There has been some concern that
the undersea internet cables,
that have been cut recently, are
perhaps no accident?
The first incident happened 8km
from Alexandria in Egypt, which
involved 2 cables apparently
alongside each other. According
to initial reports, the cables may
have been "snapped" by a ship´s anchor.
Whilst this explanation is certainly a possibility, it seems a
strange coincidence that barely two days later another
cable is cut, this time 56km from Dubai in the Persian
Gulf. There is even rumor of a fourth cable being damaged,
but this has not been confirmed.
The countries most affected by the damaged cables are
Egypt, India and the Middle East (in particular Iran).
Israel and Iraq, as far as we can tell, were not affected by
this problem as they use an alternative route for this service.
Cables involved in the "breaks" belong to companies
connected to Reliance Communication Ventures, where
Anil Ambani has a 66.75% interest. His father
(Dhirubhai Ambani) originally founded the company
and it is a classical rags to riches story.
Dhirubhai Ambani started with absolutely nothing, but
developed a company that was a huge success.
Questions were raised about how Dhirubhai managed
to raise so much cash to do this, and this appears to be
the result of a "Non-Resident Indian" investing Rs.
220 million in Reliance during 1982-1983. Dhirubhai has
been accused of "manipulating" government policies
and was known to be a "king-maker" in government
elections (enjoying a certain amount of media protection).
He was also involved in other business interests,
including the oil industry.
Following Dhirubhai´s death in 2002, the company was
split between the Ambani brothers, with the youngest
(Anil Ambani) taking control of Reliance. Anil, born June
4 1959, is the 6th richest person in the world (worth $45 billion).
On the assumption that the cables cut were no accident,
we must ask ourselves who would do such a thing and
why. Clearly Iran, who were most affected, would
gain nothing from such an action and are perhaps
the target of those responsible?
But why would anyone want to disrupt communications
in Iran (and other countries)? Could this be some
subtle message to Iran, an example of how their
communications can be affected by outside forces?
Maybe this is a prelude to an attack, or perhaps a
test run for a future one?
Communication has always been an important factor
in military action, and cutting these cables might
affect Iran´s ability to defend itself. But even if that
were not the case, it would certainly make it difficult
for them to report any events to the outside world.
So, if they were attacked, we would have to rely on
news reports from the usual sources (the Mainstream
Media), and we all know where their loyalties lie.
Oddly enough, Russia also experienced some
"internet problems" during this same period, but
that may be another coincidence?
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