Author: Pete R.
Date: 09:17:49 01/14/00
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On January 14, 2000 at 03:21:14, Ed Schröder wrote: >>Posted by Robert Hyatt on January 13, 2000 at 23:31:57: > >[ snips ] > >>There are some things above that are very suspicious. At the top of the >>response, he directly quoted Hsu. But after the beginning, no more quotes >>to support his less than savory description of Hsu's actions. I find this >>troubling. If he would quote him at the beginning, then couldn't he quote >>some of his "belligerent" comments as well? > >Maybe Mr. Williams has manners? Maybe so, maybe not. I don't know either party, but frankly I find his letter insulting and in poor taste. Not only that but it's defamatory, while Hsu's letter is not. I don't know Hsu from Adam, but Mr. Williams' letter clearly paints his character in a bad light and tries to sway the reader that he is some sort of jerk. His only defense against a lawsuit Hsu could bring for this would be the truth, i.e. he has to support his statement that Hsu's emails were belligerent and threatening, and support his interpretation that he was going to make comments on Kasparov's behalf, and so forth. The reader can't decide unless the emails are published. And I agree with Dr. Hyatt that it's suspicious already that Mr. Williams does not already support this with quotations. If I were Hsu, and *if* Hsu is innocent of the behavior painted by Mr. Williams, the next phone call Mr. Williams would get would be from my lawyer. You are free to have an opinion as to the relative character of Mr. Hsu vs. Mr. Williams, but it would be wiser to refrain from public comment, though that choice is yours. Personally I would like to see the email exchange myself rather than rely on other people's opinions.
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