OT RE: [ga] Haiti, the Internet and ICANN

["Debbie Garside" <debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As a member of the WikiMedia Advisory Board, I read about credibility issues
every week - doesn't stop Wikipedia being one the top 10 most visited web
sites so some of it must be right!  However, credibility issues aside, I
think the essence of what I was saying has been conveyed.

I am sure there cannot be a single person in this world that can argue
against the fact that the US are detaining people without trial!  Not even
the US Government.  But this is getting way off topic.  It was just an
example and I make no statement on my position with regard to this issue.

I'll take that cigar now and I make that advantage Garside :-)

Gnight

Debbie 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: 01 July 2007 00:01
> To: Debbie Garside; sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ga] Haiti, the Internet and ICANN
> 
> 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
> >> 
> Regards,
> Jeffrey A. Williams
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