5 Cable cuts - Accidental ?

[nico]

Look one thing which is clear is that, this is by no chance an accident. We are not talking about one cable, but 9 so far. So this in itself is a strong evidence that there has been a sabotage and will probabely have very negative ramifications.

But the very surprising aspect of it is that the Gulf nations are pretty calm about it. Are they as puzzled as we are? i just think that some serious shit is going on in the ME and won't have a pleasant outcome.

[Mandy]

The gulf states have received their horse's head .. they know got in line v. quickly (no more talk of decoupling from the dollar, and Egypt got the hint that it resealed Gaza and threatened to break the bones of refugees .. and they say the West is civilised).


New article :

http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=12329

The Cable-Cutter Mystery Spies, lies, and "conspiracy theories" – what's behind the Middle East internet outage
ANTIWAR Fri, 08 Feb 2008

Given the context in which these cable cuts are occurring – heightened tensions in the region, and not only with Iran – I think it is probable that they are deliberate, and that the diversion of internet traffic for purposes of eavesdropping is clearly the intent. After all, ask yourself this question: which is more plausible, an "accidental" cutting of four cables in one week in an area of the world which is the current focus of US military and diplomatic efforts, or the scenario outlined by Prof. Bellovin?

None of this is at all surprising. The US government currently claims the right to spy on Americans, in their own country, as well as when they're in communication with overseas individuals. They don't hide this, but proclaim it from the rooftops: does anyone doubt they are capable of commandeering the world's internet cable network in order to utilize it for their own purposes? You don't have to quaff the "conspiracy theorist" Kool-Aid to find this credible: a dose of realism will do.