ANOTHER VIEWPOINT
From THIS CRAZY WORLD OF CHESS by GM Larry Evans (Cardoza Publishers,
$9.95) due to reach bookstores in September.)
Surprised by arriving to a tumultuous hero's welcome in Reykjavik,
Fischer told a midnight crowd that he plans to stay there. "If the
people get
tired of me, they can take away my citizenship later," he said.
So far he has kept a low profile, but some observers are wondering
when he will bite the hand that freed him.
In a letter from congressman Christopher Shays to a constituent in
Connecticut in 2005, he stated:
"I do not believe that the United States should stop their
pursuit and prosecution of Bobby Fischer. A warrant was issued
for his arrest but never served since he has never returned to
America. After his arrest in Japan he also accused President
Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi of conspiring
against him and said, 'They should be hanged.' The bottom
line is Mr. Fischer broke the law and should be returned to the
United States where he can be tried for the crimes of which
he is accused. However, earlier this year, Iceland's parliament
granted him asylum and citizenship for bringing attention and
honor to the country in 1972 for beating Spassky there."
samsloan wrote:
On Aug 23, 4:34 am, Eustace wrote:
From an interview of Senator Gravel's spokesperson Shawn Alexander
Colvin to the the newspaper Pravda.ru.
(http://english.pravda.ru/world/ameri...0-senator_mike...)
Second question from the bottom:
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PRAVDA.RU: Can you imagine the former chess champion Bobby Fisher as the
leader of an opposition movement in the USA? Please substantiate your
answer.
COLVIN: Bobby Fischer would be pardoned. He deserves an apology for the
way he has been treated by the Bush administration.
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"would be pardoned" doesn't really make sense. I think he rather said or
meant to say "should be pardoned". I wish more senators would raise the
issue.
Eustace
This is really great news, long overdue.
Too bad that even the Executive Board of the United States Chess
Federation refuses to support Fischer.
Sam Sloan