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Breaking: ICANN Transition Even Endangers '.gov' and '.mil' [internet giveaway]

Posted on by Arthur Wildfire! March

ICANN transition insider Paul Rosenweig warns:

1. Foreign powers will "indisputably have increased influence".

2. Transition a "leap in the dark".

3. ICANN planning to move overseas.

4. '.gov' and '.mil' "not assured by any enforceable mechanism".

So no domain name is safe.

Who is Paul Rosenweig?

He was invited to testify at yesterday's "internet giveaway" hearing because of his involvement and extensive background:

1. Department of Homeland -- deputy assistant secretary for policy.

2. Currently he runs a consulting organization for Homeland.

3. Rosenweig authored and edited numerous books on cyber-security and freedom of speech. [He also produced DVDs on those subjects.]

4. As for his politics, He's been writing Heritage Foundation columns all the way back to 1977.

[I zipped past the impressive bonafides section to 'get on with it'.]

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Paul Rosenweig

My testimony today is the product of more than two years of working within ICANN on the proposed IANA transition. I (along with many others, including my Heritage colleague Brett Schaefer) participated extensively in this process through testimony, research and publications ... [he lists very specifically his involvement] ... and some of my suggestions have been incorporated into the final CCWG-Accountability proposal and the revised bylaws.

In my testimony today, I want to address five key issues that I think warrant substantial caution:

 The IANA transition is a leap in the dark. Nobody can reasonably tell you that there is certainty about how it will work out. Yet the safe and secure functioning of the network is vital to economic and political freedom around the globe. It would be prudent to develop experiencewith the new governance model during a trial period before the transition is made irrevocable.

 ICANN is incorporated in California. Yet some around the globe question that decision and are working, as part of follow on work, to see ICANN moved to another jurisdiction. Assuredly, the American role in overseeing ICANNs operations should not be terminated until that issue is resolved.

 The US government is delegated as the operator of the .Gov and .Mil top level domains. Rather than guaranteeing the permanent continuation of that role by way of contract, the NTIA and ICANN have chosen to exchange letters which, in the end, promise the US that ICANN will follow its policy and notify the government before any re-delegation is made.

Thus, American control of .Gov and .Mil (which are essential to the continued stable operations ofAmerican government IT systems) is not assured by any enforceable mechanism.

[EMPHASIS: .gov and .mil "NOT ASSURED BY ANY ENFORCEABLE MECHANISM."]

 In the new ICANN, other governments will indisputably have increased influence over the corporation. [snip]

 And, finally, there is reason to think that the newly Empowered Community will not be well-situated to exercise realistic oversight of ICANN and its staff. There are too many barriers to effective exercise of the ECs new powers and too many practical and cultural reasons why the EC will not serve as an effective check on ICANN.

Without that check, ICANN risks becoming an unregulated monopoly with no effective outside oversight and control. [snip]

[EMPHASIS: 'ICANN risks becoming an unregulated monopoly']

... As you know, that transition is scheduled to occur on September 30, 2016 ... I have suggested that the formal transition proceed with a two-year trial period ... [Even that desperate plea is being ignored.]

[ICANN Might Go Overseas]

ICANN is a non-profit corporation incorporated in California. Some say that this is a check on ICANNs activities, since it would be subject to suit in Americas impartial, professional court system. Indeed, in July, Assistant Secretary Strickling confidently declared ICANN is a California corporation and will remain so, noting that a three-quarters vote of the Board would be required to change this requirement of ICANNs Article of Incorporation, or to amend the fundamental bylaw requiring ICANN to maintain its primary place of business in California.6

I wish I were as confident as Assistant Secretary Strickling... The idea that ICANN would pack up and move has been contemplated by ICANNs leadership.

