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

[Arzak Khan]

Dear C.A,
 
Like always sheer double standards.
 
Cheers!
 
Arzak 


 

> From: anriette at apc.org
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; ca at cafonso.ca
> Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 12:01:16 +0200
> Subject: Re: [governance] curious note on nairobi and brussels...
> 
> Dear c.a.
> 
> Yes.. good question. Let's hope that we don't have the same paranoia
> emerge again when the IGF is being hosted in Kenya.
> 
> Anriette
> 
> 
> On Sun, 2010-07-04 at 13:22 -0300, Carlos A. Afonso wrote:
> > 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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