SURPRISE! – THE CIA HAS A SECRET

Posted by THOMAS CHEEVER / May 8, 2014



Last Sunday the New York Times ran a piece about a CIA arms ‘cache’ in Texas. When my editor asked me to look into this for a story I quickly agreed. I mean, weapons, CIA, secrets,intrigue and firepower, it’s everything I look for in a story.
For years the CIA has made reference to it’s ‘Midwest Depot’. I know, I know, you’re thinking Ohio to Nebraska, Minnesota to Missouri. But that sneaky CIA, with a grand bit of subterfuge, ‘Midwest’ turns out to mean ‘Texas’.
Retired CIA analyst Allen Thomson, with a collection of circumstantial evidence, has deduced the Midwest Depot is located at Camp Stanley. Located near San Antonia, TX, Camp Stanley IS a US Army weapons depot.
Before writing any story, rule number one is ‘verify all facts and sources.’ And to do so I have another fond saying, ‘Google is my friend’. Oh sure, I found lots of references to the CIA’s ‘Midwest’ depot, but every article, news story or blog, referenced nothing more than the Times story. I shouldn’t be surprised. The CIA is pretty good at keeping secrets.
Claiming he is concerned about the arms the CIA has distributed around the world, Mr. Thomson posted his research on the Federation of American Scientists website. Via e-mail Mr. Thomson stated,
“I have worried about the extent to which the U.S. has spread small arms around over the decades to various parties it supported,” he said. “Such weapons are pretty durable and, after the cause du jour passed, where did they go? To be a little dramatic about it, how many of those AK-47s and RPG-7s we see Islamists waving around today passed through the Midwest Depot on their way to freedom fighters in past decades?”
If Mr. Thomson’s research is correct, Camp Stanley would be a 3rd known CIA facility in the US, after Langley, CIA Headquarters, and The Farm, a training facility in Virginia.
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