[governance] Emergency resolution on .xxx recall

[Milton Mueller]

>>> Izumi AIZU <aizu at anr.org> 08/17/05 11:07 PM >>>
>I quite disagree with the above characterization to GAC Chair, 
>unless you have solid facts, it is not productive to assert these 
>subjective observations into our analysis.

I have many solid facts, but there is no need to personalize the issue,
I agree. Sharil is a very congenial and likable person. It is not my
concern here to praise him or condemn him. I simply am laying out what
happened. 

So let me clarify your position here, Izumi: are you saying that the US
Commerce Department and Sharil decided to send letters to ICANN within
one day of each other, asking for exactly the same thing, as a
remarkable coincidence? Are you contending that they did not coordinate
and communicate about this? Not a credible position, I'm afraid.

>He might be aware of the US letter, but he was also siting
>"several other governments" and I am sure it is not only USG who
>are not happy with .xxx, those who are normally not politically in
>line with USG. Syria, for example, was quite angry at WSIS/WGIG
>meeting, for example,

Of course, I have never denied that other governments were angry about
.xxx. As I have pointed out several times, they were angry in Luxembourg
and nothing happened. Once the US decided to act, things happened.
Sharil wrote his letter and the staff used it and the Board complied and
the applicant, seeing that it was all a done deal, went along with the
delay. 

I'll address the idea of a CS statement in the next message.
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