions, and the americn apolitican saidyes its said, a few months ago the semneate was discssinh how to target more the regime and not the innocent ppl bnut thats not the point this stuf wil goo on and no one doees naything, im not blind as hell, iu quoted numbeers that were reported in american medai in my mind i am sure the numbeers were oveer a million if america n govemrnt admits oveer 500,000 innocneet plp hjave dieed, in my mind i have no doubt that oveer 1,000,000 ppl have dieed, if u dont beelivee me call up ur news agencies, and ask them, im sure they woil gladyly send u the video tape of madleanlee albrighght who every arar country saw and has seen many times a short lil clip where she admitetd that the fact that 500,000 childen dieed was WORTH iT, for the biggeer goal at hand of coruse in the arab states they shows this oveer and over and over again, but, it was actuyally reported in america under an ameircna rpeorted who asked heer this question, so as for thee afghajnisatn situation maybe you are right maybe i shoudl not jump and say 30 yet and weait until more media stuff rports it, but for sure it h as een confiomred that a majisd was hit, and as for iraq, just ask around i know many ppl that know abnout iraq those number sre reeal wether we accept itr or not,,,

and I KNOW saaddam husseis ha skileed hi\s own poeeple eno doubt, u know the uzbekitan country that america is allied with???

i dare u to ask someone who is from usbekisatn and who praciociees islam about their rulers, and the lifebackl home i am SUPROISED that america would aly itself with the TERROST / TORTTUREE / Sadistic State of Uzbeksitan, their ruleers, have killed and totured so many ppl its not even cool to meniton and now we see america allying itself with a state that is known across the muslim lands as being a teerriblee sadistic state,

im not tryung to be a progprgand seeked thing at all, sorry for my band english etc...

but, likee u aid propganda is eveerywheere, the numbers i quote were from ameircan meedia jus likee i said about iraq, saddam and his ppl quote many higher numbees, in the millions, and Od knows Best, all we know is many inncoeet ppl havee lost tjheir lifes, because our ppowerful ruleers havee this huge egos and use the innocent ppl as lil pigeons

Originally posted by phpjames
But when you say that hundreds of thousands of Iraqis died because of the United States you are clearly mistaken. Those people died as a result of the totalitarian regieme of Saddam H. - We sent massive aide to Iraq after the war but the Iraqi government choose to decline aide rather than help thier people THEY let them die. Please dont tell me you are one of those who agree with the Taliban(liars) and Saddam H.

I think you are smarter than that and can clearly see through the propaghanda. Thank you.
Um, try looking through US propaganda. The sanctions we placed on Iraq were designed to kill the innocent people there. We placed restrictions on water purifiers, so that the majority of Iraqis (sp?) are unable to drink pure water, while the rich can afford to. The US Government knew this was going on then, they knew that it was killing many innocent people a day, and they still know what it is doing to the innocent people of Iraq. the US's policies, even if you want to argue they were brought about by Saddam, are the US's policies, and they are killing thousands of Iraqis (sp?) even after the "war" is over.

I think you are smarter than that and can clearly see through the propaganda.

Yes, the Iraqi people need to stand up for themselves. If they continue to support Saddam, they need to do a better job at dealing with the consequences of his actions. If they don’t, the Iraqi people need to remove him from power. As long as people have no voice in their government or their country’s actions, they will continue to be victims. The 23 million+ citizens of Iraq need to hold Saddam responsible for the events that led to the U.N. Security Council sanctions.

o my god u made me cry u know that 6im seriosucy crying as i write this....

u think everyone in iraq loves him? has anyone ever lived in a state where u have a totalitarin ruler???


Te animal saddam hussiens TRIEED chemoical weapons on his own people, his regism trotuirees ppl in jail we are luck in america if we go all that happens to us is we might get rapeed or somethi try going to jail in a totalitarian state u might be lukcy if u comee off alive, riping off nails, breaking leegs, etc. this stuff is common dude, all oveer the world, thanks god we dont have that crap in america,

the ppl in iraq have TRIED to remove HIM A COUPE of timees many assaisnaition attempos have bveen made on him... u know wha these animal ruleers do when ppl challegt ehri powers? they shwow their PEOPLE that u dont eeveer do that again, u try and kil saddam and u dont do it right :-) guess what betteer hope they dont know who ur family ius, whewre ur city is where ur friends are, and eveen if they dont find out who u are, someone stil has to suffer and the ruleer will make an EXAMPLE out of you to the rest of the ppl in his country to show what hapens when u mess with a ruleer, dude torture torture rape, anytihg man thes peole havee no morals trhey dont feare god, theey dont care they scare eenough ppl no one truis to oveer throw him :-) still ppl try and, the goveerment mnakees an eexample out of many innocent civilliaons to show the others dont f* with us...

u thin the iraqia hsve not trieed to kill saddam? the schoalrs declared him to be anon muslim way before he ever did any invasion of kuwait, usama ibn laden fougt agsint hius regime this man is hateed bny evryoneee in ira hoeveer the propganfda has some =pppl thinking he is aweomse but u have lots of ppl who have tried to geet rod of him, is it THEI r fault that god gave them abn evil regime ruling them?

Didn’t say it would be easy to remove Saddam, but it is the responsibility of the Iraqi people. As a whole, the Iraqi people must choose to believe in and be willing to fight for a more democratic and open form of government. Otherwise, they will continue to be victimized by oppressive and brutal regimes.

yup until them les keep bombnoig the snot out of them :-)