# Anthrax Investigation and DOJ
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthrax-investigation-and-doj/99722
**Category:** Great Debates
**Created:** [March 23, 2002, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthrax-investigation-and-doj/99722 "2002-03-23T17:16:08Z")
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### Author:  [@mapsmith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mapsmith)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2002, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthrax-investigation-and-doj/99722/1 "2002-03-23T17:16:08Z")
Figured I’d post here since it will probably wind up here if I post anywhere else.
Regarding the Anthrax Scare after 9-11, why has the Dept. of Justice not investigated the Anti-Abortion Groups more zealously.
So far, the only person convicted of Anthrax threats was and Anti-abortionist.
The letters were to “liberals” i.e. Daschle, Brokaw, Rather, Leahy, etc. and to the National Enquirer (not really a conservative paper)
Is our Government afraid of insulting the Conservative Anti-Abortion Movement. or are they just not looking at this group because the Middle-Eastern Terrorists are such an easy target.
After all should not the Anti-Abortion Activists also be classified as Terrorists according to current Government definitions? After all they have been known to kill, maim, burn, blow up and intimidate anyone they disagree with.
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### Author:  [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2002, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthrax-investigation-and-doj/99722/2 "2002-03-23T18:01:27Z")
I think they are being vigorously investigated, but there may not be much news in order to conduct successful investigations. See
[http://www.splcenter.org/cgi-bin/goframe.pl?refname=/intelligenceproject/ip-4g1.html](http://www.splcenter.org/cgi-bin/goframe.pl?refname=/intelligenceproject/ip-4g1.html)
Also, many of these militants can probably blend into society a lot easier than Atta and crew merely because they are most likely “home grown” & perhaps Anglo-looking. IMHO
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### Author:  [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2002, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthrax-investigation-and-doj/99722/3 "2002-03-23T18:13:10Z")
Hmm. The link does not appear to work. Try the main page at
[http://www.splcenter.org/intelligenceproject/ip-index.html](http://www.splcenter.org/intelligenceproject/ip-index.html)
& search. The article I found is _Anti-abortion violence - Two decades of arson, bombs and murder_ - By Frederick Clarkson