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ICANN's Time Is Up, According To John Gilmore

Posted by timothy on from the tick-tick-tick dept.

EyesWideOpen writes: "Salon has a lengthy interview with Cygnus Software co-founder John Gilmore about why he feels it's time for ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, to go. Gilmore, along with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is currently helping to fund a lawsuit filed by ICANN director Karl Auerbach against ICANN. ICANN has denied Gilmore access to its financial information, providing the basis for the lawsuit. Gilmore states: 'I believe it's because there is information in there about how ICANN has misused its money, and/or has favored people who lent or gave it money.'"

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  1. Wow by Junky191 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is quite possibly the biggest snoozer of an article I've ever seen. *Passes out from boredom and whacks head on mouse* #%&@!$

  2. Re:Be wary of all international orgs. by rickwood · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Actually it's quite simple: Bush the Younger is trying to protect his father. Bush the Elder and his henchmen were accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity for the Gulf War. This was not widely reported in the press, naturally. There was a book written on the subject, War Crimes, by Ramsey Clark. Google turned up this index of the charges.

    Basically, the United States Federal Government wants to be able to oust other peoples leaders and governments over war crimes, but not be subject to the same rules.