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2021-09-10 -Short Attention Span Theater-

'Like a lunar outpost': Former intelligence officer and a flight attendant posted to secretive Indian Ocean U.S military base Diego Garcia share photos of their time on the island and reveal what life was like there

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-09-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Used to be: somebody who'd do something like this, could expect a long stretch in jail.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-09-10 02:36|| 2021-09-10 02:36|| Front Page Top

#2 I think Bing or Google maps can provide the imagery at a click.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-09-10 05:08|| 2021-09-10 05:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Former co-worker who was stationed there worked at the base TV station. Hardly a lunar outpost, especially with the breathable air and sunlit beaches all around.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2021-09-10 08:27|| 2021-09-10 08:27|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ DM hyperbole/clickbait

Posted by Frank G 2021-09-10 08:51|| 2021-09-10 08:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Until the 7th fleet I/O squadron drops anchor. Then it's wall to wall guys in white.

Posted by ed in texas 2021-09-10 10:21|| 2021-09-10 10:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Used to be: somebody who'd do something like this, could expect a long stretch in jail.

These pictures are from 1976. I'm sure these were reviewed by Intelligence agencies and declassified before they were released.

Posted by Rupert the Grim2415 2021-09-10 10:50|| 2021-09-10 10:50|| Front Page Top

#7 Sailing, surfing, swimming, diving...what's not to like?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-09-10 19:00|| 2021-09-10 19:00|| Front Page Top

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