Comments on: Internet fixed tomorrow http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/ A blog by Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Mark works in Advertising while Nat works in TV. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:25:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: K.theKuwaiti http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-422007 K.theKuwaiti Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:48:32 +0000 http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-422007 Internet is online. Iran hasn't been invaded .. all is good. Internet is online. Iran hasn’t been invaded .. all is good.

]]> By: sfsa78 http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-421954 sfsa78 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:56:18 +0000 http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-421954 Just a small note to people arguing that there is no benefit to the West in cutting off Iran prior to attacking it. Though I do not know whether Iran has really lost connectivity or not, I would like to point out that part of what made Israel's relatively recent war on Lebanon unpopular was the ability for people in Lebanon to communicate with people out of country and send messages and images showing the damage done to civilian infrastructure and homes. It is not difficult to imagine in my opinion any attack on Iran taking the form of a bombing campaign. Bombing campaigns cause collateral damage which a country being attacked wants to present as proof of the other side being "unjust". The internet gives everyone the ability to reach a large audience. In this hypothetical scenario Iranians would send pictures and videos of the damage to and death of civilians in order to argue their own position. Just a small note to people arguing that there is no benefit to the West in cutting off Iran prior to attacking it. Though I do not know whether Iran has really lost connectivity or not, I would like to point out that part of what made Israel’s relatively recent war on Lebanon unpopular was the ability for people in Lebanon to communicate with people out of country and send messages and images showing the damage done to civilian infrastructure and homes.
It is not difficult to imagine in my opinion any attack on Iran taking the form of a bombing campaign. Bombing campaigns cause collateral damage which a country being attacked wants to present as proof of the other side being “unjust”. The internet gives everyone the ability to reach a large audience. In this hypothetical scenario Iranians would send pictures and videos of the damage to and death of civilians in order to argue their own position.

]]> By: sfsa78 http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-421946 sfsa78 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:39:44 +0000 http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-421946 Yes, it could be the weather but 5 undersea cables down in less than a week is likely to be a coordinated attack. According to (http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/m.dodge/cybergeography//atlas/alcatel_large.gif) this looks like maybe half of all the cables in this area. I'm not saying a war is imminent or remotely close. More likely it is Israel and/or the US testing if their sims are accurate (note that Israel is not effected by these outages since they use different cables). Well, it's an awful coincidence that the long-postponed launch of the (euro-denominated) Iranian Oil Bourse was due this week. They postponed it so many times already, the entire project would lose the last shred of credibility if it was postponed again, or maybe just appear sluggish on the launch day. I'm not saying somebody is doing this to Iran, for what we know they might be doing it to themselves in order to cover their own failures by accusing a third party of sabotage. But it certainly is "funny" to have so many outages in one week which happens to be a very delicate week for the oil markets. people worry because we're in that period of the year (feb-apr) when you're supposed to start a military campaign in the ME if you really want to. Can't do it in the summer (untolerably hot), can't do it in winter (untolerably cold in desert areas); if you start in autumn, you risk not being done when the winter comes, so you have to do it in early spring. Yes, it could be the weather but 5 undersea cables down in less than a week is likely to be a coordinated attack. According to (http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/m.dodge/cybergeography//atlas/alcatel_large.gif) this looks like maybe half of all the cables in this area.
I’m not saying a war is imminent or remotely close. More likely it is Israel and/or the US testing if their sims are accurate (note that Israel is not effected by these outages since they use different cables).

Well, it’s an awful coincidence that the long-postponed launch of the (euro-denominated) Iranian Oil Bourse was due this week. They postponed it so many times already, the entire project would lose the last shred of credibility if it was postponed again, or maybe just appear sluggish on the launch day.
I’m not saying somebody is doing this to Iran, for what we know they might be doing it to themselves in order to cover their own failures by accusing a third party of sabotage. But it certainly is “funny” to have so many outages in one week which happens to be a very delicate week for the oil markets.
people worry because we’re in that period of the year (feb-apr) when you’re supposed to start a military campaign in the ME if you really want to. Can’t do it in the summer (untolerably hot), can’t do it in winter (untolerably cold in desert areas); if you start in autumn, you risk not being done when the winter comes, so you have to do it in early spring.

]]> By: K.theKuwaiti http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-421943 K.theKuwaiti Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:34:00 +0000 http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-421943 I am not saying that the dropped links are not a weird coincidence. I just don't see how anyone could benefit from cut links .. as there are backups in place. I chalk it up to Murphy's law .. cables get cut all the time. I am not saying that the dropped links are not a weird coincidence. I just don’t see how anyone could benefit from cut links .. as there are backups in place. I chalk it up to Murphy’s law .. cables get cut all the time.

