I remember a US Senator who started a campaign in 2005 that the UN will overtake the Internet. This was nonsense. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan wrote an article in the "Washington Post" at the eve of WSIS II in Tunis declaring that the UN has no plans and no ambitions to overtake or rule the Internet. However, the Senator continued to argue that the UN plans to overtake the Internet. The outcome of the WSIS II was the launch of the IGF and the recognition of ICANN. When the Senator returned from Tunis, he posted on his website: "I saved the Internet". I did not follow whether the "savior of the Internet" used his "Tunis success" in his election campaign in 2006.
Be careful to mix propagandistic noise with real issues.
Wolfgang
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It should be noted that under section 1001 of title 18 of the US Code Senator Cruz is accusing Mr. Chehade of a felony that carries with it a fine of up to $100,000 and up to 5 years in jail. Although he's unlikely to receive either I do think we should do our best to ensure that our members fees are not used to pay for any penalty that may ensue.
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> On 24 Feb 2016, at 14:48, Paul Rosenzweig <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Here the text:
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> From: Novack, Phil (Cruz) On Behalf Of Press, Cruz (Cruz)
> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 6:25 PM
> Subject: RELEASE: Sen. Cruz: ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade Is Misleading the United States Senate
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> UNITED STATES SENATE
> Sen. Ted Cruz Press Office
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> Cruz Press Office: 202-228-7561
> Rachael Slobodien [log in to unmask]
> Phil Novack: [log in to unmask]
> February 23, 2015
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> Sen. Cruz: ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade Is Misleading the United States Senate
> Chehade should recuse himself from all ICANN decisions that could impact the Chinese government
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> WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement today regarding a letter that Cruz, Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) received from Fadi Chehade, CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on Friday. Chehade's letter was in reply to one that Cruz, Lankford, and Lee sent on February 4 raising serious concerns and requesting information regarding Mr. Chehade's involvement with the World Internet Conference, which is organized by the Chinese government, a regime notorious for its censorship of the Internet and criminalization of online speech.
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> "Either the World Internet Conference and the People's Republic of China have misreported the events that took place during their own conference or Fadi Chehade isn't being completely honest with the United States Senate," said Sen. Cruz. "While Chehade continues to state that his first meeting won't take place until later this year, the Xinhua News Agency, the official press agency of the People's Republic of China, reported on December 17, 2015 that, 'The advisory committee held its first meeting on the sidelines of the second World Internet Conference in Wuzhen of east China's Zhejiang Province. Jack Ma, founder of China's Internet giant Alibaba, and Fadi Chehade, president and CEO of ICANN, act as co-chairman of the advisory committee.' It should also be noted that Chehade has admitted that he has entered into an arrangement while still serving as the CEO of ICANN and performing under a contract with the United States government, through which his future travel costs to the Chinese government's state-sponsored World Internet Conference will be compensated. Travel compensation from the Chinese government can be a form of personal conflict of interest, which could impair Chehade's ability to act impartially and in the best interest of the government when performing under the contract. As such, Chehade should recuse himself from all ICANN decisions that could impact the Chinese government, which include all negotiations and discussions pertaining to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition."
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> From: NCSG-Discuss [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sam Lanfranco
> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 9:34 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Cannot View Cruz Press Release re: CEO Fadi
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> Thanks Michael,
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> I can get Fadi's response, and I can get to the circleid.com page, but again, when I click on that page's link to the Cruz Press Release I get:
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> <image003.png>and again a blank page.
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> Sam L.
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> On 24/02/2016 9:12 AM, Michael Oghia wrote:
> Try this:
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> Cruz's response to Fadi: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160223_icann_ceo_fadi_chehade_is_misleading_the_us_senate_says_sen_cruz/
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> Fadi's response: https://www.cruz.senate.gov/files/documents/Letters/20160219_ICANN_CEOLetter.pdf
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> Do those work?
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> -Michael
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> Michael J. Oghia
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> On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 4:10 PM, Sonia H. <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I've had the same problem (Turkey) trying to display the page.
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> Sonia Herring
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> Sonia
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> On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 4:09 PM, Sam Lanfranco <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I only get a blank page when (from Canada) I try to view Cruz's press release 2599.
> I get to the site, but only a blank page:
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> <image004.png>
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> I get a blank page using Chrome, using Firefox, and using Psiphon Virtual Private Network.
> The URL is correct and it comes up in search engines but I cannot get to the page.
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> Has the page been blocked to Canada or are there other problems?
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> Sam L.
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> On 24/02/2016 5:45 AM, Ayden Férdeline wrote:
> Hi, all-
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> Embedded in this press release by Senator Cruz is a written response that Fadi Chehadé sent him last Friday addressing concerns raised about his involvement with the World Internet Conference.
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> - Press release: https://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2599
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> - Fadi's letter: https://www.cruz.senate.gov/files/documents/Letters/20160219_ICANN_CEOLetter.pdf
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> Best wishes,
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> Ayden
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