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<DIV><SPAN class=102121620-20072005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">Hi,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=102121620-20072005><FONT
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<DIV><SPAN class=102121620-20072005><FONT face="Book Antiqua">As I said at the
report presentation Monday, this is an annoying problem, but it is
primarily with respect to some "journalists," pundits, bloggers, etc. who are
firmly wed to the evil-UN-run-by-dictators-wants-to-control-your-Internet theme;
the Srebrenica article I mentioned was simply one of the more appalling
examples. I don't know that the secretariat could have done anything,
really, to steer them back to earth, or that it would have been politically
smart for it to try. They were navigating between a lot of government
sensibilities throughout this process, and this drove a lot of stuff that might
seem weird or ill-considered.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=102121620-20072005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=102121620-20072005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">Best,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=102121620-20072005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=102121620-20072005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">Bill</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=102121620-20072005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>Bertrand de La Chapelle<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 19, 2005 4:33
PM<BR><B>To:</B> plenary@wsis-cs.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] UN
at odds over internet's future<BR><BR></FONT></P></DIV>
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<DIV>The other approach from the press is basically the UN versus US
battle.</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Unfortunately this only reflects the fact that the group did not devote
attention to the framing of its public presentation but left the press to
define its own understanding from the document itself. No doubt they went to
the simplistic presentation. </DIV>
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<DIV>I'm afraid the opportunity has been missed to emphqsize the originality
of the group, the approach it took and how it considers its report as a
positive outcome.</DIV>
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<DIV>Bertrand<BR><BR> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 7/19/05, <B class=gmail_sendername>Jacqueline
Morris</B> <<A
href="mailto:jacqueline.morris@gmail.com">jacqueline.morris@gmail.com</A>>
wrote:</SPAN>
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<BR>_______________________________________<BR><BR>Interesting - as a member
of the WGIG I thought that group consensus<BR>since February on providing
multiple options in the report to the<BR>Prepcom to negotiate with was
reaching an agreement.... obviously I <BR>misunderstood the meaning of the
word "agreement"! Seems the only<BR>meaning for "agreement" is to have only
one option available.<BR>Jacqueline Morris<BR><BR>On 7/18/05, Robert Guerra
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_______________________________________<BR>><BR>> <A
href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4692743.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4692743.stm</A><BR>><BR>>
A UN group charged with deciding how the net should be run has failed
<BR>> to reach a decision.<BR>> The group's report suggests four
possible futures for net governance<BR>> that range from no change to
complete overhaul.<BR>> The proposals will go forward to a key UN net and
society conference <BR>> due to take place in November.<BR>><BR>>
The report comes as the US says it plans to keep its role as
overseer<BR>> of the net's core administrative body.<BR>><BR>>
[snipped]<BR>><BR>> --<BR>> Robert Guerra <<A
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