<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Given the selective and opportunistic definitions of "terroriism" employed by governments and international organizations, the Intermet Counter-Terrorism security proposals promise to serve as the camel's nose of suppression in the tent of political opposition and free speech. History is a good guide here. There must be very explicit guarantees, restrictions and definitions in any policy formulations.<br><br>Brian<div><br></div></div><div>Brian Drolet</div><div>Director</div><div>Deep Dish TV</div><div><br>On Oct 20, 2011, at 11:51 PM, Joy Liddicoat <<a href="mailto:joy@APC.ORG">joy@APC.ORG</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I’m seeking your inputs for a meeting I am having tomorrow with some officials from UN Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force. I am in New York for a human rights meeting and the organisers have invited some UN officials to meet with us on this topic. The CTITF has a specific working group related to the Internet: <a href="https://www.un.org/terrorism/internet.shtml"><a href="https://www.un.org/terrorism/internet.shtml">https://www.un.org/terrorism/internet.shtml</a></a> - It produced this report in May <a href="https://www.un.org/terrorism/pdfs/CTITF%20Interagency%20WG%20Compendium-%20Legal%20&%20Technical%20Aspects%20WEB.pdf"><a href="https://www.un.org/terrorism/pdfs/CTITF%20Interagency%20WG%20Compendium-%20Legal%20&%20Technical%20Aspects%20WEB.pdf">https://www.un.org/terrorism/pdfs/CTITF%20Interagency%20WG%20Compendium-%20Legal%20&%20Technical%20Aspects%20WEB.pdf</a></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I’m wondering if anyone on the list is aware of the CTITF and its work and, if so, if you have any questions you’d like me to take the opportunity to ask on your behalf.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Apologies for the late notice but we were not told who the officials were until late today and I hadn’t made this connection.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Cheers<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Joy<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote></body></html>