In case some don't want to read the whole article I just
posted--and miss all those juicy bits at the end--here's the
possible motive for targeting Leahy and Daschle:
The media coverage has been seriously confused on the issue
of motive and the reason Senators Daschle and Leahy would
have been targeted-- tending to simplistically view them as
"liberals." Zawahiri likely targeted Senators Daschle and
Leahy to receive anthrax letters, in addition to various
media outlets, because of the appropriations made pursuant
to the "Leahy Law" to military and security forces. That
money has prevented the militant islamists from achieving
their goals. Al Qaeda members and sympathizers feel that the
FBI's involvement in muslim countries like Egypt, Saudi
Arabia, Pakistan, Indonesia, and the Philippines interferes
with the sovereignty of those countries. Indeed, the "Leahy
Law" had one of its most well-known applications in
Indonesia. Senator Leahy was Chairman of both the Judiciary
Committee overseeing the FBI and Appropriations Subcommittee
in charge of foreign aid to these countries.
[op. cit.]
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