Reports: Syria is cut off from the internet and how it may have happened

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Updated: Syria is cut off from the Internet, according to The Renesys blog and other media sites citing Syrian rebels, bringing about an isolation that many feared was coming to the country. The country is engaged in a citizen-led insurgency against the existing government, which was sparked after Syrian President Bashar Assad brutally cracked down on protesters.

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Stacey It is interesting that you see a technical solution to these isp cut offs. Thank you for putting yourthoughtful minds to a problem that can be made anywhere. A way around it would be a help to many people , but also, I hope they realize that internet access can also reveal physical locations. Is it possible, I wonder, for sabotures to cut off access ? Would that silenced voice be more helpful to oppressive governements or to rebels? or to amoral criminals? Thanks, Granny

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