Syria Briefly Deletes Itself From The Internet, Because That Worked So Well In Egypt & Libya
from the not-so-smart dept
As various uprisings have occurred in the middle east, we've seen the regimes in Egypt and Libya try disconnecting the entire country from the internet, after realizing that opposition forces were making use of the internet to coordinate. In neither case did it prevent regime change soon afterwards. Soon after the situation with Egypt, we noted that Syria was actually trying to go in the opposite direction, trying to make use of the internet to communicate its own story... and to keep track of protestors. Of course, in the year plus since then, the situation in Syria has obviously gotten significantly worse and more contentious. And... late last week, it was noted that Syria appeared to remove itself from the internet for about 40 minutes. It was brief, but it at least suggests that someone in the government is toying with the idea of shutting off the internet. Of course, given the two examples of how well that's worked so far, it probably doesn't bode well for Syria's leadership.
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It doesn't work when a determined populace fights back with all the technical tools and smarts at their disposal. And have more skills and ability than the regime that oppresses them.
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Here's Your Determined Populace Right Here
Go ahead and tell us all about the poor suffering Al Qaeda gunmen who have been co-opting this "revolution" from the very start. Just like they did in Libya, and just like they're doing in Iraq.
While you're stumbling around blind as a bat, be sure to explain how the US has any credibility claiming they have no idea whether or not the proxy army THEY created which has flown flags over government buildings in EVERY country they've overthrown since 2003, is actually involved with the "Free Syrian Army".
Ahh, you've got both hands on your cup of Kool Aid. Mainstream Media flavor. I'll wait till you've finished.
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Re: Here's Your Determined Populace Right Here
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Syria closes down its own internet services
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http://www.voltairenet.org/NATO-PsyOp-Against-Syria-Imminent
or:
http://www.voltairene t.org/NATO-preparing-vast-disinformation
In the light of this, who is anyone to tell that it's actually the Syrian government that's behind whatever happened?
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Lybia?
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"Strange, last night my internet refused to reconnect for 40 minutes between 2300 and 2340. Of course, there cant be any link at all given the ISP I signed up with 15 years ago has been bought out several times and its technical call centre has been moved from Glasgow to India."
Sums it up. 40 minutes could be anything.
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It's real war Mike
It's not facebook-type "protest" - but real, full-blown civil war.
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Civil War
Now these tactics aren't as similar as what happened to Iraq, but then again, Saddam Husein was known to use nerv gas on an entire population of his own people.
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ahem. Hopefully the cut is a signal that the Syrian Govt is about to fall. It's a shame to see China and Russia protecting the regime. Not unexpected though.
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