Back in June 2014, ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade announced, in testimony to the French Senate, that the Board had authorized him to begin, as one of five major initiatives, the creation of a parallel legal, international structure (maybe in Switzerland) for ICANN.8 [snip]

... These changes were recommended even though some Members of Congress have explicitly opposed this outcome. Specifically, a 2014 letter from Senators John Thune (RSD) and Marco Rubio (RFL) made clear that from their perspective, government influence should not be expanded in the transition: First, ICANN must prevent governments from exercising undue influence over Internet governance. In April we led 33 Senators in a letter to NTIA regarding the IANA transition. We wrote that [r]eplacing NTIAs role with another governmental organization would be disastrous and we would vigorously oppose such a plan. [snip]

[more info and links coming up]



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[links coming up] Easy-to-Understand Summary of Internet Giveaway Few people understand how the internet runs, but we all know what ‘web pages’ are. That’s where we ‘surf’ for information. And the devil is in the details. Those pages are organized through domain names [including the pages of this forum]. ICANN runs the domain name system. And its contract with the US federal government limits ICANN’s ability to meddle with peoples’ ownership. Europe now recommends changing that. They want to use ICANN as the vehicle for a globalist network to police the internet [aka Hillary’s Internet Gatekeeper]. That way they can suppress ‘hate speech’. China is also holding secret talks with ICANN. The federal government need only renew that contract by September 30 or ICANN becomes a ‘free agent’ which can secretly wheel and deal with anyone on earth.



Deadline — ICANN’s contract must be renewed by September 30. Basics for Understanding Obama’s Internet Giveaway

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3464721/posts

— and listing/linking the senators and news sources sounding the horn. Fairyland Fixes for O’s Internet Giveaway

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3466481/posts Senator Grassley reg. Today’s ICANN Hearing [internet giveaway]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3469467/posts Senator Cruz Set Up a Countdown Clock:

https://www.cruz.senate.gov/internetcountdownclock

[my system crashes even when I try to load a text-only cache.] FIREWORKS Predicted at Today’s Hearing reg. Internet Giveaway [aw!m vanity]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3469224/posts Yes ICANN Can. Downplay O’s Internet Giveaway at Your Peril

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3465347/posts Open Letter of Concern by Senators Cruz, Lankford, and Lee

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3463938/posts?page=113#113

[ICANN is stalling on specifics and holding secret talks with China.] Open Letter by 25 advocacy groups incl. ‘Americans for Tax Reform’

http://docs.techfreedom.org/Coalition_Letter_IANA_8.10.16.pdf More Specifics reg. ICANN’s Contract with US

http://freedomoutpost.com/obama-violates-federal-law-again-reliquishes-us-control-of-internet-to-private-international-body Washington Examiner Report

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3460431/posts The Wall Street Journal

http://www.wsj.com/articles/an-internet-giveaway-to-the-u-n-1472421165 Breitbart

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/08/29/icann-un-take-internet-oct-1 The [UK] Daily Mail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3763094/The-United-States-control-internet-s-addressing-United-Nations-September-30-pledging-not-to.html OBAMA READY TO CEDE AMERICA’S CONTROL OF INTERNET...

http://thehill.com/policy/technology/272568-internet-domain-handoff-takes-major-step-forward Beta News

http://betanews.com/2016/01/24/the-clock-is-ticking-for-the-us-to-relinquish-control-of-icann Related FR threads http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3407691/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3394704/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3463938/posts



To: Arthur Wildfire! March

Can this be realistically stopped? It seems that Congress has no stomach for a fight and with election campaigning underway, this is slipping right through. Once done, I doubt it can be undone. The Internet is ours, it is purely American. If the rest of the world wants to use it, fine, on our terms. What is their choice, create their own alternative? Unbelievable that Obama and Congress want to give this away.



by 4 posted onby Reno89519 (It is very simple, Trump/Pence or Clinton/Kaine. Good riddance Lyn' Ted, we regret ever knowing you)

To: DoughtyOne; Impy; onyx; pax_et_bonum; WildHighlander57; Kackikat; shoff; snippy_about_it; ...

ICANN transition insider Paul Rosenweig warns: 1. Foreign powers will “indisputably have increased influence”.

