International Telecommunication Union Claims Cut Cables Were Sabotage
While we’ve been told that those undersea cables that were cut a couple weeks ago were slashed by errant anchors, the International Telecommunication Union now claims that it was deliberate sabotage.
The reasoning? While one of the cables may have been cut by an anchor, the others were too deep for that to be a possibility. Also, five cables being cut in one week is highly improbable. I don’t know how a saboteur gets that deep to cut cables in the first place, let alone five of them, so I’m highly skeptical. I mean, come on, aren’t we giving the terrorists a bit too much credit here? This isn’t a James Bond movie. The most likely culprit is still Godzilla as far as I’m concerned.
What do you guys think: terrorism, giant undersea lizards or some other explanation? [The Inquirer]
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Why do we instantly presume terrorists? That is so indicative of the modern western condition it isn’t funny. It could be our own governments. Who has the tech and need to do this? why would the terrorists cut comunications cables, when their main form of communication is over the net. Hmmmmmmm, maybe rather than just making the ignorant reflex of blaming “terrorists” we should be asking real questions about our governments and our selves?
Let’s see. Cables were cut, but thanks to the “highly redundant nature” of the Internet communications, people managed to stay connected somehow.
Then, I’d say that cables were cut precisely to eliminate that “redundant nature” of Internet communications and force the traffic to flow through some chosen points… maybe were some major government managed to install listening posts?
Cutting cables is easier than force uncooperative governments to install alien spying gear on their soil.
You guys are so paranoid! Terrorists and hostile governments! Gah! It’s obvious that the loch ness monster finally escaped from scotland and went on a rampage; this is only a taste of things to come..