RE: [ga] Haiti, the Internet and ICANN

[jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Debbie and all,

  Wikipedia is under some creditibility concerns.  
See:http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000257.html

So it is difficult to consider such a reference as being
accurate in any way.  After reading it, much of the
language used was extreamly emotive in nature, and
some of the statements regarding tourture were entirely
unproven and from where I sit, not even close to being
creditable.

  Again nice try, still no cigar.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Debbie Garside <debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jun 30, 2007 11:48 AM
>To: sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [ga] Haiti, the Internet and ICANN
>
>Let he who is without sin cast the first stone!
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp
>
>Best regards
>
>Debbie 
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>> [mailto:owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
>> sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: 30 June 2007 17:25
>> To: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [ga] Haiti, the Internet and ICANN
>> 
>> As a nation state, Haiti has bigger and more pressing issues 
>> to address than whether or not they will be included in 
>> internet governance; problems like child slavery for 
>> instance... there are roughly as many child slaves as there 
>> are internet users in Haiti i.e. roughly 6% of the Haitian 
>> population (of just over 8 million) or some 500,000 souls all 
>> told.  In fact, rather than being seen as a supporter of such 
>> an abominable institution as child slavery by including 
>> delegations from the current Haitian administration (and 
>> actually paying for their trip!), ICANN should suspend 
>> activities relating to Haiti's participation in ICANN until 
>> said country cleans up its act!  To suppose that a country 
>> that sanctions and perpetuates the institution of child 
>> slavery is a valuable member of the internet community is 
>> ridiculously hypocritical, especially when you consider the 
>> reason the .IQ ccTLD has been put "on ice". [see:
>> http://forums.hostmysite.com/post-16288.html] Last time I 
>> checked, child slavery was an internationally condemned 
>> practice and illegal in the United States... Why doesn't 
>> ICANN suspend .ht instead of rewarding an administration that 
>> has one of the worst human rights records on the planet?
>> 
>> Sotiris
>> 
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