October Surprise - Anthrax attack?

There seems to be a few postings around on various websites hinting that there may be another anthrax 'attack'. Heather Wokusch writes that

It's worth remembering that only five years ago, the US was reeling under anthrax attacks which killed five people and ground postal services to a halt. It's also worth noting what happened next

-- the war card was played. She also suggests that

So perhaps Rove's surprise will involve some form of domestic bioweapons attack, handily foiled by Bush's superior intelligence capabilities. How intriguing that Project BioShield, a $5.6 billion farce aimed at protecting the American public after the anthrax attacks, has been getting a lot of flak recently. A little domestic scare might give the administration's pharmaceutical boondoggle more credibility

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This is worthy of consideration due to the recent postings requiring the military to be innoculated against anthrax. The Bioshields Act has also come under a lot of criticism lately.

October 17th (the same day the US resumed manditory vaccinations),

"The threat environment and the unpredictable nature of terrorism make it necessary to include biological warfare defense as part of our force protection measures," Winkenwerder said

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the Senate panel backs bill to create Biodefense Agency.

Enacting the bill would mean "that we as a nation are prepared for a variety of threats that include natural, deliberate and accidental threats," said committee Chairman Mike Enzi, R-Wyo

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