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As readers of Was Abderraouf Jdey the Anthrax Mailer? will appreciate, more likely than not Canadian al Qaeda operative Jdey was indeed the person who mailed the anthrax letters of 2001.  But we must ask:  How did al Qaeda gain access to the anthrax? 

           There are two sides to every story.  Judges rightly admonish juries to check out both sides before coming to a conclusion.  Our entire system of adversarial justice is built on this principle.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to master techniques that can lead to breakthroughs in your research?  No doubt you already have your own arsenal of qualitative methods, but we all can benefit from learning more.  For your consideration, here are four approaches to the various techniques used to arrive at the findings in the articles and books on this Website:

The significant presence of water on Earth has long stood out as an anomaly in the formation of the solar system.  As a light molecule, water was generally pushed by solar wind out beyond the "snow line" around 4.5 AU (Astronomical Unit--the distance of Earth to the Sun) where it can be found in abundance in the ice giants Uranus and Neptune as well as in moons and comets. 

The famous Snake Goddess of ancient Crete has long attracted students of history and art. Elegant, risquée, enigmatic, she embodies the mystery and allure of Minoan civilization.