Saturday, November 5, 2005
Kofi wants to assure us that the United Nations isn't really a threat to the internet. Somehow, my concerns are not assuaged. Interesting that the head of the UN is at pains to distance the UN from any real role in the project. He knows skepticism in the UN's ability to handle...anything -- once merely a province of the extreme Right -- is now in the mainstream of American thought. Even he has to make his case by assuring us that the UN will be little more than a facilitator. Anything more and the red flags fly. That's good news, indeed. No role at all would be even better news.
Washington Post: The U.N. Isn't a Threat to the Net by Kofi Annan
One mistaken notion is that the United Nations wants to "take over," police or otherwise control the Internet. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The United Nations wants only to ensure the Internet's global reach, and that effort is at the heart of this summit...
Ah yes, "Wireless access" as the next addition to the list of universal Human Rights. I can't wait.
As a credit where it's due addendum, congrats to Kofi for cancelling his Iran trip.
