The countries that have the most problem with the US running the system are also the ones who are trying to limit political discourse, etc. (China, Iran, etc.). Yes, the present Icann process can be improved - pinning the cause on the fact Icann backed away from .xxx is a red herring.
And if you do hand it over to an international body, you will end up with the UN Human rights commission with countries that don't support human rights. If right now they coerce MSN, Google, Yahoo!, etc. to filter, what other ways could they game an international-Icann for their own uses.
Where there is chaos comes opportunity, maybe fracturing parts of the internet is inevitable, opening up the space to new ideas may not be such a bad idea...
End of the day, countries with reasons to control their populations access to the internet will do what they want and there isn't anything, anyone in the US can do about it, except not buy their products, talk with them. Kinda sucks, but there aren't many levers we can pull...
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Subject: [IP] Summarized -- The Internets, Not Just Bush's Word, His Fault
Endangered Domain
In Threat to Internet's Clout,
Some Are Starting Alternatives
Rise of Developing Nations,
Anti-U.S. Views Play Role;
Pioneer Sounds the Alarm
A 'Root' Grows in Germany
By CHRISTOPHER RHOADS, Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
January 19, 2006; Page A1
More than a decade after the Internet became available for commercial use, other countries and organizations are erecting rivals to it -- raising fears that global interconnectivity will be diminished.
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