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Bobby Fischer Found

Posted by michael on from the governments-never-play-for-a-draw dept.

paulydavis writes "Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer, wanted since 1992 for playing a tournament in Yugoslavia despite U.N. sanctions, was detained in Japan for an apparent passport violation and will be deported to the United States."

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  1. Re:Locked Up by Japong · · Score: 0, Redundant

    When did they allow hicks on /.? Tag and bag? LOOSE the key? How much looser could you make it?

  2. Hmm... by xaqar · · Score: 1, Redundant

    So before this, they were indeed Searching for Bobby Fischer ?
    (Sorry, it had to be done)

  3. Great News!!! by ZedNaught · · Score: 0, Redundant

    With Bobby Fischer finally in custody and Martha Stewart safely behind bars "The United States is Safer". Now if we could only manage to expend the same energy on tracking down that pesky Osama guy. Tommy

  4. Re:Jesus! by banzai51 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    No. Wrong. He is in trouble because he did BUSINESS in Yugoslavia when it was aganst the law to do so. He did not go have 'an innocent play somewhere.' He got paid for his appearance and play. He did it deliberately and with the intent of sticking it to the 'man'. Now he's paying for it. And he did it at a time when Serbs were wiping out all non-Serbs for the hell of it.