The article by Jovan Kurbalija on 2 Jul 2012 in Diplo is one of the best I have read on the subject of Internet

governance from an academic stand point. http://www.diplomacy.edu/blog/webinar-digest-mid-year-review-internet-governance-developments However, IMHO because there is no difference between a censor in China or Russia and a despotic Judge in America: The world can and should reach consensus for Internet control to pass from the US NGOs to the ITU UN at WCIT2012. Every little bit helps! Case in point: My true to life story is the one of the little guy from Africa. You can read all about it on www.freespeech-internetcontrol.com It adds its weight for Internet control to pass from the US to the ITU UN at WCIT2012 in Dubai in December. That 'first hand' experience related throughout the above web site demonstrates that if the USA and Google do not defend and protect open, fair and free speech within and outside its own jurisdiction area Who could ever believe that the USA and Google would be benevolently concerned about an open, fair and free Internet for the rest of the world! Whereas there is no difference between a censor in China or Russia and a despotic and biased judge in America. Whereas, nonetheless, the Google V.P., Vint Cerf, asserts that the Internet is most open, free and fair under US control. That statement is divorced from reality and designed solely to protect the home turf. "Open, fair and free Internet under US control" is the palatable and politically correct claim. On that Trojan horse rides the protection of growing revenues for Google and a few other US corporations. In the US financial arena, forget the altruistic talk. The bottom line is all that counts. However, no matter how powerful a nation is, or how well capitalized any US Corporation is, if neither that nation nor such a corporation are truly open to treat all fairly and equally; if neither are committed to equitably and freely share revenues with all global Internet stakeholders - both the nation and the corporation may end up stifling their jealously guarded control of the global Internet goose. Understandably, neither the US Government nor the US corporations want to lose the nesting place of the Internet goose. But has the globally fed Internet goose not yet laid enough golden eggs for long enough for the

compounding financial benefit of too few in the USA mostly? Has the time not finally come for all the global stakeholders who have helped feed that Internet goose, to partake in the fair sharing of its golden eggs? Check out Google market value for example: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=GOOG Paradoxically, the fastest growing Internet markets are outside USA borders! http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/statistics/ This being the case, is it normal, in 2012 and thereafter, for Google and US NGOs mostly to control the worlds Internet? At WCIT 2012, will the world not readily agree that the neutral ITU under the UN umbrella is best qualified to protect the Internet goose nest and distribute its golden eggs fairly to all stakeholders around the world? Has it not been widely recognized that the mighty Internet success and wealth rests on the individual shoulders of all global Internet consuming citizens? While we all add to the Internet success, on a personal level, my web site www.freespeechinternetcontrol.com tells the true story of blatant censoring and discrimination, without trial, by the US and Google against world citizens like me, the little guy, from Africa. Since my factual story illustrates clearly that the USA and Google do not walk their talk and do not care to ensure that the Internet is equally "open, fair and free for all." Since Human Rights and Internet will remain high on the WCIT 2012 agenda: http://www.diplomacy.edu/blog/webinar-digest-mid-year-review-internet-governance-developments The majority of countries represented at WCIT 2012 should reach a logical consensus in favor of Internet control passing from the US to the ITU for the fairest Internet further growth and the impartial protection of the human rights of every world citizen. Who else other than the neutral ITU (International Communications Union) acting under the umbrella of the United Nations, could ensure: That Internet transparency becomes truly open to all. That Internet revenues get fairly distributed between all countries whose citizens contribute to the vast internet success and wealth.

That the Internet becomes truly free of the kind of territorial discrimination presently prevailing under US control. Link to my first letter addressed to Dr. Hamadoun Tour ITU: http://www.scribd.com/doc/97536947/Michael-L-Darland-Fuels-Internet-Control-Debate-by-DenyingFree-Speech-to-Louis-Leclezio The above referred to letter is exhibit # 49 under the chapter: 'Authoritative Documents' in support of the Trial Brief that is available through: www.freespeech-internetcontrol.com Find out from the above letter to Dr. H. Tour and from the transcript of a US Court hearing (Document # 26 P. 5 lines 11 - 15 under Authoritative Documents Chapter on the web site) how an attorney from the one horse town of Ellensburg, Jeff Slothower, had to mention Africa three times within a few other meaningless and lawless words for me to be promptly denied free speech with pleasure across international borders without a trial! From the fastest growing Internet markets in Africa and from other parts of the world, end users and consumers should join in to thank Dr. Tour, the various media and organizations involved with WCIT2012. Their vision and valuable help to disseminate an urgent call for a much welcomed consensus to be reached is the only way to assure open, fair and free Internet governance by the UN after WCIT2012 for the ultimate benefit of all. Furthermore, once Internet control will have passed from the US to the UN, it will favour the Internet's more equitable and accelerated planetary growth. More details, coming up soon, on how a modern version of Reaganomics, could/should be implemented world wide, to accelerate Internet growth through ITU governance after WCIT2012. As the most Honourable Dr. Tour said on June 20, 2012: http://www.itu.int/en/osg/speeches/Pages/2012-06-20.aspx By working together, we will make this world a better place. A world where everyone has equitable, affordable and secure access to the Internet wherever they live and whatever their circumstances. A world where the social and economic benefits of ICTs have reached all the peoples of the planet. And a world where social and economic justice prevails. That is forward and onward looking at its very best!

Louis Leclezio. P.S. Health permitting, I look forward to presenting my true to life testimony at WCIT 2012. cc. International media & various world organizations