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Originally posted by phatpackage
reply to post by Trillium
Alleged is the key word here. But highly likely with that terrorist and oppressing outfit in charge!edit on 13-2-2012 by phatpackage because: (no reason given)
this is amir in tehran. internet 'cutoff' is correct if you can call it as such. in short, i am using (had to, no choice) a friend's VPN to access this web site and, more importantly, to read my personal and business emails. and even his VPN did not work all day long until few minutes ago. all web sites with 'HTTPS protocols' (secured web sites)... including any and all web sites which require a password and username like gmail, yahoo messenger, msn messenger, even google and yahoo and bing search engines have all been affected and are very slow. 'free' online proxies do not work either, for sure. I had problems getting cash from ATM, too. this situation could end by later today sunday morning (tehran local time) or it could last much longer. no ones. neither do I.
FYI however, please note yesterday, saturday, feb 11, was a national holiday, the anniversary of 1979 revolution; hence all travel agencies and businesses were closed in Iran. today, sunday, feb 12, they are all open for business. nevertheless, iran Internet woes may continue. google and bing are now back in business again but very slow in loading.
They have two countries looking for any excuse to justify a strike.
Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
I don't really believe this. They didn't turn it off during the green revolution and right now they are needing to look as good as possible on the international stage. They have two countries looking for any excuse to justify a strike.
Originally posted by PaxVeritas
Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
I don't really believe this. They didn't turn it off during the green revolution and right now they are needing to look as good as possible on the international stage. They have two countries looking for any excuse to justify a strike.
Historically when you want to attack an enemy the first thing you take out is communication.
We don't know if a communication a cutoff is an outside or inside job at this point.
Originally posted by PaxVeritas
reply to post by phatpackage
Not implying anything really.
Just that it could be an outside cutoff or inside.
If it's outside, then some big attack is coming on the by someone. If inside, then some major Dictatorial stuff is going to go down.
Originally posted by PaxVeritas
Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
I don't really believe this. They didn't turn it off during the green revolution and right now they are needing to look as good as possible on the international stage. They have two countries looking for any excuse to justify a strike.
Historically when you want to attack an enemy the first thing you take out is communication.
We don't know if a communication cutoff is an outside or inside job at this point.
edit on 13-2-2012 by PaxVeritas because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by quedup
Perhaps they have no intention of telling us via Media or Networks about their new nuclear technology - they're going to show us!!!!
Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
reply to post by PaxVeritas
Possible, but that would be considered an act of war certainly?
Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
reply to post by PaxVeritas
That assassination was some straight up secret agent style work. They drove by really fast on a motorcycle, attached a magnetic bomb to the targets car, and then sped off while it exploded.
That's an action movie scene. I am certain of it.