[If you want to help get him released as soon as possible, please
continue to contact Japanese officials, including at embassies abroad,
even if you've already done this.
-banana]

From 'Associated Press', online at:

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/politics/9260755.htm:

***BEGIN ARTICLE***

Posted on Wed, Jul. 28, 2004

Bobby Fishcer Deportation Appeal Rejected

ERIC TALMADGE

Associated Press

TOKYO - Japanese immigration officials have rejected former world chess
champion Bobby Fischer's appeal of their decision to deport him for
attempting to travel on an invalid U.S. passport, and adviser to Fischer
said Wednesday.

The decision was made Tuesday at the end of a two-day hearing, according
to John Bosnitch, a Canadian journalist who acted as an adviser to
Fischer during the proceedings. Fischer, who considers his detention "a
kidnapping," can appeal again, Bosnitch said.

Fischer was apprehended two weeks ago after trying to board a flight at
the international airport in Narita, just outside Tokyo, for allegedly
traveling with a revoked U.S. passport. Fischer is wanted in the United
States for playing a chess match in the former Yugoslavia in 1992 in
defiance of international sanctions.

Despite Tuesday's decision, it was unlikely that Fischer would be
deported soon.

Bosnitch said Fischer now has until Friday to lodge another appeal, this
time to Japan's justice minister. Fischer, who claims his passport was
revoked without due process, can also seek a court injunction to stop
the immigration proceedings altogether.

Bosnitch said Fischer believes he has been "seized."

"He considers the entire ordeal to date to be nothing more than a
kidnapping, a completely illegal procedure on both the American side and
the Japanese side," Bosnitch said.

Bosnitch said Fischer has also requested his immediate, provisional
release.

"He poses no flight risk, he has nowhere to go, he has no passport,"
Bosnitch said. "There is no need for him to remain in custody."

Immigration officials refuse to comment on the details of Fischer's
case. His hearing was closed to the media.

Bosnitch said that Fischer claimed during the hearing to have been
physically mistreated.

"He hasn't seen the sun since the day he was seized," Bosnitch said. "He
was bruised on his face, you could see welts in his arm. He is a
61-year-old man, and he claims to have been assaulted twice. He has the
bruises and the cuts to prove it."

Fischer rocketed to fame in the United States at the height of the Cold
War when he defeated Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union in a series of
games in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1972.

His genius for chess was quickly overshadowed by his eccentric behavior,
however.

He lost his title as world champion in 1978 and then largely vanished
from the public eye. Fischer reappeared to win the Yugoslavia rematch
against Spassky in 1992, and took home more than $3 million in prize
money.

Friends say he traveled frequently before he was detained, often
visiting Japan, the Philippines, Germany and Switzerland.

Though he kept a low profile, he was frequently interviewed by a radio
station in the Philippines. In one session he praised the Sept. 11,
2001, terrorist attacks, saying America should be "wiped out" and
describing Jews as "thieving, lying *******s."

***END ARTICLE***

--
banana "The thing I hate about you, Rowntree, is the way you
give Coca-Cola to your scum, and your best teddy-bear to
Oxfam, and expect us to lick your frigid fingers for the
rest of your frigid life." (Mick Travis, 'If...', 1968)

banana wrote:

[If you want to help get him released as soon as possible, please
continue to contact Japanese officials, including at embassies abroad,
even if you've already done this.
-banana]

From 'Associated Press', online at:

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/politics/9260755.htm:

***BEGIN ARTICLE***

Posted on Wed, Jul. 28, 2004

Bobby Fishcer Deportation Appeal Rejected

ERIC TALMADGE

Associated Press

TOKYO - Japanese immigration officials have rejected former world chess
champion Bobby Fischer's appeal of their decision to deport him for
attempting to travel on an invalid U.S. passport, and adviser to Fischer
said Wednesday.

The decision was made Tuesday at the end of a two-day hearing, according
to John Bosnitch, a Canadian journalist who acted as an adviser to
Fischer during the proceedings. Fischer, who considers his detention "a
kidnapping," can appeal again, Bosnitch said.

Fischer was apprehended two weeks ago after trying to board a flight at
the international airport in Narita, just outside Tokyo, for allegedly
traveling with a revoked U.S. passport. Fischer is wanted in the United
States for playing a chess match in the former Yugoslavia in 1992 in
defiance of international sanctions.

Despite Tuesday's decision, it was unlikely that Fischer would be
deported soon.

