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Russian GRU agents prowl undersea internet cables off Irish coast which carry internet traffic from the US

 
Jesus Wept

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Russian GRU agents prowl undersea internet cables off Irish coast which carry internet traffic from the US
Teams of Russian agents have been dispatched to Ireland to map undersea fiber-optic cables, with a view to “cutting communications in time of conflict.”

Sitting at the western edge of Europe, Ireland is the landing point for thirteen undersea fiber-optic cables. These cables carry internet traffic from the US to Ireland’s west coast, then on to the UK and mainland Europe from the east and south. The world’s economy depends on the integrity of these cables.

The Times cites unnamed sources within An Garda Síochána – the Irish police service – and “military sources” ...

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Last Edited by Tess. on 02/18/2020 06:06 AM

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Re: Russian GRU agents prowl undersea internet cables off Irish coast which carry internet traffic from the US
So RT, which is run by the Russian govt, is announcing special operations in specific detail before they have actually done them.
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Re: Russian GRU agents prowl undersea internet cables off Irish coast which carry internet traffic from the US
So RT, which is run by the Russian govt, is announcing special operations in specific detail before they have actually done them.
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No, I only posted the facts, not the whole article.

RT's making out it's laughable western propaganda.

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Re: Russian GRU agents prowl undersea internet cables off Irish coast which carry internet traffic from the US
so there is Reuters

then there is Russia Today, which has exact same green and back symbol as Ruptly Television

what the hell is that all about?
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Re: Russian GRU agents prowl undersea internet cables off Irish coast which carry internet traffic from the US
so there is Reuters

then there is Russia Today, which has exact same green and back symbol as Ruptly Television

what the hell is that all about?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78491148


Dunno.

I do know that if the Irish Gardai are confirming it, it's serious, and true.

And here was I thinking I've bugged out to the wild western coast of Ireland, a thousand miles away from war and everything.

Last Edited by Tess. on 02/18/2020 07:51 AM

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Re: Russian GRU agents prowl undersea internet cables off Irish coast which carry internet traffic from the US
Wouldn't an EMP be easier?
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Re: Russian GRU agents prowl undersea internet cables off Irish coast which carry internet traffic from the US
so there is Reuters

then there is Russia Today, which has exact same green and back symbol as Ruptly Television

what the hell is that all about?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78491148


Dunno.

I do know that if the Irish Gardai are confirming it, it's serious, and true.

And here was I thinking I've bugged out to the wild western coast of Ireland, a thousand miles away from war and everything.
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"I do know that if the Irish Gardai are confirming it, it's serious, and true."

OMFG! The most corrupt police force in Europe doesn't lie!

epiclol
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Re: Russian GRU agents prowl undersea internet cables off Irish coast which carry internet traffic from the US
Wouldn't an EMP be easier?
 Quoting: Kilroywashere 78449028


Cutting cables and working underwater would be simpler and unobtrusive.

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Re: Russian GRU agents prowl undersea internet cables off Irish coast which carry internet traffic from the US
Maybe they don’t want to cut it, but patch in?

Leaders are some of the most publicly restrained. Creatures on the planet, next to celebrity.
Social media would have taken some pressure off them.

Perhaps he is sick of only speaking to northerners... he might even ask you to help link up with someone he wants to talk to...

Is there a cable from Ireland to Australia yet?

Lots of us landed here.

We were the white mixed breeds shipped out line....
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A true mongrel mix.
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Re: Russian GRU agents prowl undersea internet cables off Irish coast which carry internet traffic from the US
Sharks chew on undersea cables...
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Re: Russian GRU agents prowl undersea internet cables off Irish coast which carry internet traffic from the US
The Irish PM is a PHAG
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Re: Russian GRU agents prowl undersea internet cables off Irish coast which carry internet traffic from the US
The volume of copper where it is not naturally occurring could, in fact, explain or provide a different angle on the current difficulties of the actual physical planet.
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Re: Russian GRU agents prowl undersea internet cables off Irish coast which carry internet traffic from the US
Sharks chew on undersea cables...
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76403413


Or the same stingray that killed Steve Irwin!
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Re: Russian GRU agents prowl undersea internet cables off Irish coast which carry internet traffic from the US
The Irish PM is a PHAG
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 13396519


And I’m not a lesbian.... so back off.
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Re: Russian GRU agents prowl undersea internet cables off Irish coast which carry internet traffic from the US
Sharks chew on undersea cables...
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76403413


Or the same stingray that killed Steve Irwin!
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78492407


He has stars as one with what took him. In the night sky.

Stars.

An actual picture, in the stars!!!!!

Can any of you other cunts say that?!?!?
I know a few more that can....

I was always disgusted with how common Australians spoke of him, and his family in gossip and passing...within my hearing.

I never said anything, I listened to their shit. And then slowly removed myself from those kind of people, because I didn’t agree, but never said.

A
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Re: Russian GRU agents prowl undersea internet cables off Irish coast which carry internet traffic from the US
The Irish PM is a PHAG
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 13396519


Keep up - he lost in the election last week.

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