The US, midget submariner terrorists, or vengeful militant dolphins?

[underpants]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3172680&mesg_id=3172680

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iOI6IbGndscHLRd4lRiKCqGksCSg

One Internet cut explained, but four others still a mystery
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CAIRO (AFP) — A ship's anchor severed one undersea Internet cable damaged last week, it was revealed on Thursday amid ongoing outages in the Middle East and South Asia, but mystery shrouds what caused another four reported cuts.

There has been speculation that five cables being cut in almost as many days was too much of a coincidence and that sabotage must have been involved.

Bloggers have speculated that the cutting of so many cables in a matter of days is too much of a coincidence and must be sabotage.

Theories include a US-backed bid to cut off arch-foe Iran's Internet access, terrorists piloting midget submarines or "vengeful militant dolphins."

[jakem]

1. sea monsters

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/02/05/who-cut-the-cheese-i.html#comments

[CJCRANE]

2. midget submarine pilots

[MADem]

3. Other--Columbian coke dealers!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/05/AR2008020503123.html?hpid=topnews

Hell, it's as plausible as some of the theories....

ON EDIT, from a 'related' link: http://www.informationweek.com/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206106041

But how were the cables cut in the first place?

Theories ranged from fishing draggers and the unusual storm activity in the region at the time, to ships off course to, inevitably perhaps, conspiracies. An abandoned ship anchor was blamed for the cut cable between the United Arab Emirates and Oman while other cuts were attributed to ships that were forced to cruise in the area to seek refuge from storms.

[underpants]

4. I know just the guys to take care of them

[MADem]

7. One of my all-time favorite tv shows!!! nt

[Adsos Letter]

11. "Why is it me...why is it always me?"

:rofl:

[MADem]

15. Somebody up there HATES me!!!!!

For your listening pleasure: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/sounds/mchalesnavy.wav

[Adsos Letter]

16. Ah, thankyou....

:hi:

[charlie and algernon]

5. the same guy that did this:

[Xipe Totec]

6. Deep sea cable poachers

stealing the copper for resale.

Hey, it could happen...

[melody]

8. Elvis

:)

[underpants]

9. Well... come to think of it... he DOES have the boats

You know whats going on in that Bermuda Triangle?
Down in the Bermuda Traingle
Elvis needs boats.
Elvis needs boats.
Elvis Elvis Elvis
Elvis Elvis Elvis
Elvis needs boats.

http://artists.letssingit.com/song-6kc4m4l

[melody]

10. exactly :) n/t

[Adsos Letter]

12. I'm goin' with the dolphins on this one...

hey, if someone's navy forced me to learn to swim around with an anti-ship mine pasted to my head I'd be lookin' for some serious payback too...

[underpants]

13. Yeah and notice the spin

they aren't just "disgruntled" dolphins or "misdirected" dolphins they are "militant" dolphins whose anger just couldn't be deserved NOOOO is has to be "vengeful"

[soleft]

14. You'd think they would have been appeased with Pats losing.

[NoPasaran]

17. Charlie the Tuna

Finally working out his rejection issues.