Hi Rafik,<br><br>Keeping IG out of governmental interference is not a new argument in US gov. It
dates back to Clinton´s administration with the 1997 directive that
consagrates the private sector led and self-regulatory regime aimed
to maintain the status quo of US dominance. US advocacy on the matter has always been ingenious and subrepticious, using proxies, specially on the private sector. There is no novelty on the news and frankly I don´t believe that the reason behind this mobilization is concern over China and Iran´s intents nor love for freedom of expression. The case Assange is a good example of the double standards used when it comes to FoE<br>
<br>Marília<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Rafik Dammak <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir="ltr">Hi Marilia,<div><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/12/20 Marilia Maciel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mariliamaciel@gmail.com" target="_blank">mariliamaciel@gmail.com</a>></span><div class="im"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This piece
of news confirms the idea that the debates about enhanced cooperation and IGF improvement cannot
be seen as separate things. The hypocrisy in US gov position, for instance, can
only be made clear if we put both themes together.</span></p></blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>hypocrisy? I can neither confirm nor deny, the mentioned initiative is led by a congresswoman not by US government, we can easily find different opinions within a same country between executive and legislative powers or even within the same government (having .ministries conducting opposite policies)</div>
<div><br></div><div>for IGF there are some delegations which bring both parliamentarians and government officials and that makes more sense. </div><div><br></div><div>other article <a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/12/is-a-un-internet-takeover-looming-not-quite.ars" target="_blank">http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/12/is-a-un-internet-takeover-looming-not-quite.ars</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>the issue is going mainstream (at least beyond the usual channels), we need to be present and share IGC point of views></div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik</div><div> </div>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade<br>FGV Direito Rio<br><br>Center for Technology and Society<br>Getulio Vargas Foundation<br>Rio de Janeiro - Brazil<br>