2. Transition a “leap in the dark”.

3. ICANN planning to move overseas.

4. ‘.gov’ and ‘.mil’ “not assured by any enforeable mechanism”.



To: Arthur Wildfire! March

The “US” government does not care about Americans,

who invented, used and shared ArpaNET. The “US” government arms al Qaeda and can be

trusted less than a rattlesnake which at least

has honor.



by 6 posted onby Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")

To: Reno89519

Thirty three senators already oppose it as well as Louis Gohmert in the House and undoubtedly many other House members. Yes, it could be stopped if public awareness surges quickly enough. The danger is obvious and easy to communicate. The solution is simple — renew the contract. The sense of urgency is maximum. People don’t want this. Once people are sufficiently informed ... Worst case scenario — start impeaching members of the Obama administration until the contract renewal form is signed. Work up the chain to the very top, do it rapidly, and remove any congressional leaders in the way of that process.



To: Diogenesis

If you have an email list, twitter list, whatever — please help get people informed. Letters to the editor even.



To: Arthur Wildfire! March

WHY? The Internet is a U.S. creation; I see absolutely no reason why “the powers that be” want to give it away. Well, actually I do, but this must be stopped.



[The Trump speech I would love to hear in the next few days.] Trump’s ‘Free Range Obama’ Speech — Transcript [4-1-2016] Here’s the transcript explaining why so many fresh cries from democrats now selectively outraged over Don L Trump’s speech even though it was several weeks ago. TRUMP: We have one sick congress right now I gotta tell’ya. Look at the Iran deal. That’s what happens when congress lets out a ‘Free Range’ Obama. [A member of the crowd at that moment cussed him out and called him a racist.] TRUMP: Listen to that guy! He has no idea, does he? I’m racist to say that Obama is ‘Free Range’? Listen genius — you don’t want any president to be ‘Free Range’. [shouting continues.] TRUMP: Remember when Bill Clinton went Free Range? Giving away missile technology to China so they could funnel illegal cash for his ‘96 race? [Looks to the crowd.] What an idiot. The guy’s too busy shouting to even listen to me. Get that clown out-a-here! Hurry up! I don’t pay security to walk like Otis. Remember Otis in Mayberry? Hurry up! Get that knucklehead outta’ here. So we were talking about Free Range presidents like Bill Clinton. And hey — me too. If I ever go ‘Free Range’ I would expect the House of Reps to impeach me! Isn’t that their job? That’s their job, right? If I were to illegally go over congress’s head and give millions and millions of tax dollars to Iran — Iran of all places! I’m sorry, but that makes Obama a ‘Free Range’ President. And who opened the gate for him? Congress did! They opened the gate for Bill Clinton to go Free Range, they opened the gate for Obama to go Free Range, and they’ll open the gate for Crooked Hillary to go Free Range too. Do those clowns know what a gate is even for? It’s just like the wall. When I build the Great Wall, and guys — it’s gonna’ be beautiful. What would congress do? They’d walk all around the wall, yeah, walk around and around that wall to find a gate to open. And guess what? They won’t find one. Not one gate for them to open. Boo-hoo! No gate to open for ‘illegal border crossers’ or whatever-the-hell they call’em these days. Open gates for criminals and terrorists. That’s all congress is good for. Oh and give ‘high fives’ to mayors of sanctuary cities. What’s that guy shouting over there? Huh? What a moron. Get’im outta’ here too! And be snappy about it this time. That’s better. Keep it up and you get a bonus, how’s that? [Looks to crowd.] That’s how the Free Market works. Sure works in New York. You should see workers there sometime. Best service in the world. I wish I could tip’em in the White House right outta’ my own pocket, but I here that’s illegal. Bonuses illegal right? Sounds like marxism to me — a set salary for everyone. Yuck! But hey, I’ll play by the rules. Rules are rules, right? So back to Free Range