I recently sent the following complaint to the Egyptian Government. Let's hope the violence I predicted never comes - things have been quite, but if news that a US government body like ICANN was holding a meeting in a politically unstable climate like Cairo - I hate to think of what might happen. Of course - it would make excellent news. Regards Joe Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 08:05:32 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Mubarak's address to ICANN - Hello: I am contacting you in respect of your position as an employee of the Government of Egypt. I have recently been exposed and subjected to a great slander I found at http://www.earth-net.net/mahir-icann/ Not only is this information an embarrassment to President Mubarak, it is also a national disgrace. It is understandable that President Mubarak's decision to support ICANN - the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - would result in this scandal. ICANN is a creature of the United States Government designed to take control of the internet on behalf of large corporate interests. ICANN is also hated by every internet user who knows of it's existance and intended purpose. What is not understandable is that a well respected international person of President Mubarak's stature would subject himself to supporting an organization so steeped in scandal which serves the sole interests of the United States government. ICANN has continually denied the Arab world, as it has denied the European Union, the rights to participate in providing the world with an effective means of communicating in natural language. If ICANN wanted the arab world could easily communicate in their own languages. But for now, we have to communicate in english, until ICANN feels otherwise. I will be looking forward to Mr. Mubarak's address to ICANN Kindest regards Joe Baptista
