Pacifist Patriot
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Wed Feb-06-08 10:13 AM
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| 17. Watch the headline. Iran is not without internet connectivity. |
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I now find the cable cutting suspicious, but it has not rendered sections of the ME without access to the internet.
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| -Fifth cable cut |
Paint It Black |
Feb-06-08 09:55 AM |
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maybe surfing for porn got out of control in the ME. |
ileus |
Feb-06-08 09:57 AM |
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How is it possible that there is nothing in the MSM? |
Done |
Feb-06-08 09:57 AM |
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It's all just coincidence... |
redqueen |
Feb-06-08 09:59 AM |
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Just like with global warming, they will say this kind of thing happens in cycles. |
KansDem |
Feb-06-08 04:41 PM |
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American Idol, Britney Spears, the Super Bowl |
Paint It Black |
Feb-06-08 10:00 AM |
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Nobody gives a crap about what happens to Iran's telecom grid. |
Selatius |
Feb-06-08 10:03 AM |
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... |
Squatch |
Feb-06-08 10:05 AM |
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Heh, I should go back and re-edit that. n/t |
Selatius |
Feb-06-08 10:07 AM |
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Why do you think? |
shance |
Feb-06-08 03:47 PM |
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What the Hell is going on? |
blogslut |
Feb-06-08 10:00 AM |
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5th time's a charm |
mikelgb |
Feb-06-08 10:00 AM |
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For the umpteen time. Internet Traffic Report is not reliable |
CabalPowered |
Feb-06-08 10:01 AM |
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For Real?........better pass this along to Russ Feingold. |
yourout |
Feb-06-08 10:01 AM |
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can we call it sabotage yet |
ixion |
Feb-06-08 10:02 AM |
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No, not yet. Because that would mean we would have to suggest some sort of conspiracy. |
TheWatcher |
Feb-06-08 03:00 PM |
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submarine - but whose? |
donsu |
Feb-06-08 10:03 AM |
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Didn't the Iranian government ban public ownership of satellite dishes? |
Squatch |
Feb-06-08 10:04 AM |
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for crying out loud -- Iran has not completely lost internet connectivity |
onenote |
Feb-06-08 10:05 AM |
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Whether they have or not... do you think all those cables being cut |
redqueen |
Feb-06-08 10:10 AM |
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It certainly seems odd. Beyond that, I'd just be guessing |
onenote |
Feb-06-08 10:29 AM |
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Well I wouldn't make that leap, either... |
redqueen |
Feb-06-08 10:53 AM |
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I updated my OP to reflect that |
Paint It Black |
Feb-06-08 10:56 AM |
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Remember, I'm just virtually here. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Feb-06-08 10:14 AM |
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Yes, you are correct. Sharks live underwater. |
DCKit |
Feb-06-08 10:57 AM |
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Here all night folks, don't forget to tip your waiter. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Feb-06-08 11:38 AM |
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I bet that UFO freaks and cryptozoologists are having a field day with this |
Paint It Black |
Feb-06-08 11:00 AM |
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Thanks - saved me the trouble |
Greyskye |
Feb-06-08 11:01 AM |
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We're next I guess. n/t |
live love laugh |
Feb-06-08 10:08 AM |
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Watch the headline. Iran is not without internet connectivity. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Feb-06-08 10:13 AM |
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Just reporting what the headline said - but I'll change the OP headline |
Paint It Black |
Feb-06-08 10:16 AM |
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I meant the article. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Feb-06-08 10:28 AM |
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Sounds like "they" are getting all their ducks in a row. |
TheGoldenRule |
Feb-06-08 10:13 AM |
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Uh, how many US Navy ships are off the coast of Iran now? |
sinkingfeeling |
Feb-06-08 10:16 AM |
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US Nav ships |
Thothmes |
Feb-06-08 07:22 PM |
