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There is another crisis in the middle east, this time in Egypt.

Egypt's response--they shut down the internet!

Read about it @

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2045428,00.html

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Backchannels/2011/0128/Egypt-shuts-down-Internet-rounds-up-opposition-leaders-as-protests-start

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/01/egypts-last-internet-service-provider-goes-down-internet-completely-off.html

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/egypt-shuts-down-internet-and-text-messaging-ahead-million-man-protests

How did they do it?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/28/internet-egypt-shut-off_n_815495.html#s232525&title=Nick_Ellis

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/01/how-egypt-or-how-your-government-could-shut-down-the-internet.ars

The US is considering being able too do something similiar.

http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2011/s3127172.htm

What do you think?

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