<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 4:08 PM, Fahd A. Batayneh <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fahd.batayneh@gmail.com" target="_blank">fahd.batayneh@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im">On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 10:27 PM, Riaz K Tayob <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:riaz.tayob@gmail.com" target="_blank">riaz.tayob@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Published: December 9, 2012 00:46 IST |
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<h1>Russia’s insistence on U.N. control
over the Internet could see collapse of global meet</h1>
<span>Shalini Singh</span>
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<p>It’s Russia, China, and Arab states versus E.U., U.S.
and Japan; India is silent</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div>It's been widely disseminated that the "Arab States" are taking the position of China and Russia. While Arab States are 22 in total, it is only Saudi Arabia (major player), Tunisia, and Egypt (both to some extent) who are pushing for moving Internet control to the ITU. The rest of the 19 Arab States are just following the discussions with not much clear position (more like 'cheerleaders').<br>
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</div>(snip)<div class="im"><h3>Arab States’ stance</h3>
<p>Meanwhile, Dubai as the Conference Chair
and UAE as the host, are increasingly getting nervous
because of the Arab States’ stance, which is perceived
to favour the Russian and Chinese positions. </p>
<p>Another reason for their nervousness is
that a failed conference could further hurt the UAE’s
reputation on the issue of online freedom and free
speech.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div>This statement - IMHO - is far from reality. Since when did local hosts face the fear of failing and tarnishing their reputation when it comes to online freedom and free speech? Is the writer trying to say that Dubai was selected as the venue of WCIT-12 as means to ensure Arab States are on the same side as the USA, EU, and Japan? And besides, we all know that it is China and Russia who are the heavyweights, and to some extent Saudi Arabia.<br>
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<br>Poor article... Or maybe poorly circulated information.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br>+1<br>mc <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>Fahd<br></font></span></div></div></div>
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