Welcome to the CIA Museum

[OneBlueSky]

the spooks in DC now have an online museum "showing some of the artifacts and tools used by men and women serving in various aspects of espionage" . . . includes English translations of some of the pamphlets dropped on Iraq during the first Gulf War . . . your tax dollars at work . . .

http://www.cia.gov/cia/information/artifacts/index.htm

[Lefty48197]

1. Maybe Howard Dean should donate his belt.

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[Torrey Pines]

2. Bizarre

But probably worth a visit for those who can get in. ;-)

[bobthedrummer]

3. Don't forget the School of the Americas manuals

http://www.mediafilter.org/caq/caq61/CAQ61manual.html

[jmowreader]

4. NSA has one too

http://www.nsa.gov/museum/index.html

The difference between CIA's museum and NSA's museum is the physical side of each. CIA has a museum, but it's in CIA Headquarters and you must be cleared and read on to CIA to see it. NSA's museum, the National Cryptologic Museum, is away from NSA's secure area and it's open to the public. They even have directions to it posted on the NSA website.

There is also a National Vigilance Park, which was built during the Clinton administration. They have a C-130, which was restored to look like the RC-130 the Soviets shot down over Armenia, sitting before a backdrop of 18 trees, one for each aircraft type which has been shot down or forced down while performing reconnaissance. (I don't know if the Orion the Chinese forced down on Dumbya is in there.)