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2004-11-27 Home Front: Tech

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Posted by Anonymoose 2004-11-27 10:05:09 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Ooooooooh... looks sinister to our friends at the Post.
Lefty reeducation camp? Black helicopter squadron headquarters? The secret government facility where they rig the voting machines?
What could it be???

Posted by tu3031 2004-11-27 10:26:57 AM|| 2004-11-27 10:26:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, they've installed aproximately fifteen milles of ten foot high blank white fencing around the Washingon Monument whlie they construct an underground visitors' center and new security measures. The East front of the Capitol looks like Isingard as they rip out trees and install an underground visitors center and new security measures. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is temporarily closed while its being cleaned and polished and they begin construction on a new underground visitors center.

I'm sensing a theme, here.

Posted by Seafarious 2004-11-27 10:39:56 AM|| 2004-11-27 10:39:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 FWIW, I don't think it's a visitors center.

#begin arrant_speculation

Based on the intense secrecy, and the description of the planned final appearance, I would guess that its a comm center. Prolly a backup for the primary one in the pentagon. after all, the 1/5 bite taken out of fort fumble had to make an impression. Personaly, it seems pretty stupid to be this "what excavation?" about it. Since there appears to be no plan for easy access for wachstanders from the surface (think parking for cars) the facility prolly has underground access (ooh, sekrit tunnels!), or is inteded to operate un-attended. Some guide to size would give me a better Idea of what its importance/function is.

Btw, from the article its clear that all the appropriate political/offical/permit silly walking has been done. along with appropriate secrecy paperwork and dire threats to officials to hush them up. 3 years is about right for a medium importance project.

Nothing to see here, Citizens. Move along, move along...

#end arrant_speculation

Posted by N Guard 2004-11-27 12:27:40 PM|| 2004-11-27 12:27:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I can picture it now... 1/4 mile away are these HUGE parking lots in the middle of nowhere... MIB-III...

Posted by .com 2004-11-27 12:32:32 PM|| 2004-11-27 12:32:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Just for what it's worth, the Customs guys actually do use black helicopters.

Posted by RWV 2004-11-27 12:48:47 PM|| 2004-11-27 12:48:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Oh, okay: and black helicopter pads with maintenance shacks in the middle of nowhere. ;-)

Posted by .com 2004-11-27 12:55:37 PM|| 2004-11-27 12:55:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Homeland Security is slated to move to Fort McNair in S.W. DC next year. If I remember right that's not far from the Jefferson Memorial, so perhaps it is some sort of comm center.

Posted by lex 2004-11-27 1:17:27 PM|| 2004-11-27 1:17:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Oh great, tell everybody, lol!

The Secret Bunker graphic is needed...

Posted by .com 2004-11-27 1:21:23 PM|| 2004-11-27 1:21:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Mudpies.

Really BIG mudpies.

You got a problem wit dat?

Posted by mojo 2004-11-27 3:32:31 PM|| 2004-11-27 3:32:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 At the Jefferson Memorial? Hmmmm.....

Posted by Sacajawa 2004-11-27 3:33:53 PM|| 2004-11-27 3:33:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Yep, it's cheaper to bury em. Else it some cheap ass Lewis and Clark Festiva.

Posted by Sacajawa 2004-11-27 3:34:33 PM|| 2004-11-27 3:34:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Surface-to-air missile battery.

Posted by Tom 2004-11-27 9:19:07 PM|| 2004-11-27 9:19:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Damn! I told them the secret lair was to be *secret*!!!

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-11-27 9:20:23 PM|| 2004-11-27 9:20:23 PM|| Front Page Top

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