[liberationtech] Kroes No Disconnect Strategy

[Marc Manthey (macbroadcast )]

On Dec 12, 2011, at 6:23 PM, Andre Rebentisch wrote:

> Colleagues,
>
> today EU-Commissioner Neelie Kroes launched an initiative to help net
> dissidents abroad together with the CSIS.org lobbyist Karl Theodor zu
> Guttenberg, a former German defense minister,
>
> http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/1525
> http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/player/streaming.cfm?type=ebsvod&sid=192684
>
> Media coverage in Germany was pretty strong as the controversial  
> former
> minister zu Guttenberg still polarises the public in the aftermath of
> his phd forgery scandal, and his inappropriate late resignation.

hello andre,

I cant believe what i hear and see !!

Thats absolutly hillarious and kind of sarcastic, that Neelie Kroes
choosed a guy whitch just learned what the internet is about.
So she said she believe in his kowledge , what knowledge ?

Its what one of the first questioneers in german was asking about mr  
guttenberg  " free copy and paste for all" ?

he did not even respond to this question


> CSIS.org funding sources are undisclosed. For this project zu  
> Guttenberg
> just receives travel refunds according to the EU spokesperson.
> Officially, according to Kroes spokesperson Ryan Heath CSIS is not
> behind the project, was however listed as his affiliation at the
> European Commission press conference.

Thanks for the investigations, i  did not heard about CSIS.org yet.


>
> We had recently a discussion on accepting funds from defense  
> industries,
> I would add that alleged ties may endanger dissidents who use these  
> tools.
>
> --- A


Greetings from germany


Marc




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