Egypt's Internet goes dark during political unrest
Found on CNet News on Thursday, 27 January 2011

In a stunning development unprecedented in the modern history of the Internet, a country of more than 80 million people has found itself almost entirely disconnected from the rest of the world.
Early in the morning in Cairo, a series of complaints of mobile phone outages said Mobinil, the country's largest mobile provider, was no longer providing service.
Yes, you can stick your head into the sand; but that doesn't change anything that's happening.