Gorodon Cook, in his article titled: "$208,600 in the pot for ICANN - awesome - who is really paying its bills?" writes: + + The current roster of start up fund contributers. Note IBM vice + president and GIP chair John Patricks personal $2500 contribution. + + + America Online, $25,000 + Cisco Systems, $25,000 + Compaq Computer Corporation, $25,000 + IBM, $25,000 + Joseph Le Baron, $100 + MCI Worldcom, $25,000 + Microsoft Corporation, $25,000 + Netscape Communications Corporation, $15,000 + John R. Patrick, $2,500 + Paul D. Stauffer, $1,000 + Symantec, $15,000 + UUNET, $25,000 + + question for esther: Does Icann's attorney have to reveal *HIS* + conflict of interests? Esther Dyson replies: > No, because he is not a director or officer. > > And to answer the question in your headline, the people you list > below, plus people extending us credit, plus directors' credit > cards. If Joe Sims, lawyer for ICANN, or his law firm represents any of the people or organizations providing funds to ICANN he is in conflict of Interest. If Mr. Sims is behind any of the corporations providing loans to ICANN he is in conflict of interest. If, furthermore, Mr. Sims is closely associated with any of your credit card wielding Board cronies the same holds true. Also... just who is providing how much in loans to ICANN? And how does ICANN expect to be able to pay any amount of loaned money off since it is a non-profit organization? Unless it's off of our backs as citizens forced to use their corrupt and self-perpetuating regime. And how much personal money are ICANN Board Members squandering of their personal funds in their sundry campaigns to become rulers of the Internet for life? Because, so far, all the mad ICANN chooses to reveal to we, the gret unwashed, is a membership structure that will allow only institutions and individuals similar (identical) to those already $upporting ICANN to participate in elections. Which means more of the same evasive nonsense, trumped up secrecy, pompous arrogance and arbitrary, authoritarian decision making. Gaia help us! Bob Allisat Free Community Network _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://fcn.net _ http://fcn.net/allisat http://robin.fcn.net
