(Dr. Ivins Lawyers respond to DOJ press conference) Anthrax Case: "Heaps Of Innuendo"

[sabra]

Source: ABC News

Lawyers for Dr. Bruce Ivins just issued a blistering attack on the Justice Department's case againt their client:

"What the public demanded today was concrete evidence. Instead, it was deluged with everything but. The government released search warrants – investigative tools designed to discover evidence, not to serve as evidence and treated these warrants as smoking guns. The government’s press conference was an orchestrated dance of carefully worded statements, heaps of innuendo and a staggering lack of real evidence – all contorted to create the illusion of guilt by Dr. Ivins. The government would have the American people believe that after seven years and more than $15 million of taxpayer money, they have found the individual responsible for the heinous attacks of the fall of 2001. Nothing could be farther from the truth. In truth, Bruce Ivins was a devoted husband and father who worked for more than 30 years to defend his nation and its soldiers against the terrible effects of Anthrax. The statements of scientists and co-workers at Ft. Detrick are uniform in their support of Dr. Ivins, and that has been gratifying to his family. Just today, we were privileged to attend the memorial service for Dr. Ivins held at Ft. Detrick, MD. It was attended by hundreds of soldiers, scientists, and family members. Dr. Ivins was characterized by his commanding officer for his ‘openness, sharing, humor and curiosity’ and was lauded for the central role he has played in the protection of the American soldier. No one who attended that service could believe that Dr. Ivins committed any crime."


Paul F. Kemp

Thomas M. DeGonia

Venable LLP



Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2008/08/anthrax-case-he.html

[Muttocracy]

1. you might need to increase that number in your sig line... nt

[UpInArms]

2. thanks for this post

I am so angry that this man was harassed and driven to suicide by the horrific behavior of this politized FBI

I can only wish his family some peace

:(

[jwirr]

3. Given the mess *ss and co. have made of everything else I do not

believe this man is guilty. I would hope that someone with the ability to investigate this after they are out of office will remember the case.

[FreakinDJ]

4. That speaks volumes - yet the media won't cover it

It was attended by hundreds of soldiers, scientists, and family members. Dr. Ivins was characterized by his commanding officer for his ‘openness, sharing, humor and curiosity’ and was lauded for the central role he has played in the protection of the American soldier. No one who attended that service could believe that Dr. Ivins committed any crime."

He gave his life for the Bush propaganda machine

[MiaCulpa]

5. 'Innuendo' He was far too kind there. n/t

[unkachuck]

6. larger fish....

....in executive branch had much more to gain by terrorizing and silencing anti-war critics....didn't others have similar access to the same strain of anthrax Dr. Ivans was working with?

"No one who attended that service could believe that Dr. Ivins committed any crime."

....can you say, patsy?

[Solly Mack]

7. I watched the press conference. Read the "evidence"

and after about the 6th warrant began to wonder when the evidence was going to show up.

Not to mention the various copies of the exact same affidavit.

Course, he did say they were things they couldn't make public. You know...we have other evidence but it's classified kind of thing. Trust me. Something we've heard from Bush/Cheney for the last almost 8 years.