]]> By: sfsa78 http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-421940 sfsa78 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:30:26 +0000 http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-421940 At the very least, it doesn't seem like anything the U.S. or any Western nation would have a lot of interest or benefit in doing." That doesn't mean the current regime in Washington won't do it. The US didn't really have any interest or benefit in invading Iraq in 2003, for example. As several people pointed out, losing one cable is probably accidental, and even losing 2 in a short space of time might be accidental. But five? Wake up, folks. At the very least, it doesn’t seem like anything the U.S. or any Western nation would have a lot of interest or benefit in doing.”
That doesn’t mean the current regime in Washington won’t do it. The US didn’t really have any interest or benefit in invading Iraq in 2003, for example.
As several people pointed out, losing one cable is probably accidental, and even losing 2 in a short space of time might be accidental. But five? Wake up, folks.

]]> By: K.theKuwaiti http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-421938 K.theKuwaiti Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:28:23 +0000 http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-421938 A couple of points: 1. Iran was never offline, they have plenty of backup links. 2. The country most affected was India followed by Eygpt .. hardly US targets. 3. First two cuts were in the same place, the second has been cut before (anchors), the fourth wasn't really a cut and the fifth was in Malaysia. All in all .. it doesn't really matter as the cables have been fixed. A couple of points:

1. Iran was never offline, they have plenty of backup links.
2. The country most affected was India followed by Eygpt .. hardly US targets.
3. First two cuts were in the same place, the second has been cut before (anchors), the fourth wasn’t really a cut and the fifth was in Malaysia.

All in all .. it doesn’t really matter as the cables have been fixed.

]]> By: sfsa78 http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-421934 sfsa78 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:25:59 +0000 http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-421934 K.. here's more.. http://www.wikio.com/discussion/521821 K.. here’s more..

http://www.wikio.com/discussion/521821

]]> By: sfsa78 http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-421930 sfsa78 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:21:11 +0000 http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-421930 Up until now three internet cables undersea have been cut.. now there is a fourth!! ... If you're reading Engadget today because your favorite Iranian gadget blog is offline, here's why: a fifth undersea cable has now been reported as cut (or at least damaged), responsible for knocking Iran and a few other million people mostly off the interwebs. Things were already looking awfully suspicious when a fourth undersea cable in the Mediterranean was cut yesterday, and while nothing about a fifth cable being cut necessarily means some sort of sabotage is to blame, it's not exactly reassuring. Emergency measures are already underway to repair the cables, but we're not sure our inter-continental Quake III Arena deathmatch can handle any more snips. http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/06/cut-four-undersea-cables-shame-on-you-cut-a-fifth-also-shame/ It's getting more and more suspect!! Up until now three internet cables undersea have been cut.. now there is a fourth!! …

If you’re reading Engadget today because your favorite Iranian gadget blog is offline, here’s why: a fifth undersea cable has now been reported as cut (or at least damaged), responsible for knocking Iran and a few other million people mostly off the interwebs. Things were already looking awfully suspicious when a fourth undersea cable in the Mediterranean was cut yesterday, and while nothing about a fifth cable being cut necessarily means some sort of sabotage is to blame, it’s not exactly reassuring. Emergency measures are already underway to repair the cables, but we’re not sure our inter-continental Quake III Arena deathmatch can handle any more snips.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/06/cut-four-undersea-cables-shame-on-you-cut-a-fifth-also-shame/

It’s getting more and more suspect!!

]]> By: K.theKuwaiti http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-421894 K.theKuwaiti Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:52:40 +0000 http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-421894 Thanks for the heads up .. updated the post. Thanks for the heads up .. updated the post.

]]> By: harry96 http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-421892 harry96 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:49:08 +0000 http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-421892 its already fixed...latency to google for me is 220ms.... its already fixed…latency to google for me is 220ms….

]]> By: rollen http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-421621 rollen Sat, 09 Feb 2008 08:24:35 +0000 http://www.248am.com/kthekuwaiti/kuwait/internet-fixed-tomorrow/#comment-421621 "There is finally a light at the end of the tunnel" Bu. bu .. but i thought the internet is series of tubes!! “There is finally a light at the end of the tunnel”
Bu. bu .. but i thought the internet is series of tubes!!

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