US Govt Wants to Control ICANN?

blankmange writes "ZDNet is covering a new piece of legislation that may be introduced by Sen. Conrad Burns that would give the US government more control of ICANN - the independent corporation that controls the domain-naming system of the internet. 'In a statement released two days before a Senate subcommittee is scheduled to hold hearings on the global body, Burns said the change was necessary because ICANN has exceeded its authority, does not operate in an open fashion, and is dangerously unaccountable to Internet users, businesses and other key interest groups.'"

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What?

[King Of Chat]

Are you sure you want Dubya in charge of anything to do with numbers?

Re:Pot? Is that you?

[Stonehand]

I suspect that most guerilla wars have actually been versus rebels in South America and Africa as waged by governments and government-aligned para militaries under extremely loose rules of engagement (as in death squads, maiming and mutilations, forced conscription, summary executions, massacres, et al). There have been a few in Europe (Soviet-backed partisan formations and Communist movements in Europe, for instance) and Asia (assorted Communist revolutions and civil wars, Karen rebels, "God's Army", et al) but fewer, and very few currently.