WSIS: U.S. Protests Net Summit Crackdown
Secretary-General Kofi Annan defends U.N.'s decision
to hold Internet summit in the controversial location of Tunisia.
Image source: C|Net / Declan McCullagh
to hold Internet summit in the controversial location of Tunisia.
Image source: C|Net / Declan McCullagh
Declan McCullagh writes in C|Net News:
The U.S. government on Friday protested a crackdown by Tunisian secret police on the streets and a new spate of Web censorship during a United Nations Internet summit here.
John Marburger, director of the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy, told delegates that it was important that the Internet be viewed "not only as a vehicle of commerce, but also as an extraordinary vehicle for freedom and personal expression."
In a statement distributed after Marburger's speech, the U.S. offered a more pointed criticism of Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali's autocratic regime. It expressed "disappointment that the government of Tunisia did not take advantage of this important opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to freedom of expression and assembly."
posted by Fergie @ 11/18/2005 08:36:00 AM
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