Yeah. Smacks of Google vs. ITU.<br><br>How about peace & love with .africa and .afrique ?<br><br>Good luck. Louis.<br>- - -<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 5:00 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:suresh@hserus.net" target="_blank">suresh@hserus.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span style="font-family:Arial">It is invective and innuendo laden as usual<br><br>--srs (htc one x)<div><div class="h5">
<br>----- Reply message -----<br>From: "McTim" <<a href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com" target="_blank">dogwallah@gmail.com</a>><br>To: <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org" target="_blank">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>>, "Martin McOsieno" <<a href="mailto:otsienomartin@yahoo.com" target="_blank">otsienomartin@yahoo.com</a>><br>
Subject: [governance] Another conflict of interest at ICANN : SAD !!<br>Date: Fri, Nov 30, 2012 9:26 PM<br></div></div></span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Martin McOsieno<br><<a href="mailto:otsienomartin@yahoo.com" target="_blank">otsienomartin@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Here are some interesting insights on a new conflict of interest case at<br>> ICANN:<br>><br>> <a href="http://domainnewsafrica.com/the-plot-thickens-as-icann-and-africa-both-loose-africa/" target="_blank">http://domainnewsafrica.com/the-plot-thickens-as-icann-and-africa-both-loose-africa/</a><br>
<br>This piece, which is clearly written by a supporter of on of the bids,<br>repeats conflict of interest charges that have no substance.<br><br>As someone who has watched this competition for many years, the<br>charges that "yesterdays appointment of Pierre Dandjinou who has<br>
openly campaigned against DotConnectAfrica’s bid for .africa and even lost an ALAC Board seat in 2010 due to history of COI further<br>complicates the matters in Africa’s position."<br><br>are absolutely false.<br>
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PD has never "openly campaigned" against either bid, nor will he play a part in evaluating either bid.<br><br>There is no evidence that the DCA campaign against him for the ALAC<br>Board seat led to the selection of another candidate.<br>
<br>DCA has committed itself to a "slash n burn" media strategy that<br>ultimately, IMHO, has damaged their credibility in the ICANN<br>community.<br><br>> <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121127_africa_vs_africa_gac_early_warnings_on_new_gtld_applications/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121127_africa_vs_africa_gac_early_warnings_on_new_gtld_applications/</a><br>
<br>I see no conflict of interest here, only competition, just as what is<br>occurring with many other new gTLD applications.<br><br>Can you identify an actual conflict of interest in either story?<br><br>-- <br>Cheers,<br>
<br>McTim<br></div></div></blockquote></div>