The Internet - The US Vs the UN
The United States founded, financed, and developed the internet
and continues to fund it. So far it has remained tax-free.
Some UN member countries, notably China, Syria, Brazil and
Ghana, not exactly our staunchest friends are involved in a
movement to have the UN take over the Internet. They are already
discussing taxing it.
Even if it was a good idea to change management, I can't think
of anything more appalling than turning it over to the most
corrupt and inept organization on the face of this earth.
President Bush is opposed to any turnover. How our
representatives in congress feel is not known at this moment,
but you can be sure there are some that will agree to give it
away. Remember we still have some of the ilk that gave away the
Panama Canal, which was minor compared to this issue. Keep your
attention focused on them and if you find any leaning in that
direction be sure to voice your objections.
This is a very crucial matter that cannot be ignored. We do have
to take into consideration the rest of the world. If we don't
some country like China might institute a separate internet.
This could result in a fragmented Internet which could have
catastrophic consequences, such as two computers finding
different web sites at the same address, or some other other
dire results..
Spam is one of the big issues for all countries and it's a major
problem, but turning the Internet over to the UN won't solve it.
If the UN wishes to help solve these problems, fine bring it up
for discussion in the General Assembly.
For an excellent article on the subject by:C/NetNews.com click
on the link below.
Turn over the Internet?