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Wired/Washington Post: Construction Crew Severs Secret ‘Black Line’
Another reminder of how effective government can be once it’s decided to be vigilant:
A construction crew working on an office building in Virginia in 2000 severed a fiber optic cable that wasn’t on anyone’s map. Apparently it was a ‘black line’ used for carrying secret intelligence data, according to sources who spoke recently with the Washington Post.
Within minutes of cutting the cable, three black SUV’s pulled up carrying men in suits who complained that their line was severed.
“The construction manager was shocked,” a worker told the Washington Post. “He had never seen a line get cut and people show up within seconds. Usually you’ve got to figure out whose line it is. To garner that kind of response that quickly was amazing.”
Construction Crew Severs Secret ‘Black Line.’