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As an Egyptian, this is seriously bedan[1]. Though it's not surprising that some people would do something like this, the article doesn't provide much context/information. I could provide many personal anecdotes of people cutting telephone lines, throwing nails and spikes in the streets and doing other diabolical shit for no good reason. -- [1]: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bedan
It's something I think we'll see more of in the future and speaks to the power of the masses having a direct connection to the outside world - that there are parties who recognize that to pursue their agenda they need to disrupt Internet access.
But who? The cables are Egypt Telecom- the monopoly carrier. So cutting it hurts everyone inside Egypt.
It's something I think we'll see more of in the future and speaks to the power of the masses having a direct connection to the outside world - that there are parties who recognize that to pursue their agenda they need to disrupt Internet access.
But who? The cables are Egypt Telecom- the monopoly carrier. So cutting it hurts everyone inside Egypt.
You could also with countries whose access is limited to one or two points threaten them economically.
My first thought was CIA but we have subs that can splice optical cables on the sea floor so this would be amateur hour in comparison.
My first thought was CIA but we have subs that can splice optical cables on the sea floor so this would be amateur hour in comparison.
The first thought that popped into my head was Dirk Pitt.
As an Egyptian, this is seriously bedan[1]. Though it's not surprising that some people would do something like this, the article doesn't provide much context/information. I could provide many personal anecdotes of people cutting telephone lines, throwing nails and spikes in the streets and doing other diabolical shit for no good reason. -- [1]: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bedan
bedan feshk gamd
My first thought was CIA but we have subs that can splice optical cables on the sea floor so this would be amateur hour in comparison.
Necessary link: Operation Ivy Bells http://www.specialoperations.com/Operations/ivybells.html Also, everyone read the book "Blind Man's Bluff"
It's something I think we'll see more of in the future and speaks to the power of the masses having a direct connection to the outside world - that there are parties who recognize that to pursue their agenda they need to disrupt Internet access.
But who? The cables are Egypt Telecom- the monopoly carrier. So cutting it hurts everyone inside Egypt.
Indeed, this was the fundamental demand of al qaeda and Osama Bin Laden, for the west to halt contact with the Islamic world and stop influencing it.