What Does Saddam Have?

If there's anything even halfway reassuring about the anthrax scare, it's that tiny doses sent through the mail can cause only isolated outbreaks. Bioterrorism experts agree that the kind of catastrophic damage haunting our collective psyche requires the resources and weaponry of a sovereign state. Which is why Iraq, the Middle East's dormant volcano, suddenly appears to be smoking at the summit.

Casting a cold eye on Iraq, which experts believe has stockpiled as much anthrax as any other nation on Earth--except possibly Russia--is not merely an automatic response to threatening times. Intelligence reports indicate that an Iraqi agent has met...

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