FBI, Terrorism Task Force investigating Denver hotel
death 13 Aug 2008 The FBI is investigating the death of an Ottawa man in
a downtown Denver hotel room from apparent cyanide poisoning. Saleman Adbirahman
Dirie, 29, had been dead several days when he was found in a fourth-floor room
of the Burnsley Hotel on Monday morning. A container of white powder was found
near his body. A hazardous materials team removed the bottle of white powder
from Room 408. Authorities are still trying to determine if it's cyanide. The
FBI and other governmental agencies, including the Joint Terrorism Task Force,
are assisting in the investigation. Hazardous materials assistance has included
the Colorado State Patrol and the Colorado National Guard.

No Firm
Answers in Suspected Cyanide Poisoning Death --With DNC Less Than Two
Weeks Away, FBI Joins Denver Police in Investigation 13 Aug 2008 With less
than two weeks before the Democratic National Convention comes to Denver, the
city is on edge after a Canadian man was found dead of possible cyanide
poisoning in his hotel room there. Police discovered Saleman Abdirahman Dirie's
body Monday morning in the Burnsley Hotel, about four blocks from the Colorado
state capitol. Not far from Dirie's body, investigators found a jar containing a
white powdery substance consistent with cyanide. The medical examiner's office
performed an autopsy Tuesday. The FBI joined the Denver police to investigate
the case. The city has been conducting anti-terror
drills to prepare for the more than 40,000 people expected to flood
Denver for the DNC, where Barack Obama is scheduled to accept the party's
nomination for president. [Right, it's the 'prepare for' (Remember the 9/11
'anti'-terror drills?) that gets us every time! Hopefully, the f*ckers won't *go
live.* --LRP]

Pound of cyanide found in room where man died 13 Aug 2008
About a pound of highly toxic sodium cyanide was found in a hotel room where a
man's body was discovered, authorities said Wednesday. The Denver medical
examiner was still awaiting test results to determine what killed Saleman
Abdirahman Dirie, of Ottawa. Dirie's body was found Monday in The Burnsley All
Suite Hotel. Fire officials said they found a bottle of the white powder in
Dirie's room. Police said Wednesday it was cyanide. Cyanide can be mixed
with certain acids to produce extremely lethal cyanide gas, according
to the Department of Justice. Investigators have not said how long Dirie had
been in Denver or whether anyone [such as Cheney's anthrax henchmen?] had
accompanied him. [The Burnsley All Suite Hotel is listed in the '2008
DNC Accomodations Guide' under 'Denver Hotels, Rentals, Working Space and
Temporary Headquarters for 2008 DNC visitors.' It's 1.74 miles from Denver's
INVESCO Field at Mile High, where Barack Obama is scheduled to accept the
Democratic nomination for president.]

'Authorities haven't said why he was in Denver.' Cyanide poisoning probed in Denver 13 Aug 2008 Denver
police say they have found no evidence of terrorism in cyanide poisoning of a
visitor [Saleman Abdiraham Dirie] less than two weeks before the Democratic
National Convention. ABC's "Good Morning America" reported Wednesday that while
investigators haven't found indications that foul play or terrorism were
involved in Dirie's death, the FBI has joined the case. Cyanide is a fast-acting
poison that can be used as an ingredient in a chemical
weapon.

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