Clever ruse

September 12 2001: Operation Tripod- Scheduled biochemical attack drill in Manhattan

September 18th 2001: Anthrax attack-
A major focus in the early years of the investigation was a*bio-weapons*expert named*Steven Hatfill, who was eventually exonerated. Another suspect,*Bruce Edwards Ivins, became a focus of investigation around April 4, 2005. Ivins was a scientist who worked at the government's biodefense labs at*Fort Detrick*in*Frederick, Maryland

July 17 2003:Suicide of David Christopher Kelly,*CMG*(14 May 1944 – 17 July 2003) was a Welsh scientist and authority on*biological warfare, employed by the British*Ministry of Defence, and formerly a weapons inspector with the*United Nations Special Commission*in*Iraq. He came to public attention in July 2003 when an unauthorised discussion he had off the record with*BBC*journalist*Andrew Gilliganabout the British government's dossier on weapons of mass destruction*in Iraq was cited by Gilligan and led to a major controversy. Kelly's name became known to the media as Gilligan's source and he was called to appear on 15 July before a parliamentary*Foreign Affairs Select Committee*investigating the issues Gilligan had reported. Kelly was questioned aggressively about his actions. He was found dead two days later.

Links: Operation tripod
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit...ember_11,_2001

Anthrax attack:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_anthrax_attacks

David Kelly:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davi...eapons_expert)

The*United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases*(USAMRIID):
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit...tious_Diseases