RE: [ga] Haiti, the Internet and ICANN

["Roberto Gaetano" <roberto@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sotiris,

What exactly do you think has been done wrong in the redelegation of .IQ?
And what exact rule has been violated in that case?
I am not aware of any case in which IANA has *unilaterally* pulled the plug
from a ccTLD, the way you were suggesting doing for .HT, but if you think
the contrary, please provide a concrete case.

Cheers,
Roberto
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 03 July 2007 16:37
> To: Roberto Gaetano
> Cc: sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; 'Debbie Garside'; ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ga] Haiti, the Internet and ICANN
> 
> 
> >
> > I personally share the same feelings (and I am sure that 
> Debbie also 
> > does) against child slavery, but would argue that it is *not* 
> > something involving ICANN policy.
> > ICANN is providing a public service in delegating ccTLDs, 
> and cannot 
> > get into personal evaluation of the internal politics of the 
> > countries. I think that Debbie is right in arguing that if ICANN 
> > starts to to this, it could be the beginning of a slippery slope.
> 
> Roberto, ICANN has already done it... they did it to Iraq's 
> .IQ ccTLD. So, the slope already exists.
> 
> Sotiris