Posted on 02/27/2015 9:29:22 AM PST by MeshugeMikey
Cellphone, Internet, and telephone services across half of Arizona went dark on Wednesday after vandals sliced a sensitive fiber optic cable, according to those familiar with the situation. The incident is raising concerns about the safety of U.S. infrastructure.
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trial run
Ham radio...when all else fails
Im thinking so!
regardless of the lack of leaked chatter about doing so...
Now I wonder if this happened in response to Net Neutrality?
Just a little pesky vandalism by the folks. No big deal.
Whatever you do Don’t Cut DHS because of their support of illegals
You might lose your internet, or ISIS may attack, or your porno-scan at the airport could be slowed down. Never, ever cut their funding or question them!
Thanks to George Bush for creating this Orwellian monster outside of control of Congress and the American electorate.
I guess this means the feds are going to need more money to put “protections” in place to keep this from happening again? Translation: open your wallets even wider suckas
And this Admin is bringing in terrorists, just a perfect scenario for destruction.
I would not put this action past this regime!
it most certainly nuetralized the net for many...
Obies got some Big Plans!
Vandals?
Attempted copper theft probably.
Most likely by illegal aliens.
> I would not put this action past this regime!
They probably scanned the horizon with FLIR and night vision before they chopped the lines then sped away across the desert off road in their unmarked DHS vehicles as fast as they could go...: )
“trial run”
Back in the 80’s they took out several HV power lines at the same time.
> Thanks to George Bush for creating this Orwellian monster outside of control of Congress and the American electorate.
I was always under the impression the Patriot Act was just going to be set up temporarily then restored back to the way it was pre-911 after the threats were gone. Well I sure didn’t see The One trying to remove it either.
Will not happen!
Nut-job Conspiracy worthy?
Stolen copper would not take out that large an area.
"WTF? All that's in here is a bunch of glass."
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