kallend 1,623 #1 February 1, 2008 edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/01/internet.outage/?iref=hpmostpop "One is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action", Auric Goldfinger, in "Goldfinger" (Ian Fleming).... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydyvr 0 #2 February 1, 2008 Quoteedition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/01/internet.outage/?iref=hpmostpop "One is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action", Auric Goldfinger, in "Goldfinger" (Ian Fleming). Interesting to ponder who would be behind such an attack if that's what it is. . . =(_8^(1) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #3 February 1, 2008 All it would take is a bit of anchor dragging. On the other hand, there can be alot of financial and political motives. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #4 February 2, 2008 Quoteedition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/01/internet.outage/?iref=hpmostpop "One is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action", Auric Goldfinger, in "Goldfinger" (Ian Fleming). "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." Scotty; "Friday's Child"; Star Trek (1966) (D. C. Fontana) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #5 February 2, 2008 Quote Quote edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/01/internet.outage/?iref=hpmostpop "One is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action", Auric Goldfinger, in "Goldfinger" (Ian Fleming). "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." Scotty; "Friday's Child"; Star Trek (1966) (D. C. Fontana) "Fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again" "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #6 February 2, 2008 Quote Quote Quote edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/01/internet.outage/?iref=hpmostpop "One is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action", Auric Goldfinger, in "Goldfinger" (Ian Fleming). "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." Scotty; "Friday's Child"; Star Trek (1966) (D. C. Fontana) "Fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again" Isn't that an old saying in Tennessee, or is it Texas?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akarunway 1 #7 February 2, 2008 Quote Quote edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/01/internet.outage/?iref=hpmostpop "One is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action", Auric Goldfinger, in "Goldfinger" (Ian Fleming). Interesting to ponder who would be behind such an attack if that's what it is. U.S. Special Ops maybe?I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zing 2 #8 February 2, 2008 The lack of info as to what is causing the damage to the cables is a bit odd.Zing Lurks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #9 February 3, 2008 Quote Quote Quote edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/01/internet.outage/?iref=hpmostpop "One is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action", Auric Goldfinger, in "Goldfinger" (Ian Fleming). Interesting to ponder who would be behind such an attack if that's what it is. U.S. Special Ops maybe? they are capable of actually using that cable to collect SigInt, so why cut it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #10 February 3, 2008 Quote The lack of info as to what is causing the damage to the cables is a bit odd. Rodents with chainsaws, of course....just ask any old cable dawg!!! Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #11 February 4, 2008 Quoteedition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/01/internet.outage/?iref=hpmostpop "One is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action", Auric Goldfinger, in "Goldfinger" (Ian Fleming). How about four times? http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/February/theworld_February77.xml§ion=theworld&col"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zipp0 1 #12 February 4, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Quote edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/01/internet.outage/?iref=hpmostpop "One is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action", Auric Goldfinger, in "Goldfinger" (Ian Fleming). Interesting to ponder who would be behind such an attack if that's what it is. U.S. Special Ops maybe? they are capable of actually using that cable to collect SigInt, so why cut it? To guage the effect? -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #13 February 4, 2008 Did you ever ponder that the country in which the most likely contracter to get the work to fix said cables might be the culprit? Or did you consider AQ or Iran, may have been doing this as a prelim to doing it in other places in order to disrupt the economies of the countries affected? We could have shut the connections off without damaging cables. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zipp0 1 #14 February 4, 2008 Quote Did you ever ponder that the country in which the most likely contracter to get the work to fix said cables might be the culprit? Or did you consider AQ or Iran, may have been doing this as a prelim to doing it in other places in order to disrupt the economies of the countries affected? We could have shut the connections off without damaging cables. Sure. It could have been anyone. But I'd bet that whoever did it wanted to see what would happen for future reference. Or maybe it was a freak accident. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Channman 2 #15 February 4, 2008 Quote Quote Quote edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/01/internet.outage/?iref=hpmostpop "One is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action", Auric Goldfinger, in "Goldfinger" (Ian Fleming). Interesting to ponder who would be behind such an attack if that's what it is. U.S. Special Ops maybe? OK, I confess, I did it. It was an accident I tell ya, not my fault. I was fishing for some Mud Cats, Uhh that's Cat Fish down in these parts but I digress. Fishing the bottom, I thought I caught me one of them there big ones, one of the biggest Mud Cats ever, one for the record books I thought. I struggled to land that thing for some hours until low and behold there it was a big dame uggly cable. I was troubled for sure, being I spent so much time and effort in landing that Cat only to be some Ocean trash. Any way to save time getting my hook out of it, I cut it off with my Rambo knife. sorry for the inconvenance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Para_Frog 1 #16 February 4, 2008 Bad contractors. Case closed. "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." - GWB - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Para_Frog 1 #17 February 4, 2008 Quote U.S. Special Ops maybe? Yeah. We often dive to 13,000 feet on a breathold with a hacksaw. I usually wear a banana hammock and look like an egg wearing a rubber band. - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akarunway 1 #18 February 5, 2008 Quote Quote U.S. Special Ops maybe? Yeah. We often dive to 13,000 feet on a breathold with a hacksaw. I usually wear a banana hammock and look like an egg wearing a rubber band. Avg. depth 5000 ft., deepest in the Ionian sea@ 14,450 ft. And who said you had to dive to do it? I think they have these things called ROVs. Like this>http://www.marinetech.org/news/newsletters/Sum-FallFinal.pdf 36,000 ft. No telling what the USNavy has.I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
