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Sabotage attacks knock out phone service
« on: April 11, 2009, 05:54:29 AM »
I got this tidbit courtesy of UrbanSurvival.com, who had the link to SFGate.

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Sabotage attacks knock out phone service

Nanette Asimov, Ryan Kim, Kevin Fagan, Chronicle Staff Writers

Friday, April 10, 2009

(04-10) 04:00 PDT SAN JOSE --

Police are hunting for vandals who chopped fiber-optic cables and killed landlines, cell phones and Internet service for tens of thousands of people in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties on Thursday.

The sabotage essentially froze operations in parts of the three counties at hospitals, stores, banks and police and fire departments that rely on 911 calls, computerized medical records, ATMs and credit and debit cards.

The full extent of the havoc might not be known for days, emergency officials said as they finished repairing the damage late Thursday.

Whatever the final toll, one thing is certain: Whoever did this is in a world of trouble if he, she or they get caught.

"I pity the individuals who have done this," said San Jose Police Chief Rob Davis.

Mr. T, he isn't.

The rest of the article is at:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/10/MNP816VTE6.DTL

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Re: Sabotage attacks knock out phone service
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2009, 07:37:51 AM »
Give me a few dollars and 24 hours and I'll shut down every major airport on the east coast. ....or just give me a week and it can be done for free.

People just don't realize how open to terrorist attack we are. Torture is a mild solution/prevention method.
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Re: Sabotage attacks knock out phone service
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2009, 11:59:57 AM »
Wow, happened in my backyard and I haven't heard anything about this on the local news yet.
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