FOURTH Middle Eastern Internet Cable "breaks"

[Yael]

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/510132-internet-problems-continue-with-fourth-cable-break?ln=en

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.

[lvx35]

1. Looks suspicious, but what could it be? nt

[baldguy]

2. The CIA trying to cut al Qaeda off?

Doing something useful in spite of the Bush Regime.

[dysfunctional press]

36. al qaeda?? try the iranian oil bourse.

nt

[Virginia Dare]

38. That seems a little like throwing the baby out with the bathwater?..n/t

[scarletwoman]

3. Practice? (nt)

[lvx35]

9. Yeah, there seems to be a lot of that going on. nt

[Dawggie]

14. I may have the answer...

[scarletwoman]

4. I think it might be a demonstration -- "This is what we can do, so you'd better play ball with us."

Or, "Nice little communications system you have here, be a shame if anything were to happen to it."

[mihalevich]

5. Could it be al Qaeda?

[htuttle]

7. How would they do that? With the Al Queda Nuclear Submarine Fleet?

Are they working with Ernst Stavro Blofeld now?



:eyes:

[mihalevich]

10. LOL true

But do we really know how this happened?

[baldguy]

24. Maybe Dr Evil finally got his sharks with frickin' lazers on their heads?

[Virginia Dare]

39. Or Captain Nemo?...n/t

[scarletwoman]

15. Yes. That must be it. The Great Universal Bogeyman has struck again!

I sincerely hope you weren't being serious.

[originalpckelly]

6. Alright, now there are FOUR!?!?

Someone's up to something, is a *TAD* co-incidental. How common are these cable breakages? Are we just looking at something that happens all the time, but isn't reported on? Or is it really an odd and statistically rare circumstance.

[rug]

8. It's this little prick.

[Subdivisions]

12. Can you hear me now? n/t

[Deja Q]

34. Russell T Davies? Can't he go back to writing? As a techie, he's a hack...

As a writer, he's a hack too, but that's another story...

[Subdivisions]

11. TINFOIL! TINFOIL! TINFOIL!!!

[Pavulon]

13. FYI You dont need a nuke sub to do this

You do need a scuba tank and a shaped charge. There are commercially manufactured cutting charges sold world wide that would do this. Or if you dont have a few grand you could just make your own..

[scarletwoman]

16. Okay. So, what's the motivation? That part of the world has been given a demonstration of how

their telecommunications and internet commerce can be disrupted all at once. What's the motivation for this demonstration?

sw

[lurky]

17. These are in different parts of the world.

Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf. Someone would have to do a lot of traveling too. Definitely more organized than a lone nutjob.

[Marr]

41. Apparently, surveillance cameras showed no ships in the area

when the first cable broke. A scuba diver would have to go from a boat.

[krispos42]

18. Precursor to an Iranian invasion?

Would work well in keeping Iranians from documenting on the internet the human effects of a conventional or nuclear strike on the country.

Complete media blackout.

[aquart]

19. "Power system"?????

Now what "power system" could damage an undersea cable? What would have to happen to do that?

[CJCRANE]

32. Reminds me of how the MSM reported

"power outages" on 7/7.

[NutmegYankee]

43. Cascading failure.

I.E. The cable gets overloaded by too much data. It was bound to happen.

[Zynx]

20. Why would we want to damage Qatar? They are an ally. I think conspiracy theorists

will be more than a little surprised when they see what the truth is.

[Ichingcarpenter]

22. There are many cables that run through this area

maybe someone cut the wrong one?

[Ichingcarpenter]

21. Map of the Worlds Internet Cables and lines

[Radical Activist]

23. very interesting

thanks for posting.

[leftchick]

33. no mention that Iran is without internet too?

that is odd.

[NutmegYankee]

45. Last news story I saw said that had it n/t

[leftofthedial]

25. Captain Nemo is a neocon fundie xtian

[Subdivisions]

26. Where are the people who were accusing some of us of

being tin-foilers in the earliest threads about these cables? I suppose you're still on your high-horse?

[tekisui]

31. One is an accident. Two a coincedence. Three is a pattern.

Four is a plan?

Five is predicted.

[Ichingcarpenter]

27. The NSA taps into undersea cable- from May 23, 2001

A good read which also mentions the USS Jimmy Carter Sub


just a small snippet from the article.


Details of the NSA cable-tapping project are sketchy. Individuals who confirm the tap won't specify where or when it occurred. It isn't known whether the cable's operator detected the intrusion, though former NSA officials say they believe it went unnoticed. Nor is it known whether the NSA has attempted other taps since. Efforts to intercept all sorts of signals--ranging from military radar to international phone calls--are among the most highly classified U.S. government operations. Leaking information about interception methods is a federal crime punishable by imprisonment.


http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-529826.html

[CGowen]

30. Interesting, wasn't there a storm ?

Veterans of the undersea fiber-optic cable business say an undersea tap would strain the limits of technology, and cable operators aren't happy that the NSA may have pulled one off. "We don't believe this is possible, but assuming it was, there's no way we want someone trying to get into our cables," says Frank Denniston, chief technical officer for London-based Flag Telecom Holdings Ltd., one of the half-dozen or so companies that dominate the industry.

"It's our job to keep the data on our cables as safe and secure as possible," Denniston adds. "Any tap would automatically create a weakness and could bring down the entire system."

[MelissaB]

28. Related thread about Iran Oil Bourse to deal blow to dollar and cables.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2814387#2814400

:wow:

[Yael]

37. That is the connection that makes the most sense if it were MIHOP

At least I hope this isn't a precursor to some kind of attack by our government.

[tekisui]

29. Preemeption. Iran has threatened to disrupt oil flow in reaction to an attack.

The bombing campaign plan was called off with the NIE. The preemption is cut off flow of information, first. What follows?

[bdamomma]

35. kick

[ecstatic]

40. This is really disgusting. I really hope our taxes are not funding this

These actions are beyond despicable. I wonder how many small businesses will go under as a result of this tampering? How many kids will go hungry?

[MelissaB]

42. I don't understand the lack of attention to this issue.

Are people too busy bashing our two remaining candidates?

[Phoonzang]

44. Cloverfield monster maybe?

........what? It's a good a theory as any.