Egyptian Internet Shut Down

[GenMichelle]

To whomever it is you pray. Cry for the safety of our brothers and sisters in Egypt tonight.

[Shairia]

Do you have a link? I spoke to my son in Egypt via the internet this afternoon all was well at that time.

[unplugged]

Thanks for your post. This shutting down of the Egyptian internet is the most powerful indication to date of exactly how scared the PTW are.

I caught a bit of NBC news tonight in which one of the Egyptian organizers was talking about how they were coordinating the revolt using social media. NBC quickly jumped from her to the Egyptian UN ambassador -- I suppose it's the ambassador but it might just be someone in the UN Egyptian core. In any event this individual was already in Egypt and planned to march with the opposition to Mubarak in hopes that he could win the Presidency. It occurred to me that the PTW probably rushed a private jet out of NY with this STS minion to continue their control IF the people reach for him. I trust they won't!

In the meantime, I applaud the courage of each and every individual human being who is risking his or her life to attain MEANINGFUL CHANGE for Egypt, Tunesia, Yemen, Algeria, and Arab nations as a whole. May they be blessed this day and always.

[ThePythonicCow]

Do you have a link? I spoke to my son in Egypt via the internet this afternoon all was well at that time.

A Google search for Egyptian Internet Shut Down (http://www.google.com/search?q=Egyptian+Internet+Shut+Down) will provide a variety of links, such as http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/27/egypt-situation-gets-worse-people-reporting-internet-and-sms-shutdown/ and http://www.usnewssource.com/headlines/egyptians-are-bypassing-internet-shutdown_152726.html

From my hasty reading of a few of these links, it seems that certain web services, such as Facebook and Twitter, are being cut off, but that underlying Internet connectivity remains. Some are bypassing the blocks using proxy servers and VPN circuits.

[GenMichelle]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110128/ap_on_bi_ge/ml_egypt_protest

[LM-R]

To whomever it is you pray. Cry for the safety of our brothers and sisters in Egypt tonight.

Yes do this guys. Because i fear they are in for some involuntary population control.

[iceni tribe]

http://i753.photobucket.com/albums/xx171/naf09_2010/netD1.jpg

[Tangri]

Well, Domino's stones coming down .
Have you ever heard Turkish military dictatorship left power silently?
wait and watch all coming events around the area.

[Shairia]

A Google search for Egyptian Internet Shut Down (http://www.google.com/search?q=Egyptian+Internet+Shut+Down) will provide a variety of links, such as http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/27/egypt-situation-gets-worse-people-reporting-internet-and-sms-shutdown/ and http://www.usnewssource.com/headlines/egyptians-are-bypassing-internet-shutdown_152726.html

From my hasty reading of a few of these links, it seems that certain web services, such as Facebook and Twitter, are being cut off, but that underlying Internet connectivity remains. Some are bypassing the blocks using proxy servers and VPN circuits.

Okay, thank you. Yes I understand they have tried to keep them shut down since the protests. I will find out tomorrow if their are any updates.

[sunnyrap]

Reuters story today: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/28/us-egypt-protest-idUSTRE70O3UW20110128

Reuters) - Egyptian armed forces backed by armored cars deployed in Cairo and other major cities on Friday to tackle huge popular protests demanding the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.

Mubarak declared a night-time curfew after a day of running street battles between police and demonstrators unprecedented in his 30 year-rule. But clashes continued into the evening and a Reuters witness said shots were heard in central Cairo.

Dozens of people were wounded during the day when security forces fired rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon at crowds and baton charged them.

The protesters hurled back stones and shouted "Down, Down, Hosni Mubarak."

Al Jazeera television said at least one person was killed in a square in central Cairo, although the report could not be confirmed.

The demonstrations involving tens of thousands of people were the biggest and bloodiest in four consecutive days of protests by people fed up with unemployment, poverty, corruption and the lack of freedom under Mubarak.

"This protest is not going to stop. They won't and can't trick the people again and give us some lame concessions. Hosni has to go," protester Mohamed Taha in Hussein said after fleeing a police attack.

"I am 70 years old, I am going to die, but these people have to fight to live," he said.

"According to what some provinces witnessed in terms of riots, lawlessness, looting, destruction, attack and burning of public and private property including attacks on banks and hotels, President Hosni Mubarak decreed a curfew as a military ruler," a state TV announcer said.

He also ordered the army to back up the police in their efforts to keep control of the streets. As darkness fell, tanks took up positions across the city.

"The armed forces started to deploy forces in the governorates of Cairo, Alexandria and Suez as a first stage in implementing the decree...imposing a curfew starting from 6 p.m.," the official news agency reported.

Some 2-3,000 people thronged around a military vehicle near the central Tahrir square in downtown Cairo, a Reuters witness said. They climbed on it, shaking hands with the soldiers, and chanted: "The army and the people are united" and "The revolution has come."

Shots were heard near parliament and TV showed the headquarters of the ruling party in flames, the blaze lighting up the night sky.

In the eastern city of Suez, site of the strategically crucial canal, armored cars deployed in front of the charred remains of a police station, a Reuters witness said.

Dozens of protesters climbed on the military vehicles in Suez. They tried to talk to soldiers who attempted to wave them off.

[ThePythonicCow]

Okay, thank you. Yes I understand they have tried to keep them shut down since the protests. I will find out tomorrow if their are any updates.

