Here Come the Black Helicopters!: UN Global Governance and the Loss of Freedom (18 page)

25.
“if any”: Ibid.

26.
“who would do”: Ibid.

27.
“all the more”: Ibid.

28.
“nations cannot”: Ibid.

29.
“why risk sacrificing”: Edwin Meese III, “Still lost on the Law of the Sea Treaty,” http://www.latimes.com/, June 5, 2012, http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-meese-law-of-the-sea-20120605,0,6473043.story.

30.
“based in ideology”: Matt Cover, “Hillary Clinton: Opposition to Sea Treaty Based on ‘Mythology,’ ” cnsnews.com, May 23, 2012, http://cnsnews.com/news/article/hillary-clinton-opposition-sea-treaty-based-mythology.

31.
“of course”: Nicole Gaouette, “Clinton Hits ‘Black Helicopters’ Crowd To Push Sea Treaty,” Bloomberg.com, May 24, 2012, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-24/clinton-hits-black-helicopters-crowd-to-push-sea-treaty.html.

32.
“proponents say”: Senator Jim Inhofe, Senator Roger Wicker, and Senator Jeff Sessions, “Law of the Sea would usurp U.S. Navy’s authority,” politico.com, May 22, 2012, http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76627_Page2.html.

33.
“offering a new”: Wayne Ma and James Hookway, “Vietnam Spars With China Over Oil Plans,” wsj.com, June 27, 2012, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303649504577491823837421842.html.

34.
“China, a LOST”: Peter Brookes, “A pathetic pact for safety on the seas,” nypost.com, May 22, 2012, http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/pathetic_pact_for_safety_on_the_JRYvyyY47FPjx0pJOjzI0K.

35.
“although Beijing ratified”: Gordon G. Chang, “Should the US Ratify the UN Sea Treaty Because of China?,” worldaffairsjournal.org, May 21, 2012, http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/blog/gordon-g-chang/should-us-ratify-un-sea-treaty-because-china.

36.
“supposedly need to”: Peter Brookes, “A pathetic pact for safety on the seas,” nypost.com, May 22, 2012, http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/pathetic_pact_for_safety_on_the_JRYvyyY47FPjx0pJOjzI0K.

37.
it is a lot: Frank Gaffney, “Common Sense on LOST,” townhall.com, June 5, 2012, http://townhall.com/columnists/frankgaffney/2012/06/05/common_sense_on_lost/page/full/.

38.
“by moving off”: Gordon G. Chang, “Should the US Ratify the UN Sea Treaty Because of China?,” worldaffairsjournal.org, May 21, 2012, http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/blog/gordon-g-chang/should-us-ratify-un-sea-treaty-because-china.

39.
“This is simply”: Frank Gaffney, “Law of the Sea Treaty Is Wrong for US,” newsmax.com, June 5, 2012, http://www.newsmax.com/FrankGaffney/Law-Sea-Treaty-Senate/2012/06/05/id/441292.

40.
“In fact”: Ibid.

41.
“codifies navigational rights”: Senator Jim Inhofe, Senator Roger Wicker, and Senator Jeff Sessions, “Hillary Tries To Neuter US Navy,” foxnews.com, May 23, 2012, http://nation.foxnews.com/us-navy/2012/05/23/hillary-tries-neuter-us-navy.

42.
“The most persuasive”: Donald Rumsfeld, “Why the U.N. Shouldn’t Own the Seas,” http://online.wsj.com/home-page, June 12, 2012 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303768104577460890850883780.html.

43.
“ceding any authority”: Senator Jim Inhofe, Senator Roger Wicker, and Senator Jeff Sessions, “Law of the Sea would usurp U.S. Navy’s authority,” politico.com, May 22, 2012, http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76627_Page2.html.

44.
“some fear the Navy”: Ibid.

45.
“could it be that”: Ibid.

46.
“outsourcing national security”: Peter Brookes, “A pathetic pact for safety on the seas,” nypost.com, May 22, 2012, http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/pathetic_pact_for_safety_on_the_JRYvyyY47FPjx0pJOjzI0K.

47.
“Does failure to ratify”: Edwin Meese III, “Still lost on the Law of the Sea Treaty,” http://www.latimes.com/, June 5, 2012, http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-meese-law-of-the-sea-20120605,0,6473043.story.

48.
“Our ability to”: Ibid.

49.
“States shall adopt”: David A. Ridenour, “Ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty: A Not-So-Innocent Passage,” nationalcenter.org, August 2006, http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA542LawoftheSeaTreaty.html.