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Are you sure the entire country is down? I can access the Iranian Ministry of Science website. |
LeftCoast |
Feb-06-08 10:18 AM |
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The entire country may not be down - but it's still highly suspicious |
Paint It Black |
Feb-06-08 10:24 AM |
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Agreed. Five cables is beyond suspicious. |
LeftCoast |
Feb-06-08 10:25 AM |
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How frequent are submarine cable breaks? |
jberryhill |
Feb-06-08 11:21 AM |
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Couple a year, in general |
NeedleCast |
Feb-06-08 01:52 PM |
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You'd say that based on what? |
jberryhill |
Feb-06-08 07:22 PM |
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maybe a cache or something |
madokie |
Feb-06-08 10:48 AM |
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Iran is fine, for now.. |
CabalPowered |
Feb-06-08 10:51 AM |
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Tentacles of the Evil Satan |
formercia |
Feb-06-08 10:22 AM |
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WTF?!?! |
Oregonian |
Feb-06-08 10:29 AM |
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USS Jimmy Carter at work |
davepc |
Feb-06-08 10:33 AM |
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Name removed |
Feb-06-08 10:40 AM |
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Who said a fucking thing about "evil Jews"? |
Paint It Black |
Feb-06-08 10:43 AM |
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'the hell? |
redqueen |
Feb-06-08 10:54 AM |
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USS Jimmy iz n ur oceans pwning yer cables |
mrbluto |
Feb-06-08 10:41 AM |
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I got a very earnest "it was an undersea earthquake" treatment. |
DCKit |
Feb-06-08 11:07 AM |
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No shit |
Paint It Black |
Feb-06-08 11:15 AM |
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Where do they use that meme? |
mrbluto |
Feb-06-08 04:33 PM |
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as I was saying yesterday I'm getting as worried as I was during the Cuban missile crises |
madokie |
Feb-06-08 10:46 AM |
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I'll join you |
Elspeth |
Feb-06-08 11:29 AM |
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It is a bit troubling especially while most of america is involved |
blues90 |
Feb-06-08 12:54 PM |
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I just think they're going to get their Iran war |
Elspeth |
Feb-06-08 02:23 PM |
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yes, we are very distracted now from what's going on out there. |
alyce douglas |
Feb-06-08 02:23 PM |
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Iran has several subs, I wonder if they were near those breaks. n/t |
CK_John |
Feb-06-08 11:37 AM |
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They're rarely operational |
NeedleCast |
Feb-06-08 01:00 PM |
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Iran is cutting off its communication links? |
endarkenment |
Feb-06-08 01:27 PM |
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OK, who cut the cable? Open a damn window will ya? |
originalpckelly |
Feb-06-08 01:01 PM |
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Why? |
NeedleCast |
Feb-06-08 01:05 PM |
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Are the cables literally being severed? |
Bornaginhooligan |
Feb-06-08 01:06 PM |
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it looks like the first three |
NeedleCast |
Feb-06-08 01:10 PM |
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Yeah, but how do we know the repeater boxes.... |
Bornaginhooligan |
Feb-06-08 01:14 PM |
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Newer Cables (like the first two, at a minimum) |
NeedleCast |
Feb-06-08 01:20 PM |
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Right, but it wasn't the copper cables that failed in the power grids either. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Feb-06-08 01:24 PM |
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It's a good question |
NeedleCast |
Feb-06-08 01:38 PM |
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In the case of the Dubai cable, I |
igil |
Feb-06-08 01:29 PM |
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That would indicate to me |
NeedleCast |
Feb-06-08 01:40 PM |
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If our own government wanted to cut a country off from internet access, |
Marr |
Feb-06-08 02:07 PM |
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Crack heads. |
D__S |
Feb-06-08 03:58 PM |
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not these cables |
NeedleCast |
Feb-06-08 04:15 PM |
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The optical fibers are inside of copper cladding.... |
jberryhill |
Feb-06-08 07:25 PM |
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Please read the comments. |
ElboRuum |
Feb-06-08 04:12 PM |
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