Kristian Erik Hermansen wrote:
> On Feb 6, 2008 8:55 PM, Joshua Zeidner <jjzeidner@gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>>   there is zero doubt that those submarine cables are being
>> intentionally severed.
>>     
>
> How can it be proved and why isn't anyone covering this in the media?
>   
They verified via satellite that no ships were nearby, so that leaves 
out dragging anchors. There have been little to no problems with these 
cables in the past, so it is highly unlikely that 5 of them miles and 
miles apart all failed within a week due to "natural causes".

It takes a submarine to reach these cables (or a properly equipped 
ship), so it's not like just anyone can swim out there and dive down 
with a hatchet to do the deed. The cables thusfar  have not been 
appetizing to sharks and such, so no reason to suspect that marine life 
played a part.

It seems obvious that *someone* is deliberately cutting the cables.  
Why? There are lots of valid theories ranging from cutting off 
communications as a prelude to war, to espionage, to terrorism. In 
theory, since a cable could be repaired within a week or so, if 
something was going to happen, it should happen soon - within a month. I 
doubt we will find out until after whatever-it-is has already happened.

As for why is the media not covering it...I find that most interesting. 
I made a joke earlier about the media caring more about Britney Spears, 
and I kid you not I turned on the radio on the way home from work today, 
and heard "Todays top stories: Britney Spears released from the 
hospital".  I'm not kidding...that was the leading story!

Conspiracy theory folks would have you believe that the lack of media 
coverage means that "we did it", but I would think that if "we" wanted 
to cut off the communications of a country like Iran, we wouldn't be so 
sloppy about it. Of course one could say that someone is doing it to 
make it *look* like we did it :)

Either way I think we will find out within a month.  If the cables are 
all repaired and nothing happens, then I would entertain the notion of 
taps being put into place, but again, very sloppy way of doing it.