50.
“look upstream”: Sheril Kirshenbaum, “Sea Grant Fellows Forum,” realoceans.wordpress.com, June 24, 2008, http://realoceans.wordpress.com/2008/06/page/3/.

51.
Already, environmentalists have: David A. Ridenour, “Ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty,” www.nationalcenter.org, August 2006, http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA542LawoftheSeaTreaty.html.

52.
“LOST is a sweeping”: Ibid.

53.
“If Americans have”: Michelle Malkin, “The push for the Law of the Sea Treaty,” www.michellemalkin.com, October 2 2007, http://michellemalkin.com/2007/10/02/the-push-for-the-law-of-the-sea-treaty/.

54.
“So why on earth”: Ibid.

55.
“the UN administered”: Ibid.

56.
“the predictable effect”: Ibid.

57.
“We are writing”: Julian Pecquet, “Opposition to Law of the Sea Treaty heats up,” www.thehill.com, May 25, 2012, http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/un-treaties/229637-opposition-to-law-of-the-sea-treaty-heats-up.

58.
“by its current”: Ibid.

59.
“To effect the”: Ibid.

60.
“If this treaty”: Ibid.

61.
Here’s the list: Ibid.

PART FOUR

1.
“has developed the”: David Rohde, “China’s New Export: Internet censorship,” www.reuters.com, November 7, 2011, http://blogs.reuters.com/david-rohde/2011/11/17/chinas-newest-export-internet-censorship/.

2.
“the Chinese model”: Ibid.

3.
“Putin commended”: Josh Peterson, “Lawmakers move to reject proposals for U.N. Internet regulation, www.dailycaller.com, May 31, 2012, http://test.dailycaller.com/2012/05/31/lawmakers-move-to-reject-proposals-for-u-n-internet-regulation/.

4.
“if we are going”: Patrick Goodenough, “Internet Regulation Returns to the International Agenda, www.cnsnews.com, May 29, 2012, http://cnsnews.com/news/article/internet-regulation-returns-international-agenda.

5.
Touré, a native: “Hamadoun Touré,” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamadoun_Touré%C3%A9.

6.
“while many US”: Josh Peterson, “Lawmakers move to reject proposals for U.N. Internet regulation,” www.dailycaller.com, May 31, 2012, http://test.dailycaller.com/2012/05/31/lawmakers-move-to-reject-proposals-for-u-n-internet-regulation/.

7.
“could use the”: Gordon Crovitz, “The U.N.’s Internet Power Grab,” www.online.wsj.com, June 17, 2012, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303822204577470532859210296.html.

8.
“It may be hard”: Ibid.

9.
“Brazil and India”: Liza Porteus Viana, “US: New Battle Brewing At ITU Will ‘Determine The Future Of The Internet,” www.ip-watch.com, June 1, 2012, http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/06/01/us-new-battle-brewing-at-itu-will-determine-the-future-of-the-internet/.

10.
“who are threatened”: Ibid.

11.
“the open Internet”: Ibid.

12.
“If all of us”: Matthew Ingram, “Is the UN the next big threat to Internet freedom?,” www.gigaom.com, May 31, 2012, http://gigaom.com/2012/05/31/is-the-un-the-next-big-threat-to-internet-freedom/.

13.
“potentially dangerous”: Liza Porteus Viana, “US: New Battle Brewing At ITU Will ‘Determine The Future Of The Internet,” www.ip-watch.com, June 1, 2012, http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/06/01/us-new-battle-brewing-at-itu-will-determine-the-future-of-the-internet/.

14.
“having the UN”: Nina Easton, “Where’s the outcry on the U.N. push to regulate the Internet?,” www.cnn.com, May 30, 2012, http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/05/30/united-nations-internet-regulation/.

15.
“to foster greater”: Cale Guthrie Weissman, “Documents Leaked Detailing Proposals for UN Telecommunications Summit,” www.opennet.net, June 21, 2012, http://opennet.net/blog/2012/06/documents-leaked-detailing-proposals-un-telecommunications-summit.

16.
“these proposals show”: Carl Franzen, “U.N. Proposals To Regulate Internet Are ‘Troubling,’ Leaked Documents Reveal,” idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com, June 16, 2012, http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/06/un-proposals-to-regulate-internet-are-troubling-leaked-documents-reveal.php.

17.
“the broadcast proposal”: Ibid.

18.
“would require member states”: Ibid.

19.
“other proposals”: Ibid.

