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I doubt it the aim of disrupting French Olympics would be the act of a state. It's more likely local French anarchists who are just looking to cause some disrup
by pedalpete 2y ago
I doubt it the aim of disrupting French Olympics would be the act of a state. It's more likely local French anarchists who are just looking to cause some disruption in any way they can.
Unlike something like Nord Stream, what's the end goal of disrupting the media distribution of Olympic events? Also, cutting a fiber optic cable doesn't take significant resources. A shovel (maybe a jack hammer), a side-angle grinder, and knowledge of where the cables run.
- tw04 2y ago> what's the end goal of disrupting the media distribution of Olympic events? Retaliation for being banned from participating? I have no more evidence than anyone else on HN, but there’s pretty clear motive for Russia to do something like this. A big enough deal to remind the west they can strike in the heart of Europe, but a benign enough act that it wouldn’t call for an escalation in Ukraine.
- dgimla20 2y agoGiven that the previous act of sabotage was a far-left wing activist, it's highly likely this was the same. Russia's retaliation for Russian athletes (competing under a Russian flag) being banned is to domestically censor the Olympics and promote alternative competitions (the World Friendship Games and BRICS Games).
- hulitu 2y ago> Unlike something like Nord Stream, what's the end goal of disrupting the media distribution of Olympic events? Well, taking into account the quality of the transmission during opening ceremony, i think it is an insider job or just normal cost cutting.