...and Network Solutions is but one relatively minor player among a few hundred predominantly American Corporations. These institutions are generating previously unimaginable profits from their various positions of dominance over the Internet. This fact, in combination with a national Manifest Destiny slash foriegn policy that demands aggressive defense of so called "US Interests" brings a far wider number of players to this game. In addition to "NSOL" we have to add Microsoft, AOL, Digital, Sun Systems, Cisco, YAHOO and on and on and on to the list of "US Interests". Naturally the USGOV represents these companies like any other USCORPS. As long as all of the above are generating gigantic profits from the status quo - no matter how broken that status quos is - no fundamental change to the infrastructure of this alleged International Network will occur. Change will be prevented at all levels by any means necessary. There are no holds barred, no moral or ethical barriers outside the US constitution which applies only to American Citizens by the way. Outside that no rule apply. The Internet is simply viewed as a US Possetion the same as Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, the Kuwaiti/Saudi oil fields, and the Panama Canal. End of discussion. In these circular, fruitless discussions towards Internet Governance endless interuptions, disruptions and intrigues have marked our defeat. This is no coincidence. It is not just bad luck or the action of random chance. There is a concerted campaign to debilitate the possibility of reform. There are agencies and individuals who are working directly on this project in these discussions. They are very few and far between since so many of the participants have personal interests that parrallel USCORP/USGOV agendas. These agents work on all sides and internationally. These agents of perpetual discord have been wildly successful. The Postel-Higgs draft RFC, Alternic, eDNS, uDNS, Root 64, IPv8, Open-RSC all have been destroyed. Even the more lame and conventional attempts to offer change such as the gTLD MoU, CORE-POC and ICANN have been disrupted and discarded. The status quo rules and nothing will change anytime soon. My thesis is implausible. The spin surrounding all of these events is as huge as the direct money market stakes involved. These ideas will remain implausible, discounted, dismissed as ridiculous no matter how accurate. The confusion and chaos will continue fueled by critically placed individuals and the general level co-optation among key participants. The only thing citizens of conscience can do is to watch, comment from time to time and enjoy the spectacle. In that spirit I endure. Bob Allisat Free Community Network _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://fcn.net _ http://fcn.net/allisat [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ To receive the digest version instead, send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To SUBSCRIBE forward this message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNSUBSCRIBE, forward this message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Problems/suggestions regarding this list? Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___END____________________________________________
