"Even Google was unable to handle the load."

I was under the impression that Google's problem was due to an automated attack response, not due to bandwidth issues.

Also, the article cited: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10273325-93.html has been updated to say that only CNN "appeared sluggish." It may be true that the news on the Internet was crippled, but there's basically no hard evidence suggesting it from the source he cited.