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<p>I agree there. The more reasonable alternative is for the usa to
participate and group together with other countries to elect a sg that
doesn't allow this scope creep in ITU's agenda and refocuses it
on its core roles of development and standardization <br>
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--srs (htc one x)<br>
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<p>On 11 February 2013 12:58:33 AM Milton L Mueller <mueller@syr.edu>
wrote:</p>
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all the ways in which the US govt (involuntarily) collects tax monies
and uses them in ways that oppose my interests, the ITU budget is a
rounding error.
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speak for Adam, but perhaps he was concerned about the hyperventilated
and distorted manner in which the defund the ITU campaign is being
carried out. The degree
to which the US (and other countries) continue to financially support
the ITU (and other UN agencies) is a legitimate topic of debate and
discussion. Indeed, I would like to see a calm and pragmatic discussion
of what people see as the future role of the ITU,
and am perfectly willing to entertain “no role” or “a dramatically
reduced role” as a debatable option. But let’s carry out the discussion
in a less polarized way, and one that pays attention to basic facts
about geopolitics and intergovernmental relations.
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governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org
[mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bill Woodcock<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, February 10, 2013 11:39 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> governance@lists.igcaucus.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [governance] Defund the ITU petition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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On Feb 10, 2013, at 7:45 AM, Adam Peake <<a
href="mailto:ajp@glocom.ac.jp">ajp@glocom.ac.jp</a>> wrote:<br>
> Good to see there's still no interest <br>
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Really, Adam? You think it's "good" that I should be
forced to make involuntary payments to an organization that uses them
to oppose my interests?<br>
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Since it's not your money that we're talking about, I'm curious why you
feel you have standing to make such an assertion.<br>
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-Bill<br>
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