Amerithrax!
As Justin Raimundo noted yesterday, the investigation into the post-9/11 anthrax attacks has been named "Amerithrax" by law enforcement officials.
Yes, there are actually people in our government who expend mental energy coming up with names like "Amerithrax," "Operation Enduring Freedom," and "USA PATRIOT" Act.
By the way, you do know that the USA PATRIOT Act is an acronym, don't you? Honest to God, it stands for:
Uniting and
Strengthening
America by
Providing
Appropriate
Tools
Required to
Intercept and
Obstruct
Terrorism Act of 2001.
[And now you know why this blog is entitled "What Would Dick Think?"]
The Amerithrax Web-site offers some helpful pointers about how to identify suspicious mail. Learn the signs:
- No return address.
- Restrictive markings.
- Possibly mailed from a foreign country.
- Excessive postage.
- Misspelled words.
- Addressed to title only or incorrect title.
- Badly typed or written.
- Protruding wires.
- Lopsided or uneven.
- Rigid or bulky.
- Strange odor.
- Wrong title with name.
- Oily stains, discolorations, or crystalization on wrapper.
- Excessive tape or string.
OK, that's the last time I ever accept a Christmas gift mailed by any distant relatives of mine.
6:58:37 PM 
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