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There's been a lot of talk about the numerous cable cuts in the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf in the past few weeks.
It's interesting to see the Internet route around damage.
Here is
a visualization of the first cable cut, off Alexandria, on 30 Jan 2008.
-jsq
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