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<DIV><SPAN class=546484013-02082005>Perhaps this article is part of a much
larger media campaign to accomplish more than attempting to raise one
Republican's standing in his party. Experts in media and propaganda know
that messages have to be repeated often and in many forms to register with the
public. The end goal would be to enhance considerably more than
a few people's political standing.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=546484013-02082005>Elizabeth</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=546484013-02082005><FONT
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<DIV><SPAN class=546484013-02082005><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dr. Elizabeth
Carll</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">Tel: 631-754-2424</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Fax: 631-754-5032</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">ecarll@optonline.net</FONT> </SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org
[mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>William
Drake<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 02, 2005 3:06 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Plenary;
Governance<BR><B>Subject:</B> [WSIS CS-Plenary] Dim bulb denounces WGIG
report<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=174144706-02082005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">Hi,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=174144706-02082005><FONT face="Book Antiqua">This just in,
from the Republican who previously called on Kofi Annan to resign. Good
to know that his people are keeping busy trawling for more opportunities to
cheap shot the UN in order to raise his standing in the party.
Probably some impressionable young staffer has been reading articles by
Declan McCullagh. I guess it would have been too nuanced to
note the report simply lists options reflecting diverse views, one of which is
to make no changes to oversight. Imagine he'll find some snappy title
for the threatened legislation, like The Defending America's Internet Freedom
Act of 2005.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=174144706-02082005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">Best,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=174144706-02082005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=174144706-02082005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">Bill</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face="Book Antiqua"><A
href="http://coleman.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=707">http://coleman.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=707</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua"><STRONG>COLEMAN DENOUNCES REPORT CALLING
FOR UN GLOBAL INTERNET CONTROL</STRONG> <BR><EM
class=recordsubtitle>Coleman opposed to any proposal to hand control of
Internet governance over to the United Nations</EM></FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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<TD class=Text style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><STRONG class=recorddate>July 29th, 2005</STRONG> -
Washington, D.C. - Senator Norm Coleman today submitted a statement into
the Congressional Record denouncing a final report issued by the United
Nations’ Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) suggesting that the
U.N. assume global governance of the Internet. Since its inception and
creation in the United States, the U.S. has assumed the historic role of
overseeing the Internet’s growth and has overseen its development. The
U.N. taskforce report suggests that in addition to terminating the
U.S.’s leadership role, the authority and functions of the Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a non-profit
organization overseen by the U.S. Department of Commerce, should be
transferred as well. Senator Coleman strongly opposes these measures.
<BR><BR>“My probe of the U.N. as Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee
on Investigations revealed management that was at best, incompetent, and
at worst corrupt,” said Coleman. “The first priority for the United
Nations must be fundamental reform of its management and operations
rather than any expansion of its authority and responsibilities. The
Internet has flourished under U.S. supervision, oversight, and private
sector involvement. This growth did not happen because of increased
government involvement, but rather, from the opening on the Internet to
commerce and private sector innovation. Subjecting the Internet and its
security to the politicized control of the UN bureaucracy would be a
giant and foolhardy step backwards.” <BR><BR>“Recently, I introduced UN
reform legislation with the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations,
Senator Dick Lugar (R-IN), known as the Coleman-Lugar UN Reform Bill, to
help put an end to a culture of corruption that was exposed by the Oil
for Food scandal, peacekeeping sexual abuse scandals, and other
instances of organizational failures at U.N.,” Coleman said. “Putting
the U.N. in charge of one of the world’s most important technological
wonders and economic engines is out of the question. This proposal would
leave the United States with no more say over the future of the Internet
than Cuba or China—countries that have little or no commitment to the
free flow of information.” <BR><BR>The WGIG taskforce report will be
discussed at the next World Summit on the Information Society Tunisia in
November. <BR><BR>“In light of this report, I also plan to consult with
experts and stakeholders regarding Internet governance, and will assess
whether legislation is needed as a remedy,” Coleman continued. “The U.S.
is willing to work with other countries that have an interest in the
management of their own country code domains but UN control is out of
the question. We will continue a dialogue with the rest of the world on
these issues as we go forward.” </FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">*******************************************************<BR>William
J. Drake </FONT><A href="mailto:wdrake@ictsd.ch"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">wdrake@ictsd.ch</FONT></A><BR><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">President, Computer Professionals for <BR>
Social Responsibility </FONT><A href="http://www.cpsr.org/"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">www.cpsr.org</FONT></A><FONT face="Book Antiqua">
<BR>Senior Associate, International Centre for Trade<BR> and
Sustainable Development </FONT><A href="http://www.ictsd.org/"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">www.ictsd.org</FONT></A><FONT face="Book Antiqua">
<BR> Geneva, Switzerland <BR></FONT><A
href="http://mitpress.mit.edu/IRGP-series"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">http://mitpress.mit.edu/IRGP-series</FONT></A><BR><A
href="http://www.cpsr.org/board/drake"><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">Morality is the best of all devices for leading
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">mankind by the
nose.---Nietzsche<BR>*******************************************************</FONT></P>
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