Re: New In Chess #3 2008

On Wed, 14 May 2008 09:58:50 -0700, "David Kane"
<davidekane@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>not sure about the indictment text
>but I've seen it somewhere but don't have the link handy. Jurgen just
quoted the
>text so it is out there.

Yeah, actually,  I found several links after I asked my question.
Should have searched first, I guess.  Here's one:

http://www.chesscity.com/Features/indictment.html

>> And the reason we did nothing when Fischer renewed the pass****t in
>> Switzerland, but rather waited until he was in Japan ?

>Good question. Likely bureaucratic bungling. I don't see how
>it is really relevant, though.

I don't think it was bungling.  From what I've read, the Swiss
wouldn't have held him, but our government folks  knew the Japanese
would.