And yet we have numerous loud voices saying on the 1Net, governance, Best Bits, etc. mailing lists that 1Net and the Sao Paulo meeting are controlled by ICANN and other dark forces committed to preserving the status quo and US domination and so global civil society must rally to resist these oppressors etc etc… Sigh, Bill On Jan 12, 2014, at 1:22 AM, Carlton Samuels <carlton.samuels@gmail.com> wrote:
"The world is seeking and growing ever more anxious to see an independent, globally-accountable ICANN where no one government, no one organization, no one individual has oversight or rights higher than the others,” Chehade says. “I believe this is fundamental to the spirit of the Internet as well. Equal footing for all stakeholders engaged in the management and governance of this global resource.”
http://siliconangle.com/blog/2014/01/10/icanns-fadi-chehade-says-we-have-18-...
-Carlton