Senator: Keep U.N. away from the Internet

Iria · Oct 19, 2005, 01:49 AM

A new resolution introduced in the U.S. Senate offers political backing to the Bush administration by slamming a United Nations effort to exert more influence over the Internet.

Sen. Norm Coleman, a Republican from Minnesota, said his nonbinding resolution would protect the Internet from a takeover by the United Nations that's scheduled to be discussed at a summit in Tunisia next month.

"The Internet is likely to face a grave threat" at the summit, Coleman said in a statement on Monday. "If we fail to respond appropriately, we risk the freedom and enterprise fostered by this informational marvel, and end up sacrificing access to information, privacy, and protection of intellectual property we have all depended on."

If ratified, Coleman's resolution would assure the Bush administration and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) of political support on Capitol Hill during the negotiations at the so-called World Summit on the Information Society. Similar support has already come from both senior Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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BWX · Oct 19, 2005, 03:33 AM

Good, keep the UN far away.

Samir · Oct 21, 2005, 01:00 AM

? What is wrong with you usa?

calidan · Oct 21, 2005, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Samir

? What is wrong with you usa?

The U.N. has trouble running itself. Do you really think it can run the internet?

Oct 19, 2005, 01:49 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Senator: Keep U.N. away from the Internet A new resolution introduced in the U.S. Senate offers political backing to the Bush administration by slamming a United Nations effort to exert more influence over the Internet. Sen. Norm Coleman, a Republican from Minnesota, said his nonbinding resolution would protect the Internet from a takeover by the United Nations that's scheduled to be discussed at a summit in Tunisia next month. "The Internet is likely to face a grave threat" at the summit, Coleman said in a statement on Monday. "If we fail to respond appropriately, we risk the freedom and enterprise fostered by this informational marvel, and end up sacrificing access to information, privacy, and protection of intellectual property we have all depended on." If ratified, Coleman's resolution would assure the Bush administration and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) of political support on Capitol Hill during the negotiations at the so-called World Summit on the Information Society. Similar support has already come from both senior Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives. ____________ Read More / Source: News.com

Oct 19, 2005, 03:33 AM	#2
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Good, keep the UN far away. __________________

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Samir kX Lover Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 520 Rep Power: 0	? What is wrong with you usa? __________________ MU3NKA 3A HAPO6!