1. S3-1 Anthrax Attack

2. S3-2 Anthrax February 2004 An al-Qaida splinter group issues a statement in a little known Arabic daily in Qatar saying that it will carry out attacks on the “US dominated global system” by “halting all movement of air traffic.” February 10 – White powder found at 9 airports in Eurasia Oslo-London-Kiev-Moscow-Frankfurt-Warsaw-Bucharest- Istanbul-Baku February 11 – Powder is confirmed by local authorities to be Anthrax in six of the above locations February 11-13 – Six regional airlines additionally report new discoveries of white powder

3. S3-3 Anthrax February 14 – Fifty-three cases of anthrax with six deaths reported. Three Anthrax cases came from countries not included in the 9 airports and 6 regional airlines. February 15 – A special team flown in from the US confirms that four of the 6 airline and two of the 7 airport “discoveries” are anthrax. The Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization express fear of additional infection, and are convinced that the Anthrax exposure was terrorist inspired.