BRUCE IVINS, a leading anthrax researcher for the US army, died last week after reportedly taking a massive overdose of painkillers. The next day, the US Department of Justice promised there would soon be “significant developments” in the long-running mystery of who mailed anthrax to US news outlets and senators in 2001, killing five people. News media widely reported that Ivins killed himself because he was to be charged in the attacks.
How strong is the case against Ivins? Only US legal investigators know for sure, and they were not talking as Â鶹´«Ã½ went to press. However, the…
