Internet to Stay Under US Control?

It appears as though a serious bullet was dodged in Tunis:

TUNIS, Tunisia - Despite a late-night agreement averting a global showdown over continued U.S. control of the Internet's addressing system, many delegates to a U.N. technology summit did not believe the Americans emerged victorious.

Representatives of a number of countries remained adamant that U.S. control must be tempered if the Internet is to fully reach its potential. And even traditional allies of Washington considered it to have opened the door to the possibility of more shared governance.

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe spoke for the more radical opposition to U.S. control, saying Washington and its allies cannot continue to "insist on being world policemen on the management of the Internet."

...Delegates from more than 100 countries wrapped up nearly three days of heavy talks late Tuesday by agreeing to leave the United States with oversight of the computers that act as the Internet's master directories so Web browsers and e-mail programs can find other computers.

Imagine a world where the Internet is controlled by Kofi and his merry gang of thugs. China, the nation that restricts and censors the internet more than any other nation would potentially have a say at what gets through and what doesn't. Scary thoughts.

By the way, why even include a comment by Robert Mugabe? If the only naysayer the AP could find was that tyrant, then I guess the US did win big.

Hat Tip: Liberty Corner who has further thoughts.