20.
“[i]t must be”: Congressional Cyber Security Caucus, http://congressionalcybersecuritycaucus.langevin.house.gov/index.shtml, http://congressionalcybersecuritycaucus.langevin.house.gov/news/press-releases/2012/03/mccaul-langevin-lead-bipartisan-effort-to-prevent-international-internet-regulations.shtml.

21.
“The principals stipulate”: Sorcha Faal, “U.N. Move to Make Weapon of War Sparks Global Fears,” http://www.envirosagainstwar.org/index.php, June 3, 2012, http://www.envirosagainstwar.org/know/read.php?&itemid=12262.

22.
“politely”: “The U.N.’s Internet Power Grab,” wsj.com, June 17, 2012, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303822204577470532859210296.html.

23.
“both unnecessary”: Ibid.

24.
“weak responses”: Ibid.

25.
“Could limit”: Doug Halonen, “House Takes First Steps to Block U.N. Regulation of Internet,” yahoo.com, May 31, 2012, http://tv.yahoo.com/news/house-takes-first-steps-block-u-n-regulation-183411710.html.

26.
“direct Internet”: Ibid.

27.
“Centralized control would”: Lawrence Strickling, Philip Verveer, and Daniel Weitzner, “Ensuring an Open Internet,” whitehouse.gov, May 2, 2012, http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/05/02/ensuring-open-internet.

28.
“promote a global”: Ibid.

29.
“[t]his year, we’re”: Press Release, Bipartisan Leaders of the Committee Introduce Resolution to Preserve and Protect a Global Internet Free from Government Control, May 30, 2012, energycommerce.house.gov, http://energycommerce.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=9554.

30.
“If this power grab”: Ibid.

31.
“this resolution”: Ibid.

32.
“Does anyone here”: Andrew Couts, “US gov’t, Web titans go to battle against UN Internet power grab: Everything you need to know,” digitaltrends.com, May 31, 2012, http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/us-govt-web-titans-go-to-battle-against-un-internet-power-grab-everything-you-need-to-know/.

33.
“international regulatory intrusion”: Press Release, Bipartisan Leaders of the Committee Introduce Resolution to Preserve and Protect a Global Internet Free from Government Control, May 30, 2012, energycommerce.house.gov, http://energycommerce.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=9554.

34.
“I think a”: John Peterson, “Lawmakers move to reject proposals for U.N. Internet Regulation,” yahoo.com, May 31, 2012, http://news.yahoo.com/lawmakers-move-reject-proposals-u-n-internet-regulation-142206238.html.

35.
“business leaders beyond”: Nina Easton, “Where’s the outcry on the U.N. push to regulate the Internet?,” cnn.com, May 30, 2012, http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/05/30/united-nations-internet-regulation/.

36.
“swallow the Internet’s”: Associations, “A Battle for Internet Freedom as UN Meeting Nears,” abc.com, June 22, 2012, http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/battle-internet-freedom-meeting-nears-16625777?page=3#.T_XnNmA2rKx .

PART FIVE

1.
“green economy in”: UNEP, “Toward a Green Economy—Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication,” grida.no, 2011, http://www.grida.no/publications/green-economy/.

2.
“world leaders and”: Watts and Ford, “Rio+20 Earth Summit: campaigners decry final document,” guardian.co.uk, June 22, 2012, http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jun/23/rio-20-earth-summit-document.

3.
“agreed that such”: UNEP, “Toward a Green Economy—Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication,” grida.no, 2011, http://www.grida.no/publications/green-economy/.

4.
“decision supports”: Ibid.

5.
“decent employment and”: UNEP, “Inclusive Green Economy Given Go Ahead by Heads of State at Rio+20,” UNEP.org, June 2012, http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=2688&ArticleID=9195&l=en.

6.
“reality that a”: “Rio+20: Green Economy, SDGs, UNEP upgrade approved,”
Daily Independent
, http://dailyindependentnig.com/2012/07/rio20-green-economy-sdgs-unep-upgrade-approved/.

7.
“the Summit also”: Ibid.

8.
“mitigate the effects”: Associated Press, “Clinton urges cooperation in resource-rich Arctic,” usatoday.com, June 2, 2012, http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-06-02/clinton-arctic-circle-cooperation/55344172/1.

9.
“in climate aid”: James Kanter, “A Pledge That Didn’t Meet Its Potential,” nytimes.com, November 27, 2011, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/28/business/global/28iht-RBOG-COP28.html.

10.
“from its inception”: Ibid.