Well said, indeed. I believe that the CWID invitation was a surprise to Uli, and he tried to brand it as his own because he fully intended to get the technology back which he had sold to GlobeTel. And don't forget, Russia was Uli's baby too - part of an a ongoing deal Uli had with the Russians when GlobeTel acquired HotZone.
Germany, Russia, then attempting to hijack the CWID trials. No, I don't hold him in high regard either.