The McClendon Study Group will meet Wednesday July 2nd at 7 p.m. at the National Press Club.

Our speaker for this session will be Barry J. Kissin, an activist attorney and former candidate for the U.S. Congress from Maryland. Although it is likely that you never heard of him, it is also likely that you are unaware of his theory that the anthrax letter attack on the U.S. Senate was an inside job. With five deaths and over a dozen hospitalizations, the American people should expect that all investigative leads would be vigorously pursued, a process Kissin is questioning.

You will recall that the McClendon News Service has never thought that the FBI's response to the attacks passed ‘the smell test.’ Now that former anthrax-attack ‘person of interest’ Steven J. Hatfill has been granted a nearly $6 million DOJ settlement, the odor has become pervasive.

Kissin, a resident of the Fort Detrick area in Maryland (one of the suspected sites of origin for the anthrax), has done a remarkable amount of research on the issue that demonstrates that there is significant evidence pointing to U.S. complicity. By culling through a variety of official reports and press accounts, Kissin's conclusions have a lot more substance than your average conspiracy theory.

Kissin notes that a March 28, 2008 report on Fox News covered the FBI announcement that, after 6 years of investigation, the FBI had narrowed the suspects to "about four," at least three of whom are linked with Fort Detrick.

Kissin also cites a statement by a former Commander at Detrick to ABC News to the effect that a lot of good has come from the anthrax letters, an astounding conclusion by a person with his responsibility. But even more unbelievable is the fact that there has been no follow up on the Fox News story. No member of Congress or the media has publicly sought any further information from either the FBI or Fort Detrick since the March 28th report.

Another Kissin reference suggests that, if not Fort Detrick, then some other American military lab may be the source of the specific type of anthrax used in the attacks.

And finally, Kissin will be sharing with us a complete background profile on Steven Hatfill, which is yet another area that is largely unreported by the major media.

So plan to be with us to get the latest on the only bio-attack on the U.S. in our history... and please remember to bring a friend.

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N.B. National Press Club members may attend the event free of charge, but they must pay for dinner. Dinner with our speaker will be at 6:30pm in the Sarah McClendon Room of the National Press Club. The voluntary but suggested donation for others to cover our expenses is $5.00. Parking is FREE with National Press Club dinner validation of your parking receipt from the PMI Garage on G St, between 13th & 14th.