[liberationtech] Kroes No Disconnect Strategy

[Katrin Verclas]

CSIS financial statements (990 tax return) attached.  
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On Dec 12, 2011, at 12:59 PM, Marc Manthey (macbroadcast ?) wrote:

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> On Dec 12, 2011, at 6:23 PM, Andre Rebentisch wrote:
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>> Colleagues,
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>> 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,
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>> 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,
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> I cant believe what i hear and see !!
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> 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" ?
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> he did not even respond to this question
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>> 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.
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> Thanks for the investigations, i  did not heard about CSIS.org yet.
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>> 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
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> Greetings from germany
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> Marc
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