I spoke too quickly. It seems that Egypt has disappeared from the Internet. It's dominant four Internet Service Providers all shut down, all traffic, at least according to the following claims, copied from Post #44 of "The Internet: Can The Gov Shut It Down? YES!" (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?9281-The-Internet-Can-The-Gov-Shut-It-Down-YES!&p=112030&viewfull=1#post112030):

When countries are merely blocking certain sites – like Twitter or Facebook – where protesters are co-ordinating demonstrations, as apparently happened at first in Egypt, protesters can use “proxy” computers to circumvent the government censors. The proxies “anonymize” traffic and bounce it to computers in other countries that send it along to the restricted sites.

But when there's no Internet at all, proxies can't work and online communication grinds to a halt.

Renesys' network sensors showed that Egypt's four primary Internet providers – Link Egypt, Vodafone/Raya, Telecom Egypt, Etisalat Misr – and all went dark at 12:34 a.m. Those companies shuttle all Internet traffic into and out of Egypt, though many people get their service through additional local providers with different names.

Italy-based Seabone said no Internet traffic was going into or out of Egypt after 12:30 a.m. local time.

“There's no way around this with a proxy,” Mr. Cowie said. “There is literally no route. It's as if the entire country disappeared. You can tell I'm still kind of stunned.”

[muxfolder]

No idea what's happening there but this really is weird..

[Shairia]

I spoke too quickly. It seems that Egypt has disappeared from the Internet. It's dominant four Internet Service Providers all shut down, all traffic, at least according to the following claims, copied from Post #44 of "The Internet: Can The Gov Shut It Down? YES!" (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?9281-The-Internet-Can-The-Gov-Shut-It-Down-YES!&p=112030&viewfull=1#post112030):

I assumed that had happened today when I couldn't reach my son. I had heard last night that cell phones were disabled. I'll keep my eyes open today for more information.

[seismorg]

live at the mo < http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/ >

[Shairia]

Thank you seismorg for posting the link.

[pinkfrost]

I have heard from friend working in Cairo, they are without Internet, cel service, and there is military surrounding the complex many Americans are living/working. Even the land lines are bogged down, she was able to get a message out to her sister who in turn, updated her status on her FB page. Please keep all people in that region in your thoughts.

[LM-R]

found this on my internet travels.

http://i.imgur.com/rcPGl.jpg

[ViralSpiral]

I'm astounded that this clip has survived this long.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&hl=en-GB&v=ThvBJMzmSZI



In todays CNN (Frontierville ;) ) news: Fears of anarchy and looting linger as new day dawns in Egypt

Whose fear? As the saying goes:- the revolution will not be televised.
Yet, the voices are getting louder! Yay!


Oppression does not make for hearts as big as all outdoors. Oppression makes us big and small. Expressive and silenced. Deep and dead. Cherrie Moraga

[eaglespirit]

For those just tuning in...prompted to post this link to give a pin-pointed overview of what was and is happening in Egypt on how important and powerful it is at setting a precedent for change to more right instead of all wrong.
This IS World-Wide, Folks...sooo important!

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/01/whats-happening-egypt-explained

Thoughts of Protection to those People directly/indirectly involved in this... exposing the darker government ties in Egypt and around the World.

[LM-R]

Some really good photo's

edit: Some of them are very graphic


http://totallycoolpix.com/2011/01/the-egypt-protests/

[witchy1]

My prayers are for them all. Such bravery, such sadness, such grief.

Viewer discretion IS advised.

Thank You LM-R

ADDIT : photo 80 shows the tear gas canister "Made in the USA!!!"

[ViralSpiral]

What incredible images.
The flow of this perceived reality cartainly shocks my 3D world
I send healing and love

[LM-R]

My prayers are for them all. Such bravery, such sadness, such grief.

Viewer discretion IS advised.

Thank You LM-R

ADDIT : photo 80 shows the tear gas canister "Made in the USA!!!"



I noticed that immediately as well. It sort of consumes the picture some how

[MiguelQ]

this shows me .. that whem massive groups of people get together, they are more powerful than the control entity .. perhaps if we want change in our world, name it disclosure, a new era, etc.. we must start to show us to the world.

[InCiDeR]

Their last outpost closed :hurt:


Egypt Shuts Down the Last ISP Standing, Noor
3:30 AM - February 2, 2011 by Jane McEntegart -
source: Tom's Hardware US http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Egyptian-ISP-Noor-Shut-Down-Egypt-protests-Twitter-SayNow,12118.html

What happens now?
Last week the Egyptian government ordered all ISPs to switch off. Services providers were told to shut down all international connections to the Web, but one ISP, Noor, remained online. At the time, there was speculation as to why this might be and one seemingly plausible conclusion was that Egypt wanted to keep the stock exchange, which was hosted at a Noor address, online.

Whatever the reason, it seems Noor has been told to go offline too. Reports say Noor ‘went dark’ at around noon local time and Renesys says the ISP is no longer available from outside Egypt. TechCrunch cites Twitter users who say the shut down is happening in stages but there has yet to be any comment from Noor itself.

Though Noor was the last ISP left standing in Egypt, some hope arrived this morning in the form of a new Google service that allows people to phone in tweets. Google worked with a team of engineers from Twitter and SayNow, a company it acquired last week, to allow people from inside Egypt to leave their tweets by voicemail on one of three international phone numbers (+16504194196 or +390662207294 or +97316199855). You can follow the stream of information coming out of Egypt by visiting twitter.com/speak2tweet or calling the numbers above.


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