I am wondering whether this is related to the Stuxnet and Stars "attack" on Iran's nuclear facilities. If the Iranians are really going to disconnect their cyberspace from the world, then it signals that the threats that they perceive as threats are coming from "outside Iran".<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 3:23 AM, michael gurstein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gurstein@gmail.com">gurstein@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/foreign-policy-of-the-internet/2011/0
7/08/gIQAjqFyEI_story.html" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/foreign-policy-of-the-internet/2011/0<br>
7/08/gIQAjqFyEI_story.html</a><br>
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