Thanks for sharing this Ayden.
Sam et al: The PDF is attached in case you can't view it.
Best,
-Michael
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On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 11:42 AM, Ayden Férdeline <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hello, all-
>
> Sharing without comment, a new letter dated 3 March from Senators Cruz,
> Lankford, and Lee.
>
>
> http://www.cruz.senate.gov/files/documents/Letters/20160303_CruzLankfordLee_ICANNLetter.pdf
>
> Ayden
>
> On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 8:11 AM, Olévié Kouami <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone !
>>
>> +1 @Dorothy.
>>
>> Is it a damnation position to, one day, have been the ICANN CEO ?
>> It's a non sense approach, IMHO.
>>
>> Let's consider the actions of the newest CEO. Where should he be ended up
>> ?
>>
>> Who knows ? :-)
>>
>> Warm regards,
>> -Olévié-
>>
>>
>> 2016-02-26 9:33 GMT+00:00 Dorothy K. Gordon <
>> [log in to unmask]>:
>>
>>> Has everyone forgotten about where previous heads of ICANN ended up?
>>> This is a totally inconsequential issue in my view.
>>>
>>> Dorothy K. Gordon
>>> Director-General
>>> Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT
>>> Mobile: 233 265005712
>>> Direct Line: 233 302 683579
>>> Website: www.aiti-kace.com.gh
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>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: “farzaneh badii” <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Sent: Thursday, 25 February, 2016 8:27:46 AM GMT +00:00 Casablanca /
>>> Monrovia
>>> Subject: Re: AW: [NCSG-Discuss] Cannot View Cruz Press Release re: CEO
>>> Fadi
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>>
>>> ok it might be only political, but the implications of the CEO of ICANN
>>> attending a controversial conference and then accepting a position ( even
>>> if it starts later), are huge. It was a careless act by the CEO of ICANN.
>>> Especially at this very sensitive time when the community has been
>>> preparing for transition and hours of voluntary work and expertise have
>>> gone into the accountability proposal. Why give them an excuse?
>>>
>>>
>>> On 25 February 2016 at 09:10, Rudi Vansnick < [log in to unmask] >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>>
>>> Well said. Politics have their own world of communication and in period
>>> of elections they often use destructive messages to promote their own
>>> person. I’m afraid Wolgang has highlighted a quite important aspect.
>>> Campaigning for the USA elections senator Cruz uses populism to promote his
>>> candidature. In the past he was never concerned about the internet, now all
>>> of the sudden he wants to become the savior of the internet …
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Rudi Vansnick
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Op 24 feb. 2016, om 16:21 heeft Kleinwächter, Wolfgang <
>>> [log in to unmask] > het volgende
>>> geschreven:
>>>
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>>> Von: NCSG-Discuss im Auftrag von Edward Morris
>>> Gesendet: Mi 24.02.2016 15:55
>>> An: [log in to unmask]
>>> Betreff: Re: [NCSG-Discuss] Cannot View Cruz Press Release re: CEO Fadi
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 24 Feb 2016, at 14:48, Paul Rosenzweig <
>>> [log in to unmask] > wrote:
>>>
>>> Here the text:
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> <image001.png>
>>> UNITED STATES SENATE
>>> Sen. Ted Cruz Press Office
>>>
>>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>> Cruz Press Office: 202-228-7561
>>> Rachael Slobodien [log in to unmask]
>>> Phil Novack: [log in to unmask]
>>> February 23, 2015
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> “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.”
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Paul Rosenzweig
>>> [log in to unmask]
>>> O: +1 (202) 547-0660
>>> M: +1 (202) 329-9650
>>> VOIP: +1 (202) 738-1739
>>> Skype: paul.rosenzweig1066
>>> Link to my PGP Key
>>> <image002.png>
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> Thanks Michael,
>>>
>>> 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:
>>>
>>> <image003.png>and again a blank page.
>>>
>>> Sam L.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 24/02/2016 9:12 AM, Michael Oghia wrote:
>>> Try this:
>>>
>>> Cruz's response to Fadi:
>>> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160223_icann_ceo_fadi_chehade_is_misleading_the_us_senate_says_sen_cruz/
>>>
>>> Fadi's response:
>>> https://www.cruz.senate.gov/files/documents/Letters/20160219_ICANN_CEOLetter.pdf
>>>
>>> Do those work?
>>>
>>> -Michael
>>> __________________
>>>
>>> Michael J. Oghia
>>> Istanbul, Turkey
>>> 2015 ISOC IGF Ambassador
>>> #TCKchat co-host, 1st session
>>> Skype: mikeoghia
>>> Twitter | LinkedIn
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Sonia Herring
>>>
>>> Sonia
>>>
>>> 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:
>>>
>>> <image004.png>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Has the page been blocked to Canada or are there other problems?
>>>
>>> Sam L.
>>>
>>> On 24/02/2016 5:45 AM, Ayden Férdeline wrote:
>>> Hi, all-
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> - Press release: https://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2599
>>>
>>> - Fadi's letter:
>>> https://www.cruz.senate.gov/files/documents/Letters/20160219_ICANN_CEOLetter.pdf
>>>
>>> Best wishes,
>>>
>>> Ayden
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
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>>> in an unjust state” -Confucius
>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>> Dr Sam Lanfranco (Prof Emeritus & Senior Scholar)
>>> Econ, York U., Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - M3J 1P3
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>>> blog: http://samlanfranco.blogspot.com
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Farzaneh
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> *Olévié Ayaovi Agbenyo KOUAMI*
>>
>>
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>>
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>>
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