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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Breaking News Envelopes Containing White Powder Sent to Wall Street Journal Offices

Posted by on Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 12:05 PM

The New York Times is reporting that "at least a dozen" envelopes containing an unidentified white powder were sent to the Wall Street Journal. Officials said it will be it would be some time before the powder was identified.

Read the full story here.

 

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1
Clearly, someone's pissed that their 401(k) is worthless, and decided to shoot the messenger.
Posted by cdc on January 21, 2009 at 12:13 PM
2
same thing happened at Harborview yesterday.
Posted by elsapel on January 21, 2009 at 12:13 PM
3
How long until the talibangicals blame it on Teh Gayz?

5...4...3...2...
Posted by The One Who Knows All on January 21, 2009 at 12:18 PM
4
Probably due to the giant pic of Obama on yesterday's WSJ front page.
Posted by Will in Seattle on January 21, 2009 at 12:19 PM
5
Oh come on, Will. Every newspaper in the fucking country probably had a giant picture of Obama on the front page yesterday.
Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty on January 21, 2009 at 12:38 PM
6
we can expect all the terror attacks to flood in, now that Bush isn't around to protect us
Posted by raindrop on January 21, 2009 at 12:42 PM
7
@6 Yes, the man who almost choked to death on a pretzel was the only thing standing between us and our enemies.
Posted by Hernandez on January 21, 2009 at 12:44 PM
8
Be scared! Be very very scared!
Posted by cdc on January 21, 2009 at 12:45 PM
9
Today -sure.

But not yesterday.

Freepers are known for doing stuff like this.
Posted by Will in Seattle on January 21, 2009 at 1:04 PM
10
No, Will. Freepers are known for a variety of stupidities -- almost as many as you -- but they are not in fact known for mailing threatening white powders.
Posted by Fnarf on January 21, 2009 at 1:10 PM
11
See, I knew you'd eventually admit who your buds were, Fnarf.
Posted by Will in Seattle on January 21, 2009 at 1:52 PM
12
"at least a dozen" ? Sure it wasn't 11? Sounds like the Ricin that was intended for Seattle's gay bars was misdirected.
Posted by Ivan Cockrum on January 21, 2009 at 2:32 PM
13
Maybe its a productivity booster from Murdoch, you know, depending on what it is...
Posted by TheAspiringCrescent on January 21, 2009 at 3:37 PM
14
send MAD RAD to investigate
Posted by white powder? we're so there! bringing forks! on January 21, 2009 at 4:04 PM
15
Snort it.
Posted by Soo on January 21, 2009 at 6:17 PM

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