1.58pm - Has the Pentagon built a secret spy bunker in Gloucestershire?
A GLOUCESTERSHIRE based civil liberties supporter claims the
Americans have built a secret listening post deep in the heart
of the Forest of Dean.
Roger Horsfield, 74, who previously served with the Royal
Signals, says he knows there is an underground bunker "within a
10 mile radius" of Speech House near Coleford.
Mr Horsfield, a former Forest of Dean District councillor,
claims the Pentagon - headquarters of the US Department of
Defence - has built a number of the secret listening posts in
countries across Europe to gather intelligence including
listening out for potential terror threats.
One, he says, is in the Forest of Dean.
"One theory is that it has been built to spy on GCHQ (the
Cheltenham based Government listening post), because they don't
trust the allies, but I think that is unlikely," said Mr
Horsfield.
He claims the listening posts were installed after the poor
quality of intelligence in the run up to the Iraq invasion.
"I know it is there because several people have spoken to me
about it and I have also been within 50 yards of it myself.
"There are quite a few people in the Forest who were
involved in the construction of it."
Mr Horsfield said he was concerned over the alleged secret
listening post.
"I feel it is important that people feel free to speak out
without being harassed or persecuted."
A spokesman for the Forest of Dean District Council said:
"The council has no knowledge of a facility of this sort in the
Forest of Dean."
Thisisgloucestershire has contacted the Pentagon for comment
and is awaiting a response.
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by GAvin, lydney
Wednesday, August 27 2008, 1:19PM
“* The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ¿ EDS has been providing IT services and delivering modernisation programmes for the various agencies and departments now encompassed within the DWP, since 1989. EDS supports most of DWP's business systems including pension credit, child support, income support and incapacity benefit, as well as supporting Jobcentre Plus and the Job Banks.
* Ministry of Defence (MOD) ¿ EDS has served military and secure government clients for more than 30 years. EDS is prime contractor on many of the MOD's major IT programmes. Also, as prime contractor in the ATLAS consortium, EDS is central to the successful delivery of the Defence Information Infrastructure (Future) (DII(f)). DII(f) is a major contract running over ten years and will replace numerous individual information systems throughout the MoD with a single more efficient information infrastructure.
* Ministry of Justice ¿ EDS' work with the UK's Ministry of Justice includes the successful delivery of the Computerised-National Offender Management Information System (C-NOMIS), which will help join-up information across departments, tracking the progress of offenders during their time in prison and on probation.”
by Max, Glos
Saturday, August 16 2008, 8:07PM
“Re Chris comment about EDS. A quick Google will tell you why security is so tight at EDS, nothing sinister at all just a company involved in military contracts.
The 'Mole' mentioned by Rob Barnes knows a fair bit about mines in the FOD but doubt he'll know about secret bunkers. Keep an eye out for a sidecar outfit!!!
The other 'Mole' did indeed pass away in 2005. He wasn't a FOD miner though”
by Chris, Nr Mitcheldean.
Saturday, August 16 2008, 6:36PM
“Re Vantage Point (Ranks Xerox site). I know there is a company at the rear of the site called EDS security which is a strict "no-go" area for the public. Nothing can be seen from the rest of the site. Not even the groundsmen are allowed in there grounds to maintain it. Maybe the Citizen should contact Brian Bennet (Vantage Point owner) and quiz him about proceedings @ EDS. Look forward to hearing an explanation!”
by Stan, F.O.D.
Saturday, August 16 2008, 6:02PM
“Is it those civil liberties chappies spreading rumours
that the yeti is digging a tunnel
because he thinks it is winter”
by sam, south west
Friday, August 15 2008, 8:17PM
“If you mean the man called Mole who was very educated on all things underground in the UK and was a FOD Miner sadly he passed away a couple of years ago.”
by Rob Barnes, Cabo Roig, Costa Blanca, Spain.
Friday, August 15 2008, 5:23PM
“There is but one person in The
Forest, who will know what is going on, deep underground,
and that´s "Mole", but finding
him, well, that´s another story!”
by Jeff Mowatt, Forest of Dean
Friday, August 15 2008, 7:54AM
“Not at all, we play tubas in these parts and bury people under patios. I wonder if they're after me, someone has already called from Mclean, Virginia where The Firm hangs out. Tell em they're way off base, I'm in Parkend.”
by City boy, barton street
Friday, August 15 2008, 1:50AM
“The forest of dean isn`t that the place that they made the film Deliverance i know they can all play a banjo and marry thier sister”
by Paul, Hempsted Tip
Thursday, August 14 2008, 10:08PM
“out for a nice drive in the rain the other day , just about to drive through Coleford and nearly ran over two confused looking men with a map i swear it was George Bush and his mate Tony Blair not sure if they were looking for a secret spy base or a McDonalds”
by Erasmus, FoD
Thursday, August 14 2008, 7:43PM
“This story was in this weeks Forest Review (free) Newspaper. (2nd posting 1st removed by moderator) what have you got to hide?”