USA stands alone, lost last major ally.- October 2, 2005 The story from the International Herald Tribune (which is a very good online source of news BTW) about USA vs The Rest of the World called EU and U.S. clash over control of Net got me thinking.I can not see ICANN having the same reporting structure in the following years. In fact I am prepared to bet money on it. ICANN may exist but not with the basic contracts with American government departments. The USA can not win this fight, at best they can stage a rear guard that will last years,...http://www.nznews.org.nz/categories/gtld/2005/10/02.html#a592 USA 1 Rest of the World 0- October 1, 2005 US Government has yet again stated in public they are not going to move control of 'the root'. The part I find the most interesting is this:"We've been very, very clear throughout the process that there are certain things we can agree to and certain things we can't agree to," Gross told reporters at U.N. offices in Geneva. "It's not a negotiating issue. This is a matter of national policy." National policy of course USA thinks it is more important than the rest of the world combined. I would...http://www.nznews.org.nz/categories/gtld/2005/10/01.html#a591 |