Houthis knock out underwater cables linking Europe to Asia
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#3Hard to find good sources on this.
Guardian article (Feb 5, 2024), "Houthi-linked Telegram channel published a map of the cables running along the bed of the Red Sea. The image was accompanied by a message: “There are maps of international cables connecting all regions of the world through the sea. It seems that Yemen is in a strategic location, as internet lines that connect entire continents – not only countries – pass near it.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/05/houthis-may-sa...
MEMRI publishes word for word quote of above with screenshots of Telegram group (Dec 24, 2023).
https://www.memri.org/jttm/veiled-threat-telegram-channels-l...
Today (Feb 26, 2024) @Netblocks posts screenshot of drop in traffic.
https://twitter.com/netblocks/status/1762115571376685524
Sunil Tagare - Founder & CEO, OpenCables (Feb 25, 2024)
How can these be repaired? Can it even be done safely? Insurance of operating a specialized boat in these waters? (paraphrasing)
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What can they do? Bombing them for years hasn't worked
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lol how can you possibly call our response feeble
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#7Explains why my Netherlands NZB^h^h^h Usenet server access from Singapore in on the fritz
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
lol how can you possibly call our response feeble
he called the president feeble, he’s not wrong
Seems like a systemic US inability to put up anything other than geriatric POTUS candidates.
300+ million citizens and apparently no credible prospect under the age of 70, let alone 60 or 50.
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