In October 2001 , Ross twice linked Iraq to the anthrax attacks in the United States . These reports , based on anonymous " high level " sources , were denied by the administration . In November 2001 , Ross updated the story , acknowledging that original reports of bentonite in the anthrax samples were incorrect . Glenn Greenwald criticized Ross for the story , stating that Ross unwittingly helped build support for the invasion of Iraq as a result of this high-profile report . Dan Froomkin asked on August 5 , 2008 , in '' The Washington Post '' : " So who told ABC the powder looked Iraqi ? " '' The New York Sun '' reported that Ross was the sixth journalist ordered by a federal judge to reveal his sources for federal anthrax attack stories
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