Author: Rolf Tueschen
Date: 14:36:36 04/01/03
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Bruce, I already addressed you in CTF but let me elaborate here also for the other Americans. We have an illegal war by USA administration aggressors. Worldwide we see people demonstrate against this US war. The US administration lets their army bomb civilian targets, lets them murder civilians passing by peacefully. You have no allowance by the UN, no nothing. What the USA is doing here is a nationalist war to get access to the oil in IRAQ. Further the USA wants to control IRAQ for the next decade. So 200 000 USA soldiers are ruling the country. Your US president is a religious crusader since he is in the delusion of doing all the war murder for GOD! Also the members here in CTF criticise the USA. Since you are in the debate you also get a stroke here and there. BUT BRUCE!! This here is a virtual debate about admitted a very realistic war. But NOBODY did EVER attack you personally as being responsible for that war. Nobody threatened you. Even these emails sent to you are NO personal threat, read them as sort of peace propaganda against the US administration ad its policy of murder. There is no evidence that you would be in danger if you are playing in Graz. Otherwise tell me and I will protect you with all I have and my living body as a shield! But try to rethink the whole problem. Let me give a final argument why you shold go. Think of the possibility that you could debate in calmness with Europeans. THat would help Europeans to lose prejudices and wold help you to live in such an atmosphere of peace people. Give peace a chance, Bruce! WIth the decision you argue as if here in Europe Americans like you would be target for terrorists. Thst is wrong! With friendly regards, Rolf Tueschen On April 01, 2003 at 13:02:54, Bruce Moreland wrote: >This post has some political content, but much of it involves a major computer >chess event, so I am posting it here rather than in CTF. > >On March 23rd, I received an email with the subject "Good Americans", containing >the text "Unfortunately there are yet no good pics of real good Yankees on the >net. But the guy on the enclosed picture is at least on the best way to become a >good one." > >Attached was a picture of an American POW in Iraq. > >I responded to this email, asking the sender why he sent this to me, and he >responded with general anger about the war, which led me to believe that this >was sent intentionally. My initial thought had been that it might have been one >of these forged virus email things that are so common now. > >On the 26th, I got another email, subject "I like Americans", containing the >text, "At least these ones." > >Attached was a graphic picture of two dead American soldiers. > >The sender of both of these emails is a well-known computer chess figure, who is >associated with the Graz event, presumably as a host. I know for a fact the >same emails, or very similar emails, were sent to other American computer chess >programmers. This leads me to believe that I was targeted due to my >nationality, rather than because of anything I have said publicly about the war. > >I sent email to the ICGA officers asking them what they thought of this, and >telling them how I felt about this. I received a variety of replies, assuring >me that the ICGA is not political, that I will be welcome in Graz, etc. None of >this offends me, and I have little or no complaint about how the ICGA has handle >this. I've also had a running discussion with the person I'm referring to, who >steadfastly defends his decision to send these pictures to me. I have much >complaint about that. > >After some reflection, I have decided that I can't accept the hospitality of >this person under these circumstances, so I will not be going to Graz. > >I have carefully considered whether to make any of this public. I am doing this >now in order to: > >1) Respond in advance to inevitable questions as to why I am not going. > >2) Alert other Americans to possible problems in advance. It is possible that >you may meet with personally directed hostility in Graz, from someone connected >with the event, and you have a right to know this before making travel plans. >If you have concerns that you think the ICGA can address, I expect that they >would be happy to hear from you. > >I'm not calling for anyone else to pass on the event. By all means make that >choice for yourself. > >bruce
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