Pentagon Claims Accidental Shipment of Live Anthrax to Labs in 9 StatesBy Lily Dane Its gonna be fine, though, they said: Out of an abundance of cautionwhere have we heard that before? The samples were shipped to labs in California, Texas, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York last week.An official said that a laboratory in Maryland detected that their shipment contained live samples and contacted the CDC. More from ABC News: The CDC said the anthrax was being used to develop a test in case someone used the bacteria as part of a bioterror attack: Live anthrax is supposed to be handled in a biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) lab one that is equipped to protect people from the bacteria and from the spores it produces. Right. Because remember an incident like this happened LAST YEAR too? This is, well, kind of a big deal, because anthrax can infect people in three ways on the skin, in the digestive system, or in the lungs. All three types can be dangerous but inhaled anthrax is the most deadly because once it starts causing symptoms it is often too late for antibiotics to do any good. Inhaled spores can lurk in the lungs for months before they activate, so someone exposed to the spores may not know what their symptoms mean. According to the CDC, anthrax is an ideal biological weapon: Anthrax has been used as a weapon around the world for nearly a century. In 2001, powdered anthrax spores were deliberately put into letters that were mailed through the U.S. postal system. Twenty-two people, including 12 mail handlers, got anthrax, and five of these 22 people died. About the 2001 anthrax attacksthe FBI closed their investigation in 2010. It remains unsolved, but the FBI declaredDr. Bruce Ivins, a scientist whoworked at the governments biodefense labs at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland, the perpetrator, despite having no direct evidence of his involvement. In April of this year, Richard Lambert, theFBI head agent in charge of the anthrax investigation, filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit calling the entire FBI investigation a sham. Last year when the CDC lab breaches exposed lab workers to anthrax, director Dr. Tom Frieden said theevents likely have people questioning government. He was right about that: the government gives us more and more reasons to question it every day. Lily Dane is a staff writer for The Daily Sheeple, where this article first appeared. Her goal is to help people to Wake the Flock Up! 