Obama. I don’t know for sure but what I hear is the strangest, craziest Free Range Obama moment yet. Now, I know you guys don’t think much of Lyin’ Ted Cruz, yeah, I know. The man has problems. I hope he gets it all worked out. But I’ll give credit where it’s due. Lyin’ Ted Cruz is warning people about Obama’s latest dirty trick, and it’s a doozy. Did you hear that he’s giving away the internet? Sounds crazy right? But congress voted TWICE that Obama renew some contract. Not once, but TWICE. So it’s not just Lyin’ Ted who’s talking about this. It’s most of congress. And talk about a bunch of wimps! Don’t reach for the cookies, Junior! The kid looks at her so she knows he heard her. Yes he heard her, no doubt in her mind, but he reaches for the cookies a second time, and what does Momma do then? Repeats herself, right? “Don’t reach for the cookies, Junior.” Why should Junior listen to her? Momma just repeats herself, so why listen? All you moms out there, I get stuck hiring Juniors like that brat all the time. The boss says something and Junior ignores him two or three times and then cops an attitude. They don’t last long under Trump, let me tell you. So do your kid a favor and get’im straight. But now, guys, now we have presidents like Junior. Bratty presidents just like bratty Junior. Congress legislates something, the Executive Branch ILLEGALLY ignores congress, so congress passes a piece of wimpy followup legislation that says, “You already broke the law by ignoring our legislation, so don’t break the law this time.” Wow. Really scary, right? Pass laws to make lawbreaking illegal. That’s what congress is good for. What a bunch of wimps. But actually, guys, I have to give congress a little credit. They at least had the courage to repeat their warning. And that’s unusual. So why was this important to them? Well, it’s because no one really knows what will happen if the contract with ICANN isn’t renewed. The deadline is September 30, and after that, it’s not just Obama and Bill Clinton who are Free Range — — GET THIS — The guys who run the internet go Free Range too! Could you believe that? Those ICANN guys run the internet. They organize website addresses. Do you know how much power they have? And when that contract expires on September 30, boy oh boy, what a mess! I’ll find a way to fix it, but it would be a heck of a lot better if I don’t have to wheel and deal internationally with this. I mean, if they sign a contract with some foreign interest before I’m sworn in, and they are beyond the FCC’s jurisdiction, that’s just one problem I’d rather head off right here and right now guys. To be clear, that’s according to most in congress, not just Ted Cruz. Congressman Louis Gohmert is also really worked up about this, and while he and I don’t agree on everything, I respect that tough Texan’s opinion. Louis Gohmert is a great guy, a wonderful guy. He even stood up to some lousy Speaker Whats-his-name when everyone else was hiding under his desk. [Cups his ear to someone in the crowd.] What did you say that Speaker’s name was? Guys, I can’t repeat it. What a name. It’s even worse than Carlos Weiner Danger. So like I was saying, Gohmert’s got a lot of guts, that guy. A wonderful person. Just wonderful. A credit to the state of Texas. And he’s as worried about s Free Range ICANN as anyone. So they really think that this group called ICANN, I-C-A-N-N, will be free from its contract, then they could do all kinds of things. They have copyrights on the code that organizes the internet too. It’s their intellectual property. And they really know their stuff. They’ve been managing the internet for over sixteen years and looking at how the world wide web has grown, they must know what they’re doing. As a CEO I would NEVER risk losing ICANN to some competitor. I would keep them so locked in that contract that they would never even DREAM of escaping. But I’d also make sure those guys are happy and content. ICANN is doing such a tremendous job. A lot of talent. And those guys are non-profit. If I were that talented, and I was stuck in a non-profit that everyone dumps critism on, I would want out of that contract too! You can bet I would.

