Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 16:45:06 04/01/03
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On April 01, 2003 at 14:58:24, Uri Blass wrote: you really think on this forum with regards to world championships and iraq war related there is going to get posted 1 april jokes? you really are the clown of this forum! :) >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 > >You chose a bad date for announcing it. >I think that 2.4 is a better date for news. > >I also read about the story of the email some days ago before reading this post >but people suspect every news from 1.4 to be wrong and based on experience I >believe nobody in that date(I do not say that this is a lie of 1.4 but only that >I do not know). > >I wait to 2.4 to see if you insist that you do not go because of that reason. > >Uri
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