[governance] curious note on nairobi and brussels...

[Carlos A. Afonso]

Dear people,

When ICANN proposed to hold their meeting in Nairobi, there came an 
avalanche of reports and fears -- above all, a statement from the US 
government warning all of us not to go due to serious security concerns.

The ones who went (I was there) found a wonderful people, a nice 
country, we learned a lot visiting museums and other places -- above 
all, we were at least as safe as in our home towns.

Now, in Brussels, one of us had its bag forcefully stolen at the central 
train station. Nothing of this sort happened in Kenya. Our NCUC friend 
Marcelo Fernandes Costa had about Eu5,000 in equipment and money stolen 
in the capital of Europe. When he approached a policeman to report the 
robbery, the Belgian shook his shoulders as if saying "nothing new...".

Why didn't the US government and other "mandarins of worldwide security" 
warn us about the serious risks we run when in civilized Europe???

--c.a.
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