The Anthrax Scientist

I'd like to think the FBI got their man in fingering Bruce Ivins as the one responsible for the deadly anthrax attacks after 9/11. The evidence certainly portrays him as psychotic, going back a long time.

But wait a minute. How'd the guy get a security clearance from the Army, who employed him? This crazy guy who made death threats about poisoning people was given access by our government to some of the most dangerous substances known to man?

Or, to put it another way: You can be denied a security clearance if you love someone of the same sex. But threaten to poison your girlfriend? Hey -- here's the anthrax!