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Middle East Internet Blackouts Spur Geopolitical Suspicions

Postby Daanyeer » Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:28 pm

Source: Propaganda Matrix
February 1, 2008 Author: Paul Joseph Watson
Bloggers says big event could be right around the corner, Iran completely cut off
Unprecedented mass Internet outages throughout the Middle East and Asia after no less than four undersea Internet cables were cut without explanation are spurring suspicions that a major event of geopolitical proportions may be just around the corner.

Internet blackouts are impacting large tracts of Asia, the Middle East and North Africa after four undersea cable connections were severed. Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Pakistan and India, are all experiencing severe problems.

According to InternetTraffic.com, Iran has been completely cut off from the Internet, though Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's blog can still be accessed.

Most notably, Israel and Iraq are unaffected by the outage.

"Stephan Beckert, an analyst with TeleGeography, a research company that consults on global Internet issues, said the damaged cables collectively account for the majority of international communications between Europe and the Middle East," reports CNN.

Officials say that the cause behind the severing of the cables remains unknown, but United Arab Emirates' second largest telecom company said the cables were cut due to ships dragging their anchors.

Is this a pre-cursor to throw a veil over an imminent staged event in the Middle East?

"What are the odds? Who benefits? asks the Crimes and Corruptions blog. "Let's see. Iranian rapprochement: "Recent months have brought signs of a growing rapprochement between Iran and Egypt."

"What nation would not like this and has subs which could cut the cables? Why do it? Payback as over the net business is badly damaged. Or is this a setup for more? Note the internet is working just fine in Israel."

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Re: Middle East Internet Blackouts Spur Geopolitical Suspicions

Postby *jr » Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:33 pm

Iran's internet is dead. No internet activity going into or inside Iran for two days.

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Re: Middle East Internet Blackouts Spur Geopolitical Suspicions

Postby Hyperactive » Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:44 pm

ours was down too
there was some people were getting but slow.
they're saying the lines were directed to other pipes but still
page cannot found every time i post somalinet.lol
wa headache walle.

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Re: Middle East Internet Blackouts Spur Geopolitical Suspicions

Postby *jr » Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:50 pm

Once is an accident. Twice is suspicious. Thrice is intentional. First claim was a cable broke underground, then two undersea cables were cut at two different times and a third was cut later. So far three sub-sea cables in different locations leading into Iran and ME are cut. What does that mean?

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Re: Middle East Internet Blackouts Spur Geopolitical Suspicions

Postby Hyperactive » Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:53 pm

lol i don't know what does mean
balse only country was not effected were iraq and israel
go figure out.
also international calls are done in Qatar.

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Re: Middle East Internet Blackouts Spur Geopolitical Suspicions

Postby *jr » Sat Feb 02, 2008 1:03 pm

I googled and found a picture of fiber optic cable used for undersea applications...these cables aren't cut easily.

http://archive.ericsson.net/service/int ... hestFree=Y

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Re: Middle East Internet Blackouts Spur Geopolitical Suspicions

Postby garowegal » Sat Feb 02, 2008 1:08 pm

Israel was left unaffected? thats Suspicious..

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Re: Middle East Internet Blackouts Spur Geopolitical Suspicions

Postby FAH1223 » Sat Feb 02, 2008 1:19 pm

[quote="hyperactive"]lol i don't know what does mean
balse only country was not effected were iraq and israel
go figure out.
also international calls are done in Qatar.[/quote]

loool makes sense

americans are in iraq

and israel well....is israel

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Re: Middle East Internet Blackouts Spur Geopolitical Suspicions

Postby *jr » Sat Feb 02, 2008 1:35 pm

I'm thinking what kind of military advantage can be gained from cutting these cables?

I'm also kinda happy towellheads in the ME eren't able to watch porn for 48hrs.

ALAHU AKBAR!

looool


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