>Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 21:37:44 -0400 (EDT) >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: BOUNCE [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Non-member submission from >[[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Page)] > >>From mail.ncal.verio.com!usdh Thu Jun 17 21:37:42 1999 >Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Received: from smtp1.ncal.verio.com([207.20.246.161]) (12459 bytes) by ns1.vrx.net > via sendmail with P:esmtp/D:aliases/T:pipe > (sender: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) > id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 21:37:25 -0400 (EDT) > (Smail-3.2.0.100 1997-Dec-8 #2 built 1997-Dec-18) >Received: from [204.247.102.49] (h204-247-102-74.ncal.verio.com [204.247.102.74]) > by smtp1.ncal.verio.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id SAA17019; > Thu, 17 Jun 1999 18:31:31 -0700 (PDT) >X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Message-Id: <v01520d1cb38f28d4b224@[204.247.102.49]> >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 17:33:20 -0800 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Page) >Subject: WWW War I, the Internet Cold War (c) (was Re: [IDNO-ANNOUNCE:12] A must read) >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >6/17/99 > >TO: Interested readers >FROM: Stephen J. Page, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >RE: WWW War I: The Internet Cold War (c) Copyright, Steve Page, 1999. All >Rights Reserved. > >History repeats itself again and again... > >This week's Russian seizure of the airport in Pristina, the capital of >Kosovo, recalls Russian seizure of key real estate in Berlin, which created >a partitioned sector of Germany for 45 years. The result was daily >intimidation threatening freedom loving German people. It demonstrated the >lasting effect which "possession is 9/10ths of the law" can have. >Democracy-loving Internet community members have much to learn from this >cruel lesson of 20th Century history and the lasting effects of seizures by >non-Democratic forces interested in power and control at any cost. > >ICANN's seizure of the infrastructural assets and resources indespensible >to the operation of cyberspace, the DNS and the IP number assets, by its >self-appointed and anti-democratic board, represent stealthy, unpublicized >yet well-orchestrated moves can fill a void in the short term, while >democracy-loving people stand by, witnesses to the capture, disorganized >and helpless to prevent it from happening. Clueless netizens are the >equivalent to uninformed newsbyte consumers of video snippets of the Kosovo >power struggle playing out in dramatic fashion for anyone to see. > >Milosevic's opportunistic military seizure of Kosovo occurred after the >Clinton administration stated that it would effectively do nothing to >actually stop the elimination-of-dissent by brutal means. Similarly, >ICANN's seizure of IANA was orchestrated by the policy of the Clinton >administration which stated that it would keep a "hands off" policy to what >are the most important resources which regulate the existence or >non-existence of essential life requirements on the Internet. Is there a >connection? Yes. The connection is rooted in the evil and corruption >derived from absolute power. > >There are a couple of new Cold War's brewing, Cold War II, and WWW Cold War >I. Let's follow the typical path which leads up to a Cold War. After >assets are captured, legitimizing the role of the possessors, is their >goal. In the post WWII-Cold War I example, the Russians built a partition, >a wall which helped solidify NATO as a security force. This past week >reminiscent of the beginning of the first Cold War, NATO and Russia have >held high-level meetings, as tanks from both positions have faced-off. So, >as the Cold War-building process goes, mission accomplished on both the >Russian and ICANN fronts...in the short term. We know how Cold War I has >turned out in the longer term, a loss of Russian control and power, but it >will be interesting to see how WWW War I, the Internet Cold War turns out. > > >As we have seen in Kosovo negotiations, it is much easier to get what you >want if you are a power-grabbing national leader after you've made a >seizure because the alternatives are war and nobody wants war, and >negotiation. Today, Russia's leaders and their ally in Belgrade, >Milosevic, want to maintain power and influence over what was seized, so it >looks like we face a few more decades of Cold War standoff...again, if not >with the Russians, with the Russian-backed Serbian leadership of >Yugoslavia, who would rather hold tight controls than to trust a democracy >to grow. > >That brings us to ICANN. In ICANN's case, the IDNO, representing the >interests of freedom-loving people have maintained their democracy-loving >position, challenging ICANN both from outside and from inside, just as the >ethnic Albanians have done inside Kosovo. IDNO, like the freedom-seeking >people inside Kosovo, seeks recognition on behalf of the largest >constituency of stakeholders who use the Internet, and they do so in the >face of ICANN's attempts to eliminate any perceived threat to the future >domination of the ICANN board, inside and outside. The presently >voiceless, unrepresented IDNO constituency, is the Internet-equivalent of >the ethnic Albanians living inside of totalitarian Kosovo. > >Like Milosevic controlling Kosovo like a puppeteer, ICANN's worn-out >tactics are taken from well documented centuries of bloody human history, >only this time it is too early to see the effects of their actions because >the process is in its infancy. Yet, to understand the future, we need look >no further than the little known province where representatives of 10% of >the population (Milosevic and his police) controlled the infrastructure and >resources to do whatever they wish to people who had little choice but to >submit and starve, submit and die, fight and die, or run and hope to fight >another day for freedom. Some people were lucky enough to live, and some >were lucky enough to die quickly, but others have been made to endure >torture and starvation. What will be