Middle East Fibre sabotage

**Ynot** · 02-01-2008 09:10 PM

that's 4 under-sea fibre trunk cables that have been cut so far

Iran is pretty much cut off from the rest of the world, internet wise, now

let's speculate....

*edit*
this says it all
http://www.internettrafficreport.com/asia.htm

**Merlock** · 02-01-2008 09:12 PM

Well, unless Iran suddenly explodes and is wiped off the face of the earth soon, I can't see much of a reason for such sabotage. But I'm usually blind to politics.

**Patrick** · 02-01-2008 09:15 PM

How do we know it's sabotage? As far as I know that's speculation.

**Ynot** · 02-01-2008 09:17 PM

4 high speed, underwater, trans-continental fibre cables have been severed

as a result, Iran is now "off the grid"

Yes, speculation
but, come on - what would you call it, if not sabotage?

I feel America's going to do something stupid in the next few days....

**Merlock** · 02-01-2008 09:18 PM

Aye, seems more like some infiltrated spies at work, actually.

See, he even has the wrench to dismantle the fibre with.

Edit: Note that since I'm blind to politics, I don't support any sides and I just found this funny...

**Patrick** · 02-01-2008 09:20 PM

Okay, sorry. This is the first I've heard of it. I guess it is on such a large scale that anything outside of government would have had difficulty doing it.