Posted on 11/07/2005 5:44:28 AM PST by mal
It sounds like a Tom Clancy plot. An anonymous group of international technocrats holds secretive meetings in Geneva. Their cover story: devising a blueprint to help the developing world more fully participate in the digital revolution. Their real mission: strategizing to take over management of the Internet from the U.S. and enable the United Nations to dominate and politicize the World Wide Web. Does it sound too bizarre to be true? Regrettably, much of what emanates these days from the U.N. does.
The Internet faces a grave threat. We must defend it. We need to preserve this unprecedented communications and informational medium, which fosters freedom and enterprise. We can not allow the U.N. to control the Internet.
The threat is posed by the U.N.-sponsored World Summit on the Information Society taking place later this month in Tunisia. At the WSIS preparatory meeting weeks ago, it became apparent that the agenda had been transformed. Instead of discussing how to place $100 laptops in the hands of the world's children, the delegates schemed to transfer Internet control into the hands of intrigue-plagued bureaucracies.
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Will the REAL digital brownshirts please stand up...
And so we will be the results.
Where does Hillary stand on this issue?
Think about Al Gore! After all, the guy took the initiative to create the Internet in the first place! He must be really upset about this.
What's the worst they can do, take their marbles and go home?
The worst they can do is be successful and have the US turn over the control.
To think this issue is currently in the hands of our own BS Senate (no offence to Sen. Coleman, I'm glad he's taking up the torch on this one).
Scares the crap out of me.
I've been reading about this matter off and on and must say that Coleman is exactly right about this. And thankfully, thus far, he doesn't seem to be one of the weenies in Congress.
Will the IAEA be the body that regulates 'pure energy'?
And there you have it.
Norm Coleman is someone who has guts. I am impressed with him.
He was a pitt bull about Oil for Food and should be applauded for his efforts. This is issue should be front and center for all bloggers. How long did it take us to get rid of the MSM monopoly? Only to be replaced by UN corruption? No thank you.
Good one. . .
Absolutely. . .this cannot happen.
It was, of course, a Republican who is taking issue here. . .
As to where Hillary stands. . .probably does not matter; she will be standing wherever she needs to be; until after election.
Any comments on record say. . .from Kerry; Schumer. . .'Ted'. . Feinstein, Boxer or ANY of the Left's et als?
It was, of course, a Republican who is taking issue here. . .
As to where Hillary stands. . .probably does not matter; whe will be standing wherever she needs to be; until after election.
Any comments on record say. . .from Kerry; Schumer. . .'Ted'. . Feinstein, Boxer or ANY of the Left's et als?
I agree. Coleman does a better job than most in the GOP and he is a pretty liberal guy.
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