For what it's worth... None of the other At-Large regions appears to be raising this issue. AFRALO itself is notably silent, and it has in the past been quite vocal on issues of concern to it. The ICANN Board has apparently discussed the issue but so far chosen not to act. This means that getting support for a global At-Large statement -- let alone from ICANN itself -- is nearly impossible. This means that pressing on -- alone as a region -- will have the visible effect of Americans lecturing the world on freedom(*). I suggest that would be unwelcome optics and inappropriate for ICANN, and have few positive effects except making the authors feel good. As has been stated, the Egyptian government knows exactly what it's doing and the residual harm that is coming from its actions (state control or shutdown of communications media during times of crisis is hardly a new phenomenon). It's notable that one of the only links left open (clearly deliberately so) is a redundancy that allows the Stock Exchange to be accessible. Based on casual conversations I've had, though, I wonder if the casual Internet end-user around the world cares more about the temporary Internet shutdown than about the thousands of injuries and deaths on the streets of Cairo. I am more inclined to want to follow up on Marc's suggestion that perhaps the events in Egypt may serve as a catalyst for At-Large research into what role ICANN may play to reduce or alleviate such problems in the future. What happened here, on this scale, is a first. Perhaps there are things ICANN can do to reduce the harm of future instances. I don't know, but it's worth finding out. But as the discussion has progressed I am still yet to be persuaded that ICANN has any role making a political statement on the current situation. Given that ICANN's relationship with the world's governments is already precarious at this time<http://kierenmccarthy.com/2011/01/27/so-what-does-that-weird-gac-wording-act...>, it's highly unlikely that ICANN will take any action that is seen to be lecturing sovereign states. In this light, and the refusal of other At-Large regions to get similarly involved, I am solidly against any NARALO attempt to go it alone. - Evan (*) Given the public posturing by some Amercian politicians about killing Julian Assange<http://www.thestatecolumn.com/articles/mike-huckabee-calls-for-execution-of-julian-assange/>and displaying envy for what Egypt has done<http://www.boingboing.net/2011/01/28/egypt-just-turned-of.html>, the country's moral reputation on Internet freedom may not be as solid as some think