AOL is an Intelligence Agency
November 5, 2005 10:35 PM   Subscribe

America Online (AOL): Made in Langley, VA Of course, just because the beloved internet was begun as an intelligence entity and is still administered by a government agency doesn't mean that it still functions as an intelligence tool. It is worth noting, however, that the company that was primarily responsible for repackaging the internet into a civilian entity, America Online, is perhaps the most thinly veiled intelligence front ever conceived.
posted by augustweed (6 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: crazy bs



 
"...that the company that was primarily responsible for repackaging the internet into a civilian entity..."

Bzzzzzzt! Try again, submitter. [apologies]
posted by jmccorm at 10:39 PM on November 5, 2005


Hmm, didn't seem all that hard
posted by delmoi at 10:40 PM on November 5, 2005


HaHaHAHaHaHa!!! Oh man, that's funny. Dulles, VA isn't on a map? The CIA owns Dulles as a friendly front for Langley? Hahahhaha. Dulles has it's own fucking airport! But I'm sure those guys would say it's just where the black helicopters refuel.

Not to mention that the Internet is an off-shoot of ARPANet, which was funded by DARPA, not the CIA. Christ, thanks for the laugh.
posted by SweetJesus at 10:44 PM on November 5, 2005


btw, langley is like 150-200 miles from dulles, which is right outside of DC.

Lamest post EVAR.
posted by delmoi at 10:46 PM on November 5, 2005


"...that the company that was primarily responsible for repackaging the internet into a civilian entity..."

i.e. CompuServe?
posted by ori at 10:47 PM on November 5, 2005


Article: In fact, there isn't much else in Langley, Virginia, which exists almost exclusively to provide residence to the thousands of employees of the CIA's headquarters.

Wrong again. Langley, VA is right in the middle of some of the most expensive real estate in the DC area.

btw, langley is like 150-200 miles from dulles, which is right outside of DC

Nah, it's actually just about a 20 minute drive down the Dulles toll road. However, the article's claim that Dulles is a suburb of Langley is laughable.
posted by jsonic at 10:59 PM on November 5, 2005


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