NeedleCast
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Wed Feb-06-08 04:15 PM
Response to Reply #67 |
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they're fiber-optics...but there was an incident in (I think) 2003 where prirates in the Indian ocean stole something like 11 miles of undersea cable, stripper the copper wiring and attempted to re-sell it.
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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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