ICANN's effect upon people worldwide? > >Recent TV viewers have been an audience to the modern equivalent of an >extermination machine for eliminating undesirable dissent to authoritarian >rule, which slowly escalated, initially under our radar screens of viewer >awareness, from peaceful protest, over time, into a small, violent military >force (KLA), whose existence ultimately forced NATO to gear up and act. >The process unfolding before our horrified eyes has been an ugly reminder >that the Holocaust can still happen if we are not vigilant or careful. > >To summarize, the evil forces representing the dark side of human nature >which we have unfortunately witnessed once again this century, are at their >seed the same forces controlling the mechanics of ICANN...power and >control. ICANN's Board and its GA, GAC, and DNSO, the whole structure, is >like the early development of the modern, evil Milosevic in his dealings >with geo-politics; birds of a feather. Like Milosevic-clones, ICANN has >been orchestrated and supported by those who gain from the lies and >deception in order to try and gain what is sought, power. However, like >Pinocchio, the lies and deception are as plain as noses on their faces. > >(c) Copyright, 1999. Stephen J. Page. All Rights Reserved. > > >>http://cookreport.com/icannregulate.shtml >> >>While, like most reports, not 100% exact, and while you may not agree with >>everything that's inferred, this report gives a good feel of the level of >>passion and intrigue that the " Internet War" has now reached. >> >>exerpt: >>On the GAC >> >>June 9, back on the private list- Rutkowski: In reviewing the materials, >>it's obvious >> that Twomey is adept at tailoring his speeches to the >>audience. In his speech to the >> WIPO Sydney meeting last November, he saw ICANN as a stock >>exchange like >> regulatory organization. In the letter he officially filed >>in the NTIA proceeding under >> the signature of his mentor, Sen. Alston, he explicitly he >>wants NTIA to: >> >> "...explicitly recognize the continuation of the authority >>of national governments to >> manage or establish policy for their own ccTLDs. This right >>was explicitly >> recognized in the US White Paper released in June 1998. The >>Australian >> Government requests that such provision appear in the >>By-laws of the ICANN as >> eventually recognized by the US Administration." See >> >>http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/proposals/comments/scanned/alston >> >> Thus, his subsequent statements in Berlin on this subject >>are rather disingenuous at >> best. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, Twomey owes his >>current existence >> entirely to Alston - who is clearly on a campaign to >>introduce strong content >> controls on the Internet. Alston's personal home page even >>touts "content >> regulations" in his banner! >> >>http://www.richardalston.dca.gov.au/>http://www.richardalston.dca.gov.au >> >>On the latest Names Council meeting: >>June 11 Editor's Note. On June 11 ICANN held the first meeting of the >>unelected >> improperly constituted DNSO names council. Don Telage of NSI >>had tried to >> exercise his right granted by the ICANN by laws to appoint >>two members of the >> TLD constituency of the names council naming Canadian >>Richard Sexton and New >> Zealander Joop Teernstra. He was trying to force ICANN to >>carry outs its threat to >> change its by laws to prevent him from doing so. Richard >>Sexton was thrown off the >> phone call by Sola. >> >> Private list - Rutkowski: "Operator, his name is not on the >>list, please disconnect >> him" - Javier Sola. Richard, Ah, you were the target of >>Generalissimo Sola. From >> what I know about what occurred, it is clear that the whole >>DNSO thing is a >> manipulated sham. Let me recount what I know. Sola said at >>the outset that it was a >> closed meeting. Sola also informed Telage that ICANN had >>directed him to admit >> Telage only as an observer. (An hour later, Telage got a >>note from Roberts refusing >> to accept his letter proposing the 3 representatives.) >> >> When challenged by Telage, Sola called for an immediate vote >>to close the meeting, >> got 6 quick names spoken, then declared the meeting closed. >>At that point, he >> directed the operator to disconnect everyone not approved, >>including David >> Johnson as NSI's counsel. Thereafter, when anyone tried to >>connect, Sola simply >> told the operator not to connect them. >> >> At the same time, Roberts and Sims were allowed to >>participate unchallenged - as >> were both of MCI's two representatives in clear violation of >>the Bylaws. This was >> carried out with a terseness and swiftness that made it >>clear this had been well >> rehearsed. >> >> What occurred over the next 20 minutes was focused entirely >>on Group A - the >> WIPO Report. No other groups were formed, no other topics >>dealt with. On >> Group A, they also proceeded as if this was scripted. The >>Group was set up, four >> study questions proposed, chairs named (Cohen and Amadeau), >>people named to >> the Group, and meetings and deliverables established. They >>make it clear they were >> on a crash course to get a report competed on 7 July for >>delivery to ICANN. >> Nothing else seemed to matter but the WIPO report, plus the >>adoption of a >> schedule of next meetings as well as controls. >> >> Sola and most non-Americans wanted the Names Council to be >>completely closed. >> After some discussion, the Americans present persuaded the >>group to make the >> Council nominally open, but with an agreement that >>non-Council members could >> only be present as observers, and were not disruptive in the >>view of the Chair. >> Furthermore, it was agreed that the Council will have secret >>closed meetings prior >> to their actual meetings to set their agendas. >> >>Check out the website to read the whole report titled: A War for the Future >>of the Internet. >>--Joop Teernstra LL.M.-- , bootstrap of >>the Cyberspace Association, >>the constituency for Individual Domain Name Owners >>http://www.idno.org >> >>-- >>This message was sent via the idno-announce mailing list. 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