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<FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:18.0px'>Hi MM,<BR>
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I wasn’t in Delhi but FWIW my understanding is that the CU person responsible is on ALAC and that the proposal was supported by a number of members when considering a possible ALAC statement on the JPA. Someone who was there can correct me, but that sounds a bit less insular than you suggest. Agree with you on CDT. My broader question remains as to patterns of CS views on this matter and possible regional variations therein...<BR>
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On 2/18/08 10:29 AM, "Milton L Mueller" <mueller@syr.edu> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000080"><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>The CDT comments are pretty silly, they have been swayed by this crazy inside-the-beltway meme about how US control is necessary to stop “other” governments from “taking over.” See <a href="http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/1/29/3494481.html">http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/1/29/3494481.html</a> <BR>
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Consumers Union also takes a typical Washington approach, doesn’t bother to look outside US borders in formulating its position, nor did they bother to interface with any of the groups actually involved in ICANN. To them, the NTIA proceeding is just another Washington, US gvot call for comments. <BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Tahoma"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'><B>From:</B> William Drake [<a href="mailto:william.drake@graduateinstitute.ch]">mailto:william.drake@graduateinstitute.ch]</a> <BR>
<B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 14, 2008 2:31 AM<BR>
<B>To:</B> Governance<BR>
<B>Subject:</B> [governance] US CS & the JPA<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:17.0px'>Hi,<BR>
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Wolf Ludwig just passed along the below statement from Delhi by the Consumers Union of the U.S, which is a fairly substantial entity as CS goes. They oppose <BR>
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