Hello, all- Another month, another letter to ICANN from Senator Cruz et al. https://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2622 Best wishes, Ayden On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 10:24 AM, Michael Oghia [log in to unmask] wrote: Thanks for sharing this Ayden. Sam et al: The PDF is attached in case you can't view it. Best, -Michael __________________ Michael J. Oghia Istanbul, Turkey Journalist & editor 2015 ISOC IGF Ambassador Skype: mikeoghia Twitter | LinkedIn 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 Encrypt Everything - https://gpgtools.org https://silentcircle.com ----- 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 -- ------------------------------------------------ “It is a disgrace to be rich and honoured in an unjust state” -Confucius ------------------------------------------------ Dr Sam Lanfranco (Prof Emeritus & Senior Scholar) Econ, York U., Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - M3J 1P3 email: [log in to unmask] Skype: slanfranco blog: http://samlanfranco.blogspot.com Phone: +1 613-476-0429 cell: +1 416-816-2852 -- Farzaneh -- Olévié Ayaovi Agbenyo KOUAMI Directeur-Adjoint de O and K IT SOLUTIONS sarl Editeur de logiciels de gestion (PGI/ERP) S.I.G.E. (http!// www.oandkit.com Président/CEO de l'INTIC4DEV (Institut des TIC pour le développement) Secrétaire Général de l'ESTETIC - Association Togolaise des professionnels des TIC ( http://www.estetic.tg ) ICANN-GNSO-NCSG-NPOC Communications Committee Chair ( http://www.npoc.org/ ) ICANN - Fellow & Alumni ( http://www.icann.org ) - Membre de Internet Society (http:// www.isoc.org ) Membre fondateur du RIK-Togo (Réseau Interprofessionnel du Karité au Togo) ( http://www.globalshea.com ) - Skype : olevie1 FaceBook : @olivier.kouami.3 Twitter : #oleviek Lomé – Togo Ayden Férdeline Statement of Interest