Suspicious Substance Closes IRS Office

October 9, 2001
As of 7:00PM EDT, the IRS Service Center in Covington, Kentucky that had been locked down earlier because of a suspicious substance found in an envelope, had been reopened. The material was found not to be dangerous. At approximately 3:00... continued

Understanding the Plague

October 9, 2001
With the world facing biowarfare after the recent Anthrax cases in Florida, scientists say they have mapped all the genes in the plague bacterium which could speed up research into vaccines and treatments. Along with smallpox and anthrax, the bubonic... continued

Bush Notifies Congress: US May Deploy Ground Troops

October 9, 2001
In a letter to House and Senate leaders today, President Bush stated that the US would deploy ground forces in connection with the war on terrorism. He added, in an interview after the letter was sent, "Whether or not we... continued

Hurricane Iris Roars Toward Belize

October 8, 2001
hurricane - Hurricane Iris, with sustained winds of 140 mph, is heading for the Central American nation of Belize. It is feared that this dangerous hurricane will devastate the country. The military is attempting to evacuate the 65,000 residents of... continued

More Anthrax in Florida

October 8, 2001
State and local health officials have closed the American Media Inc. building where a 63-year-old Florida man who died of anthrax worked, after a sample from the building and from another employee showed the presence of the bacterium that causes... continued

US Informs UN It May Attack Other States

October 8, 2001
The United States today filed papers with the United Nations indicating that it has the legal right to expand its military operations to countries outside of Afghanistan. At the same time, it became more likely that an anthrax event in... continued

Dengue Fever in Hawaii not Bioterror Related

October 8, 2001
Health officials have confirmed 26 cases of dengue fever in Hawaii?s first outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease in more than 50 years. Our warming climate means that disease-bearing mosquitoes will be likely to move north, bringing with them diseases that... continued

Powerful New Prayer Group Intention

October 7, 2001
The leader of the Prayer Group has offered a powerful intention for the month of October. In addition, he has received a message from a great spiritual leader of the Sufi movement that will, in nine small words, forever redefine... continued

The Kabul Eight Are Abandoned to their Fate

October 7, 2001
President George W. Bush made another agonizing decision today. The Taliban said that the eight Christian aid workers who have been held as hostages would be freed if the US ceased to threaten their government with military action. Mr. Bush... continued

Atta Met with Iraqi Intelligence

October 7, 2001
This story is being distributed by Iraq expert Laurie Mylroie. It is translated from the Czech newspaper of record, Prague Hospodarske Noviny. The man who evidently piloted the first Boeing into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center was... continued