The text of my essay last night contained an inadvertent error and an
ambiguity. Here is the problematic text:
While ICANN has been a closed door black box, the Europeans do have
two members of a ten member board. Before they sit back with
satisfaction that Christopher Wilkinson has their interests
adequately protected, they need to read and ponder carefully that
ICANN, when the rubber meets the road, is a strictly American
operation
The board of course has THREE European members. They are:
Eugenio Triana, Hans Kraaijenbrink , Geraldine Capdeboscq
Wilkinson is not a board member but rather a GAC member who has been
a lobbyist for the EC in these affairs for several years. The
ambiguity in my text was not intentional.
When this is published within the next week in the COOK Report the
text will read:
While ICANN has been a closed door black box, the Europeans do have
three members (Capdeboscq, Kraaijenbrink, and Triana) of a ten member
board. Before they sit back with satisfaction that Christopher
Wilkinson (a GAC member representing the EU) has their interests
adequately protected, they need to read and ponder carefully that
ICANN, when the rubber meets the road, is a strictly American
operation.
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