Report: Army could have prevented anthrax attacks

The Army scientist suspected in the 2001 anthrax letter attacks exhibited disturbing mental-health issues that military officials should have noticed and acted upon, according to a report obtained by the Los Angeles Times.

A panel of behavioral scientists found that the anthrax mailings, which killed five people in the days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, “could have been anticipated — and prevented,” the Times reported.