Anthrax hoaxer may be Free Republic poster

11/13/2006 @ 11:27 am

Filed by Larisa Alexandrovna and Brian Beutler

The man arrested on Saturday for sending more than a dozen envelopes containing "fake anthrax" to anti-war celebrities, journalists, and politicians may have ties to the conservative supersite Free Republic, RAW STORY has found.

Chad Castagana, a 39 year old Californian named as the FBI's prime suspect in the case, is due in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles today, where procecutors are expected to file criminal complaint against him for sending threatening letters through the U.S. mail. Castagana has an extensive online history, often writing about science fiction and conservative politics, and many bloggers are convinced that he is also a contributor at the conservative activist Free Republic website under the name Marc Costanzo.

Earlier today, users at the liberal websites Democratic Underground and Daily Kos brought to light the similarities between Castagana's Internet footprint and Costanzo's writings at Free Republic, and RAW STORY has found a series of eyebrow-raising connections between the two men...http://tinyurl.com/y33je8

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Tony Snow, Sean Hannity & various other right wing nutjobs have all been posters on Free Republic. I hope FOX NEWS & the White House are in the next FBI domestic terrorist threat assessment...

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