Posted on 02/03/2008 12:09:50 PM PST by 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.
(Excerpt) Read more at arabianbusiness.com ...
Trained SEAL’s?
*snicker*
Hmmmmmmm.
I just can’t figure out what the point would be.
Nothing to see here.
Move along.
Wow, number four...I posted a story yesterday about number three. I wager Iranian Internet is very silent. Iran must be scrambling today.
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...
I can understand that logic.
Sounds fishy.
Who would want to take out their cables?
Or is the list too long.
Ships did not cut internet cable
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hTi5wNwTD66nvWdTAQw20SaFI_GQ
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?
I think you are right.
Besides, Karl Rove gave up the world domination machine, right?
I think its Israel going around cutting wires. LOL sticking it to their foes.
Congressman Billybob
Now that is interesting, especially the part about a restricted zone...hmmm....
Good find!
And welcome to FR!
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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...
I think anti-Zionist extremists are attacking undersea cables, to prevent muslims, from watching the Superbowl.
Probably ABC news. Too much unauthorized news reporting and commentary on that Internet thingy.
“At the outset of [WWI], the Germans had five transatlantic cables that ran through the English Channel....The English cable ship Telconia cut them all in England’s first offensive action in the war.”
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0QUY/is_2004_July/ai_n6142317/pg_2
Pass the tinfoil!
Defcon?
BUMP!
If George Noory isn’t talking about this on Coast to Coast, then it’s just a coincidence, and there’s nothing to see here.
Please move along.
Shoo. Go on. :)
(Quickly hiding cable cutters behind my back.) I cannot imagine who would do such a thing. Nope...not me. Nuh-uh...
Right.....have another drink....
Permanent reduction in spam? *shrugs*
I was just kidding. :)
After all, the “unauthorized programming” thread was running out of steam.
I agree. Clearly, some34095230924354..........
ERROR//connection interrupted
*ahem*
“Internet Traffic Report web site reports that Iran has lost all Internet connectivity...The only 2 countries that were unaffected were Israel and Iraq, the only two close Anglo-American allies in the region, both remaining completely unaffected by the cable cuts...”
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=7987
real-time traffic info here
(http://www.internettrafficreport.com/asia.htm)
Aren’t the cuts suggested as being off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt.
I know that RIAA has been taking some strong measures to stop illegal downloading, but isn’t this a bit much?
Al Gore hath givith and so he hath taken ith away! You go green giant, may the foreskin be with you!
Very interesting.
Maybe Israeli Seals.
We’re destroying Muslim morale by cutting off their access to internet porn. Briliant.
Al Queda trying to prevent western influences into the Middle East could be a culprit. There aren’t that many boat anchors in this short a time causing these problems.
hmmmm....just as I thought. I hope Iran has a good supply of super-giant Huggies. The colective super-giant poop will be messy to clean.
Don’t we have sonar or something of the like? Is there really no contigencies for communications sabatage of this variety?
Good post.
What amazes me is the utter lack of attention this story is getting from American press. But, with Britney Spears in a psych ward, media resources are understandably stretched.
Like another freeper said: once = accident. twice= coincidence. thrice = enemy action.
What a great site. Bookmarked for wasting a LOT of time later.
Love the “courting fat voters” video with H! stuffing her pouches.
Material from whatdoesitmean.com is not welcome on Free Republic.
I liked bulls*it is the most important issue.
I understand and apologize. It is worth noting I applied a “CONSPRIRACY KOOK” warning, as opposed to the above naked links to globalresearch. Again, my apologies.
Ok, why? I hope it’s not due to credibility, afterall, you allow posting from AP, Reuters, CNN, etc. :)
Jim does not arbitrarily block websites from Free Republic. Take it up with him if you think they should be allowed.
Thanks.
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