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Subject: Re: Only the good die young.

Author: Gerd Isenberg

Date: 10:14:05 05/19/04

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On May 19, 2004 at 10:59:38, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>On May 19, 2004 at 10:14:40, Andreas Schwartmann wrote:
>
>>On May 19, 2004 at 08:00:01, Mike S. wrote:
>>
>>>I suggest to watch the news then and when. Consider the date also.
>>>
>>>One single WCCCh isn't that important...
>>>
>>>Wrong priorities! Let's hope nobody has to learn the hard way.
>>>
>>>I can only shake my head.
>>
>
>>You are right, Michael. It's totally foolish that anyone will participate in a
>
>Which fellow did your parents follow that you look so prejudiced?
>
>Because we, the dutch programmers, in general did boycot Jakarta (Fritz=german
>management).

But the reason was different.
Was it about the "regime", war issues, former dutch colony or general danger?
I guess the main reason was solidarity with junior team - or?


>
>However all Germans and Americans showed up there.

Yes.

>
>Chance YOU get arrested or killed in Jakarta is always bigger for a tourist than
>in Israel.

Yes, and it is probably more dangerous to drive on german highways!

Gerd


>
>Yet i didn't hear you complain during Jakarta...
>
>>tourney in Isreal at all! The political implications, regular suicide attacks
>>from palestine idiots, combined with the right-winged and terrible politics of
>>Sharon makes Isreal one place in the world, I would not want to be at the moment
>>- apart from Bush's USA, North Korea and a couple of other states where my
>>personal freedom would be endangered.
>>
>>In Israel it's my life at the stake, so I consider it dumb and foolish to go
>>there, only for a tournament with no real meaning at all.
>>
>>Andreas



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