Envelope tests positive for ricin at Washington mail facility

[Tx4obama]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN) -- An envelope that tested positive for the deadly poison ricin was intercepted Tuesday afternoon at the U.S. Capitol's off-site mail facility in Washington, congressional and law enforcement sources tell CNN.

After the envelope tested positive in a first routine test, it was retested two more times, each time coming up positive, the law enforcement source said. The package was then sent to a Maryland lab for further testing.

The envelope was addressed to a U.S. senator, though the sources would not say which one.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/16/us/tainted-letter-intercepted/index.html

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Letter sent to Sen. Roger Wicker tests positive for ricin

An envelope sent to an office of Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) included a substance that has tested positive for Ricin, two sources say.

It was not immediately clear when the envelope was received or whether it was sent to his Washington, D.C., office or a field office.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/roger-wicker-letter-ricin-90171.html

[wryter2000]

1. That's sick.

Damn.

[CarrieLynne]

2. what freaking year is it? feels like 2001-2002 all over again sheesh

[AtheistCrusader]

3. Damnit, seriously. What the hell?

[NoMoreWarNow]

24. I know-- same here

[valerief]

4. I know which one. Warren. nt

[Baitball Blogger]

7. The Democrats are always targeted.

[Tx4obama]

8. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) - see update above in OP. n/t

[valerief]

9. Wow! Thanks for the update. Gotta see how this guy leans now. nt

[1KansasDem]

12. VERY conservative

[valerief]

13. Yeah, he's uber right. Hmm, it's not like he's being asked to vote for the Iraq War or anything.

I wonder what this is all about.

[Rozlee]

20. Yeah, but gun nuts have been on the warpath against him for ending the filibuster

on the gun control bill in the Senate. He's been the target of some heavy vitriol and even a couple of death threats. He's walked lockstep on a lot of arch conservative measures, but that didn't matter to the moonbat mouth-frothing gun nuts.

[1KansasDem]

21. The gun vote was on Thursday

We don't know for sure when the letter was intercepted.
Sender would have to have had some ricin "just sittin' around", to get it in the mail that fast.
I think way to many people are jumping to conclusions in the last 24 hours.
Think I'll wait a few days...so I don't embarrass myself.

[Rozlee]

23. I wonder if "a few days" will clear it up.

I'm not usually one for conspiracy theories, but I never got over the persistent feeling that Bruce Ivins was just a convenient scapegoat for the FBI in the Anthrax case. After almost 8 years, they needed a warm body and they admitted that they had no real "direct evidence", they just closed the case after his suicide. Lots of conjecture when there's no information available and like you said, jumping to conclusions can embarrass one. Doesn't mean I won't be jumping to them.

[NoMoreWarNow]

25. it's complicated, but Ivins was almost certainly not the person who made the anthrax

he was fishy as hell, but he just did not have the ability to make high grade anthrax. Lots of good sources think he was a patsy.

[arcane1]

5. "When our crazies go off, they target government." - Glenn Beck

[Tx4obama]

6. UPDATE: ... envelope sent to an office of Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

See OP up above, updated added.

[Tx4obama]

10. More: Senate Majority Leader Reid says letter with ricin or another poison sent to Sen. Roger Wicker

Breaking Politics Verified account ?@breakingpol

More: Senate Majority Leader Reid says letter with ricin or another poison sent to Sen. Roger Wicker - @AP

https://twitter.com/breakingpol/status/324290836013649921

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. Do positives happen from time to time or is this the first in years?

[etherealtruth]

14. WTF?

What else is there to say ? This is deplorable, disgusting, disturbing ...

[progressivebydesign]

15. I'm left wondering if this is related to the White Power attacks lately...

they seem to be waging some sort of war on the Govt right now, with the shootings of prosecutors, and prison officials. I'm sure the officials are looking closely at them right now. Poison on envelopes, crude bombs, usually homegrown perps.

[GreenStormCloud]

22. The Texas DAs were not shot by white supremest.

A suspect has been arrested. He was a formed Justice of the Peace with a private grievance.

Pressure cooker bombs have been used by Paki-Taliban.

[leftynyc]

16. Thankfully they changed protocol

about mail after the anthrax attacks and this letter went no where near the capital. I can't even imagine what kind of mind would do something like this.

[BumRushDaShow]

17. Ugh

[DeSwiss]

18. Cynical Blue Alert

[valerief]

28. +1

[PasadenaTrudy]

19. Apparantly

he voted with the Democrats for gun control...

[madokie]

26. The undead dick comes to mind when I read this

Where is his fingerprints in all this I wonder. The man is evil incarnate and very capable of being the master mind behind this terrorist act

[Spitfire of ATJ]

27. This guy has delivered the GOP weekly address before.