But Free Range Obama is doing the opposite. He never fails to amaze me, that guy. So what is the Establishment up to? What has congress so worried? I’ll tell you what. And it’s really simple. China, the EU, and the Globalist Establishment in general want ICANN to punish hate speech. Sounds good right? Punish hate speech. If those guys at ICANN could punish hate speech, why not make’em, right? But you know it and I know it. When they say ‘hate speech’, they mean to shut us up! They wanna’ shut YOU up, and they wanna’ shut ME up. That’s what ‘hate speech’ is — whatever the hell they disagree with. And boy oh boy — they disagree with me on EVERYTHING! What the hell would I be allowed to say? ICANN could shut down my campaign website as fast as one of my posts on Twitter. Imagine that kind of power! A few key strokes and an entire website is history. I mean, they wouldn’t dare do it to me. And you know why — they’re scared to death what would happen if they shut down the Trump website. You know what? A side of me wishes they’re stupid enough to actually do that. But maybe, how about this? They might shut down the UK Daily Mail. I rely on them a lot. I quote’em a lot, all the time. A great paper out there in the UK. It puts our papers in the US to shame sometimes. And during a US election, who would even notice? Some British paper shuts down and people just want to talk about how beautiful my wife is. What a beauty. I better quit thinking about’er. And then ICANN might shut down Breitbart perhaps a few weeks before the election. And they say, “Sorry, we had no choice, but there was an online petition. We can’t ignore that online petition can we? Not according to our new international contract.” Things like that, it all adds up. They want the power to bring back the Sedition Acts just like the Federalist Party. How did that go? But this is ten times worse than that because ICANN is having secret talks with China. Now why would that be? Imagine if the Federalist Party held secret talks with England about how to enforce the Sedition Acts. Makes my head hurt. I’d rather think about my beautiful wife. [I dated this speech on April Fools Day for a reason — it didn’t happen yet. Note — I hope it does.] Deadline — September 30. No time for standard delays. That’s when the contract’s renewal deadline. Please help spread the word!



To: Arthur Wildfire! March

A list? A post? This takes a group in Congress with courage

and Patriotism, and it will not be the GOP. or the DNC. America was sold to al Qaeda and the Saudis that

initiated the 911 Atrocity.

Those who jumped from the World Trade Center

as it burnt and fell -—

would be amazed at who runs

their country,

AND EVEN THEIR PICTURES HAVE BEEN ERASED.



by 11 posted onby Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")

To: Arthur Wildfire! March

Thank you so very much for this summary and links!

This contract must be renewed.



by 12 posted onby BurrOh (All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. ~Orwell)

To: proud American in Canada

Yeah. The Establishment knows its power is on borrowed time. They need to muzzle us. Look at how the EU is unravelling.



To: Diogenesis

‘A list? A post?’ Use it or lose it. We have this gift to communicate. And BTW — 33 senators are opposed to this notion as well. It’s that minority of the GOP which is suppressing serious legislative measures. ** We need hell to rain down on them, and quickly. **



To: BurrOh; All

God bless all of you, even those who don’t think this is serious. FRegards .... [Have to run for now. Doctor appointment — need to drive someone. Just routine.]



To: Arthur Wildfire! March

from special report; includes some clips from the hearing. 2:52 Minutes

U.S. to Cede Control of Internet Domain Names to Global Agency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpF_S_yglbI



To: Arthur Wildfire! March

Here’s a tasty tidbit for y’all. Anyone running the “root” “name servers” for the “Internet” can hijack ANY domain at ANY time. So, they can make your email and web traffic go someplace else. Have you ever reset a password via a link sent in email? What if your email went to someone else due to a DNS hijack? Really want the UN controlling this? At best this means the unified global DNS will no longer work, because many of us will not tolerate the takeover and will use alternate name systems.



To: Reno89519

Reminds one of the Panama Canal. Lets play giveaway. WHY?



by 18 posted onby wita (Always and forever, under oath in defense of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.)

To: Arthur Wildfire! March

Why has the congress waited until the 11th hour? It will do what it always does: NOTHING.



To: Arthur Wildfire! March

What about the cost to website owners for their license to use a certain name? Will it go up for U.S. websites in order to ‘equalize’ the worldwide net access to third world users? You KNOW this is where the globalizers will go to fund their pet projects.



by 20 posted onby wildbill (If you check behind the shower curtain for a slasher, and find one.... what's your plan?)

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