[governance] ICANN staff member and Stratfor

[Milton L Mueller]

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Might be, if it wasn't ludicrous...Veni was a member of this list for
> many years, not a likely activity for a "Bulgarian billionaire
> telecommunications oligarch".

[Milton L Mueller] 

Not sure what your point is, McTim. True, he is not a billionaire telecom oligarch, as we can conclude from his need for an ICANN salary, consulting contracts and various forms of sucking up to whoever happens to hold power, in Bulgaria as in ICANN. 

But it's an open list, and his presence on it proves nothing. Any number of people, with motives fair, foul, or in-between, are free to join this list and keep an eye on civil society deliberations. Veni's presence fits perfectly with the pattern of the networking opportunist; playing both side of the fence; keeping watch; selling information; and dipping into civil society discourse only as necessary to fend off any attacks or potential disruptions to the system he exploits so well. 

--MM


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