Posted on 02/06/2008 8:09:13 AM PST by sionnsar
You may have noticed a number of stories recently about undersea cables getting cut around the world. Apparently the total is now up to 5, but the scariest part of this is that Iran is now offline. You can also read Schneier's comments on this coincidence.
The first two affected India, Pakistan, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Bahrain. The third one is between the UAE and Oman. The fourth one connected Qatar and the UAE. This one may not have been cut, but taken offline due to power issues.
The first three have been blamed on ships' anchors, but there is some dispute about that. And that's two in the Mediterranean and two in the Persian Gulf.
There have been no official reports of malice to me, but it's an awfully big coincidence. The fact that Iran has lost Internet connectivity only makes this weirder.
EDITED TO ADD (2/5): The International Herald Tribune has more. And a comment below questions whether Iran being offline has anything to do with this.
EDITED TO ADD (2/5): A fifth cut? What the hell is going on out there?
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Yeah, good question. And, is it the good guys or the bad guys. I wouldn’t put it past Iran to cut itself off from the rest of the world in order to accomplish some horrific act that they don’t want reported. I can also see that cutting them off might aid the West, depending on “what’s up.” But which one of these, or even something else, I can’t even guess.
Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence.
Three times is enemy action. And FIVE!?!
The only question is, is this Al Quida, Or the NSA?
Bush did it...
And to make sure I'm logged in.
Well Rove has to have some hobby in his retirement years...
Rosey, is that you?
And the result is...?
Glad to see you are still online.
Ping, Cindy.
Too many unislamic ideas have been leaking into Iran via the Internet. Mohammed didn’t have the web, why should Iranians?
Iran doesn’t have the capability to do this.This is being done on the ocean floor at a depth of 200 feet,without anyone seeing who is doing it.
i guess daily stonings and continued crimes against women arent bad enuff to warrant a cable cut.
Well, are you logged in? :)
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It’s been off and on in Iran. The regime has been able to update their websites
Iran has a submarine.
You’d think the NSA would just tap in.
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