White powder sent to U.S. consulate in China

WGN morning news interviewed an Illinois couple in China who are adopting a child. They have been unable to get an appointment with the U.S. consulate due to what they describe as a white powder being sent to the consulate.

www.nytimes.com...

Here is a link to a New York Times article on the same issue.

I imagine this will receive a through investigation, but I haven't seen much coverage. While there isn't much info available, I Would love to hear any theories on how this impacts current events. I tend to think this will be an individual and not a larger group. Anyone disagree?

www.latimes.com...

haha it is probably MSG. You can buy it by the sackfull and it is used everywhere and in most restaurants.and foods. White powder could be anything, so is this really a big deal?.

Originally posted by qmantoo
haha it is probably MSG. You can buy it by the sackfull and it is used everywhere and in most restaurants.and foods. White powder could be anything, so is this really a big deal?.

So by your reasoning we should just ignore ALL packages, envelopes with white powder?

Sorry, but that's a fail.

Originally posted by qmantoo
haha it is probably MSG. You can buy it by the sackfull and it is used everywhere and in most restaurants.and foods. White powder could be anything, so is this really a big deal?.

So you think someone thought the food at the consulate was bland? Tell me this, if you worked in a gov. office and opened a letter and found white powder, would you take it home to flavor your rice?

Originally posted by qmantoo
haha it is probably MSG. You can buy it by the sackfull and it is used everywhere and in most restaurants.and foods. White powder could be anything, so is this really a big deal?.

I agree that it isn't exactly going to change the world order, but it piqued my interest. MSG may be everywhere but I don't think it gets sent thru the mail very often, seems like it would be a waste of a delicious food additive.

Even if the powder turns out to be something as mundane as that, it was obviously sent with an intent to make people fearful, and I'm curious to know who & why.

prolly someone forgot to mention to the coke dealer not to mail it in