Internet problems continue with fourth cable break (Quatar)

arabianbusiness.com ^ | 02/03/08 | Dylan Bowman and AFP

[maclay]

Internet services in Qatar have been seriously disrupted because of damage to an undersea telecoms cable linking the Gulf state to the UAE, the fourth such incident in less than a week.

Qatar Telecom (Qtel) said on Sunday the cable was damaged between the Qatari island of Haloul and the UAE island of Das on Friday.

The cause of damage is not yet known, but ArabianBusiness.com has been told unofficially the problem is related to the power system and not the result of a ship's anchor cutting the cable, as is thought to be the case in the other three incidents.

[maclay]

Not sure about the source, but isn't four cut cables a bit much? Any ideas?

[Crim]

Trained SEAL’s?

*snicker*

[HarryCaul]

Hmmmmmmm.

I just can’t figure out what the point would be.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Nothing to see here.

Move along.

[devane617]

Wow, number four...I posted a story yesterday about number three. I wager Iranian Internet is very silent. Iran must be scrambling today.

[DoughtyOne]

With the countries involved, I might lean more toward Islamic terrorism. I can see cutting the cable to Iran or Syria. It’s hard for me to see us cutting the cable to the more moderate states. Who knows though? Perhaps there’s good reason.

All I know is, there is something definately at foot...

[NY Attitude]

I can understand that logic.

[cripplecreek]

Viking Sealcats.

[Global2010]

Sounds fishy.

Who would want to take out their cables?

Or is the list too long.

[maclay]

Ships did not cut internet cable
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hTi5wNwTD66nvWdTAQw20SaFI_GQ

[R_Kangel]

I wonder how long it will be before the brain dead environmentalists protest the leakage of all of that internet spilling into the ocean causing serious environmental damage?

[LasVegasMac]

Nothing to see here. Move along.

I think you are right.

Besides, Karl Rove gave up the world domination machine, right?

[Congressman Billybob]

Four such incidents in a WEEK? In an area of the world where Luddite Muslims enjoy destroying things with the widest PR impact? And this is supposed to be coincidence? I doan theenk so.

Congressman Billybob

Latest article, "Enoch, Anna, and Me"

A Freeper in Congress? Please act now.

[LasVegasMac]

Ships did not cut internet cable

Now that is interesting, especially the part about a restricted zone...hmmm....

Good find!

And welcome to FR!

[Wings-n-Wind]

Not sure about the source, but isn't four cut cables a bit much? Any ideas?

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It's either OUR guys messing with the transmission lines...

Or THEIR (Iranian) guys doing the same...

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Pre-ops disruption...??
Or rehearsal...??

Or...
...Just GP mischief attacks to see what they can get away with...

Just my humble...
No brag.... no facts either...

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Not to mention the bandwidth slick they’ll definitely whine about. Now if they could only somehow blame it all on the US, they'll sleep well tonight.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

I think anti-Zionist extremists are attacking undersea cables, to prevent muslims, from watching the Superbowl.

[gitmo]

Probably ABC news. Too much unauthorized news reporting and commentary on that Internet thingy.