| An explanation of undersea cables, and ones which were cut off the coast of Egypt specifically.In general there are accidents caused by fishing boats, for example. Repairs are made routinely. Large computer users enjoy satellite backup and are little inconvenienced. More attention needs to be placed at important nodes, perhaps, but cyber terror would not ordinarily use disabling hardware as a tactic. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.