Bosnitch said Fischer now has until Friday to lodge another appeal, this
time to Japan's justice minister. Fischer, who claims his passport was
revoked without due process, can also seek a court injunction to stop
the immigration proceedings altogether.

Bosnitch said Fischer believes he has been "seized."

"He considers the entire ordeal to date to be nothing more than a
kidnapping, a completely illegal procedure on both the American side and
the Japanese side," Bosnitch said.

Bosnitch said Fischer has also requested his immediate, provisional
release.

"He poses no flight risk, he has nowhere to go, he has no passport,"
Bosnitch said. "There is no need for him to remain in custody."

Immigration officials refuse to comment on the details of Fischer's
case. His hearing was closed to the media.

Bosnitch said that Fischer claimed during the hearing to have been
physically mistreated.

"He hasn't seen the sun since the day he was seized," Bosnitch said. "He
was bruised on his face, you could see welts in his arm. He is a
61-year-old man, and he claims to have been assaulted twice. He has the
bruises and the cuts to prove it."

Fischer rocketed to fame in the United States at the height of the Cold
War when he defeated Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union in a series of
games in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1972.

His genius for chess was quickly overshadowed by his eccentric behavior,
however.

He lost his title as world champion in 1978 and then largely vanished
from the public eye. Fischer reappeared to win the Yugoslavia rematch
against Spassky in 1992, and took home more than $3 million in prize
money.

Friends say he traveled frequently before he was detained, often
visiting Japan, the Philippines, Germany and Switzerland.

Though he kept a low profile, he was frequently interviewed by a radio
station in the Philippines. In one session he praised the Sept. 11,
2001, terrorist attacks, saying America should be "wiped out" and
describing Jews as "thieving, lying *******s."

***END ARTICLE***

As I understand it in Japan, if the authorities sieze you, you ARE
guilty. Open & shut case. Black & white, like the unforgiving squares on
any old chess-board. Fischer will just have to cop it, starvation,
routine sadism, tied out on a post under the rising sun..

On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 20:27:25 +1000, michael adams
wrote:

banana wrote:

[If you want to help get him released as soon as possible, please
continue to contact Japanese officials, including at embassies abroad,
even if you've already done this.
-banana]

From 'Associated Press', online at:

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/politics/9260755.htm:

***BEGIN ARTICLE***

Posted on Wed, Jul. 28, 2004

Bobby Fishcer Deportation Appeal Rejected

ERIC TALMADGE

Associated Press

TOKYO - Japanese immigration officials have rejected former world chess
champion Bobby Fischer's appeal of their decision to deport him for
attempting to travel on an invalid U.S. passport, and adviser to Fischer
said Wednesday.

The decision was made Tuesday at the end of a two-day hearing, according
to John Bosnitch, a Canadian journalist who acted as an adviser to
Fischer during the proceedings. Fischer, who considers his detention "a
kidnapping," can appeal again, Bosnitch said.

Fischer was apprehended two weeks ago after trying to board a flight at
the international airport in Narita, just outside Tokyo, for allegedly
traveling with a revoked U.S. passport. Fischer is wanted in the United
States for playing a chess match in the former Yugoslavia in 1992 in
defiance of international sanctions.

Despite Tuesday's decision, it was unlikely that Fischer would be
deported soon.

Bosnitch said Fischer now has until Friday to lodge another appeal, this
time to Japan's justice minister. Fischer, who claims his passport was
revoked without due process, can also seek a court injunction to stop
the immigration proceedings altogether.

Bosnitch said Fischer believes he has been "seized."

"He considers the entire ordeal to date to be nothing more than a
kidnapping, a completely illegal procedure on both the American side and
the Japanese side," Bosnitch said.

Bosnitch said Fischer has also requested his immediate, provisional
release.

"He poses no flight risk, he has nowhere to go, he has no passport,"
Bosnitch said. "There is no need for him to remain in custody."

Immigration officials refuse to comment on the details of Fischer's
case. His hearing was closed to the media.

Bosnitch said that Fischer claimed during the hearing to have been
physically mistreated.

"He hasn't seen the sun since the day he was seized," Bosnitch said. "He
was bruised on his face, you could see welts in his arm. He is a
61-year-old man, and he claims to have been assaulted twice. He has the
bruises and the cuts to prove it."

Fischer rocketed to fame in the United States at the height of the Cold
War when he defeated Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union in a series of
games in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1972.

His genius for chess was quickly overshadowed by his eccentric behavior,
however.

