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WASHINGTON (UPI)--The FBI and postmaster general have clarified their advice on identifying suspicious mail after closer examination of the Anthrax-bearing letters sent to Senate leader Tom Daschle, NBC News and the New York Post.

"Beware of letters that say 'We have Anthrax'" said FBI Director Rober Mueller, as the letter to Daschle said. "Direct mention of Anthrax in a letter with a powder should be a strong clue. It only took us a few days to figure out such letters might be risky. We apologize for having held that big press conference in the D.C. postal facilities in the meantime."

Two other letters said, "Take penacilin now" which Mueller also indicated might be a sign the letter is suspect, especially when combined with powder and phrases like "Death to America" and a date of 09-11-01."

It's also possible you should be concerned even if Penicillin is spelled correctly, or if other antibiotics are noted.

At NBC, such a letter was passed around and showed to Tom Brokaw, since at the time they had not figured out it was suspicious.

When asked by reporters what to do if a letter contained phrases like "Ha ha, I have just given you Anthrax. You will die if you don't start taking Cipro now!" Mueller said he would have his crack FBI biowarfare team get back with an answer as to whether that seemed suspicious.

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