The horrific events of September 11th were immediately labeled "acts of terrorism," but as events unfolded, they were quickly revealed as "acts of war." The anthrax attacks that followed were surely acts of terrorism, but not necessarily act of war by a foreign belligerent. As of this writing, investigators have been pursuing the possibility that the anthrax attacks are acts of domestic terrorism with no organizational links to those who engaged in the acts of war on September 11th. Federal officials face the unprecedented situation of having to respond immediately to crisis events that are both war and crimes.
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