[governance] Google's Fight the ITU/WCIT website

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

And another article (rather one in a series of articles) by Larry Downes in Forbes that covers the issue comprehensively but takes a stridently anti ITU tone (right down to a cute graphic of little red riding hood and the big bad wolf in grandma's clothing).  

The comments section (expand to select all comments rather than called out comments) has a long back and forth discussion between Downes and an ITU media relations official,

http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrydownes/2012/11/26/un-agencys-leaked-playbook-panic-chaos-over-internet-treaty/

--srs (iPad)

On 26-Nov-2012, at 22:32, "Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Baruch" <apisan at unam.mx> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> a four-part series of articles by Dwayne Winseck (Canada) which culminates in http://t.co/Fj7hZGr seems to me a better opinion, Louis. The claims made in "The Hypocrisy..." about transparency and openness in the ITU have been tested and failed. 
> 
> These articles also peel off the hype and the anti-UN rhetoric, which is unwelcome in many countries, and, interestingly, finds that things are actually pretty bad notwithstanding. 
> 
> The control mentality and the antiquated approaches trying to reverse the clock are laid bare and for most will renew the will to not let them happen. 
> 
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> Enviado el: lunes, 26 de noviembre de 2012 10:15
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> Asunto: [governance] Google's Fight the ITU/WCIT website
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> Hi all,
> 
> For once, an article devoid of demagogy, .. on the usual subject.
> 
> http://theglobaljournal.net/article/view/904/
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> Louis
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