He lost his title as world champion in 1978 and then largely vanished
from the public eye. Fischer reappeared to win the Yugoslavia rematch
against Spassky in 1992, and took home more than $3 million in prize
money.

Friends say he traveled frequently before he was detained, often
visiting Japan, the Philippines, Germany and Switzerland.

Though he kept a low profile, he was frequently interviewed by a radio
station in the Philippines. In one session he praised the Sept. 11,
2001, terrorist attacks, saying America should be "wiped out" and
describing Jews as "thieving, lying *******s."

***END ARTICLE***

As I understand it in Japan, if the authorities sieze you, you ARE
guilty. Open & shut case. Black & white, like the unforgiving squares on
any old chess-board. Fischer will just have to cop it, starvation,
routine sadism, tied out on a post under the rising sun..

....and then off to Guantanamo with him.

I have never been to Guantanamo, not yet, that is. Is it some kind of
university where people unacquanted with american ways can study american
and international law, the bill of rights, the christian/american concept of
freedom as opposed to the islamic? Or is it, as some maintain, a
concentration camp just like the ones they had in Nazi-Germany and in
stalinist Soviet Union?
Hans J. Lassen

"Hans Jørgen Lassen" wrote in message
. ..
I have never been to Guantanamo, not yet, that is. Is it some kind of
university where people unacquanted with american ways can study american
and international law, the bill of rights, the christian/american concept
of
freedom as opposed to the islamic? Or is it, as some maintain, a
concentration camp just like the ones they had in Nazi-Germany and in
stalinist Soviet Union?
Hans J. Lassen

Guantanamo Bay is a U.S. Marine Corps base on the communist island of Cuba.
It's not Disneyland and I wouldn't recommend going there to study, but it's
no concentration camp. As long as you're not caught in the United States
figuring out how or trying to kill Americans or blow **** up, that is.

Regards,

Matt

I was not aware that any of the guests of the US government at Guantanamo
were caught in the US. Neither was I aware that any of them had been
involved in terrorist activities in the US. If there is proof that these
guys are terrorists, why are they not put on trial?
If the prisoners are being held for no legal reason (and that seems to be
the case, as they are not being prosecuted), then Guantanomo is a
concentration camp.
Hans J.

"Hans Jørgen Lassen" wrote in message
. ..
I was not aware that any of the guests of the US government at Guantanamo
were caught in the US. Neither was I aware that any of them had been
involved in terrorist activities in the US. If there is proof that these
guys are terrorists, why are they not put on trial?
If the prisoners are being held for no legal reason (and that seems to be
the case, as they are not being prosecuted), then Guantanomo is a
concentration camp.
Hans J.

Negative, ghost-writer. They are POWs.

Regards,

Matt

"Matt Nemmers" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:BkNNc.185209$JR4.33458@attbi_s54...
"Hans Jørgen Lassen" wrote in message
. ..
I was not aware that any of the guests of the US government at
Guantanamo
were caught in the US. Neither was I aware that any of them had been
involved in terrorist activities in the US. If there is proof that these
guys are terrorists, why are they not put on trial?
If the prisoners are being held for no legal reason (and that seems to
be
the case, as they are not being prosecuted), then Guantanomo is a
concentration camp.
Hans J.

Negative, ghost-writer. They are POWs.

Regards,

Matt


Negative. They are so-called "enemy combatants", not protected by the Geneva
convention. There are at least 50.000 held by the US in several camps around
the world including US battleships. Among them are many children.

Holger Weber

Matt, if the prisoners at Guantanamo are POW's, as you say, they should have
been sent home at the end of the war. Mr. Bush did declare the war for ended
some time ago, didnt he?
Still detaining them is an act without any legal basis, that is an criminal
act.
Hans J.

"Matt Nemmers" wrote in message
news:BkNNc.185209$JR4.33458@attbi_s54...
"Hans Jørgen Lassen" wrote in message
. ..
I was not aware that any of the guests of the US government at
Guantanamo
were caught in the US. Neither was I aware that any of them had been
involved in terrorist activities in the US. If there is proof that these
guys are terrorists, why are they not put on trial?
If the prisoners are being held for no legal reason (and that seems to
be
the case, as they are not being prosecuted), then Guantanomo is a
concentration camp.
Hans J.

Negative, ghost-writer. They are POWs.

That's why there getting treated as all POWs are to be treated under the
Geneva Conventions.....

sniff sniff...what's that smell.....ah yes, sarcasm!!