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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE-AT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Maybe this is also of some interest: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19271083">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19271083</a>; <a href="http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2012/08/15/bibis-secret-war-plan/">http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2012/08/15/bibis-secret-war-plan/</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Philipp<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Von:</span></b><span lang=DE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org] <b>Im Auftrag von </b>Fahd A. Batayneh<br><b>Gesendet:</b> Donnerstag, 16. August 2012 13:14<br><b>An:</b> Fouad Bajwa<br><b>Cc:</b> governance@lists.igcaucus.org<br><b>Betreff:</b> Re: [governance] UN & Information Security<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Maybe because having an insecure Internet means ease of cyber attacking other nations (such as the StuxNet, Flame, and Gauss). We all know what was the purpose of these worms.<br><br>In other words, an insecure Internet paves the way for a platform where cyber-wars can take place as opposed to physical wars.<br><br>Fahd<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Fouad Bajwa <<a href="mailto:fouadbajwa@gmail.com" target="_blank">fouadbajwa@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p>Why do you think the single vote is always against it. Everyone talks about cyber protection but one wants to retain counter cyber protection rights and act beyond.<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#888888'>Fouad Bajwa<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Aug 16, 2012 2:05 AM, "Fahd A. Batayneh" <<a href="mailto:fahd.batayneh@gmail.com" target="_blank">fahd.batayneh@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>An interesting paper.<br><br>It mentions that "<b>With respect to military applications of information technology, the US considered an international convention to be ‘completely unnecessary’ as ‘the law of armed conflict and its principles of necessity, proportionality and limitation of collateral damage already govern the use of such technologies’</b>".<br><br>The report also states later on that "<b>After the first GGE process, the dynamics of the First Committee discussions on international information security changed considerably. Russia opened the resolution for co-sponsorship, while the United States started voting against it in subsequent years. Between 2005 and 2008 the US was the sole country to vote against the Resolution that attracted co-sponsors during the same time</b>".<br><br>It goes on to say that "<b>Recommendations also met the request of several nations to elaborate common terms and definitions relevant to the Resolution. Further, information exchange on national legislation and national ICT security strategies, policies and best practices were recommended as well as identification of measures to support capacity-building in less developed countries</b>"<br><br>And we all wonder why there is no proper initiatives in hand to combat and reduce cyber-threats, and increase levels of security online.<br><br>Fahd<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 10:09 AM, "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang" <<a href="mailto:wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de" target="_blank">wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>FYI<br><br><a href="http://ict4peace.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Eneken-GGE-2012-Brief.pdf" target="_blank">http://ict4peace.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Eneken-GGE-2012-Brief.pdf</a><br><span style='color:#888888'><br>wolfgang<br><br></span><br>____________________________________________________________<br>You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br> <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org" target="_blank">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a><br>To be removed from the list, visit:<br> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing" target="_blank">http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing</a><br><br>For all other list information and functions, see:<br> <a href="http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance" target="_blank">http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance</a><br>To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see:<br> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/" target="_blank">http://www.igcaucus.org/</a><br><br>Translate this email: <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate_t" target="_blank">http://translate.google.com/translate_t</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>____________________________________________________________<br>You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br> <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org" target="_blank">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a><br>To be removed from the list, visit:<br> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing" target="_blank">http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing</a><br><br>For all other list information and functions, see:<br> <a href="http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance" target="_blank">http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance</a><br>To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see:<br> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/" target="_blank">http://www.igcaucus.org/</a><br><br>Translate this email: <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate_t" target="_blank">http://translate.google.com/translate_t</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>