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much ado about quite a bit...
most of it to do with the non existent amount of trust between a lot of member states and the US in particular and everyone else in general.

Politics and nationalism does tend to bring out the ugly side in people all over the globe unfortunately.

This looks to have been mishandled a little right from the beginning. Instead of baldy coming out and stating that "we will not relinquish control of the internet" (pretty much guaranteed to get other peoples backs up right from the get-go) it might have been more sensible to work on making ICANN and its make-up more robust. Institute a charter and method of comprising the committee so that no country or group of countries can make radical changes to the current system. It would have been the perfect time to do it because, like it or not, the US does have oversight of ICANN at the moment.

Done with a little bit of flair, a dash of tact and some creative forward thinking the US could then have announced that of course it was going to allow ICANN to become an independant body and thus get back a little (badly needed) cred as a team player.

The resultant body probably would have been slow, cumbersome and less flexible (remind you of anything??) but it would have the mantel of "global acceptance" and would stave off the Balkanisation of the net for for a while longer.
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Should the U.N. run the Internet?  Letophoro | 07/12/05
That's just a start  bumberfsck | 07/12/05
The UN shouldn't run anything  bumberfsck | 07/12/05
True, but...  FirstNLastN | 07/12/05
Your forgeting a very significant detail!  ShadeTree | 07/12/05
Misunderstanding  Becks_z | 07/12/05
Unless the US decides that it is a security ...  ShadeTree | 07/12/05
much ado about quite a bit...  Dave F_z | 07/12/05
Sorry, I never bought into the appeasement game.  ShadeTree | 07/12/05
Should the U.N. run the Internet?  d_enang@... | 07/12/05
The Internet grew out of Darpa!  ShadeTree | 07/12/05
You need a history lesson, AL GORE INVENTED THE INTERNET  Handrew | 07/12/05
Don't get me started on the U.N.!  mailander | 07/12/05
I think they just did (NT)  John L. Ries | 07/12/05
Answer: H*LL NO !!!  realitycheck101 | 07/12/05
RE: Answer: H*LL NO !!!  btljooz | 07/13/05
This Is The Golden Opportunity For Internet II  itanalyst | 07/12/05
You got that right  Psyb3rGh0st | 07/13/05
The UN shouldn't even exist  Otto_Delete | 07/12/05
AMEN to THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  btljooz | 07/13/05
How are they going to enforce it?  John L. Ries | 07/12/05
They can't expel us!  ShadeTree | 07/12/05
Maybe not  John L. Ries | 07/12/05
Haven't you heard?  Omch'Ar | 07/12/05
"Nuclear Option" is a dud ..  B. Short | 07/12/05
RE "Nuclear Option" is a dud  DaveUSNret | 07/12/05
Message has been deleted.  critique | 07/13/05
Information for food program  osreinstall | 07/12/05
UN has outlived it usefulness. Kill it.  __howard__ | 07/12/05
Another one worried about their money that goes to them anyway.  osreinstall | 07/12/05
Soveriegn nations  lgump@... | 07/13/05
It was a last minute suggestion before scrapping it.  osreinstall | 07/13/05
Should the UN run New Jersey?  Reverend MacFellow | 07/12/05
Should the U.N. run the Internet?  grace_thomson | 07/12/05
Porche  volksair | 07/12/05
Should the UN run Microsoft?  Reverend MacFellow | 07/12/05
The U.N. should run itself...  n5bia@... | 07/12/05
The Internet is international, NOT solely american...  Colonel_Panic | 07/12/05
Started by Americans  __howard__ | 07/12/05
You are absolutely correct...  Colonel_Panic | 07/12/05
And that, ladies and gentlemen...  rapson | 07/13/05
The U.N. couldn't run a lemonade stand  bony tryan | 07/13/05
Not likely  David Edge | 07/13/05
An international problem  VytautasB@... | 07/13/05
For what possible reason?????  alaudel | 07/13/05
UN run the Internet  garyr_z | 07/13/05
The UN is Internet Unnecessary!  envirolw@... | 07/13/05
You're right ...  Henaway | 07/13/05
The UN is Internet Unnecessary!  envirolw@... | 07/13/05
the un run the internet  mommyw3 | 07/13/05
Should the Internet run the U.N.?  ElderGuy | 07/13/05
Should the U.N. run the internet  lgump@... | 07/13/05
Absolutely  GFW_z | 07/13/05
LoL at all the us replies here  rijswijk | 07/13/05
The U.N. I think not  dadoc | 07/13/05
No Way  Zenian | 07/13/05
Control freaks run internet??  krot | 07/13/05
ITU  misophist | 07/13/05
Yes  bbriley | 07/13/05
The UN run the Internet? Not!  thewhitedog | 07/13/05
RE: The UN run the Internet? Not!  markbn | 07/16/05
Nope. You think you have problems now? They already send most of the SPAM!  dmclean@... | 07/14/05
U.N. run the Internet? Get serious!!!  bachware | 07/14/05
the un and internet~~  doviejohn | 07/14/05
Not the Internet but ...  markbn | 07/16/05
NO - NYET - NON - NO  plumley@... | 07/18/05

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