news.bbc.co.uk— Police have arrested Garry Kasparov at a banned anti-Kremlin rally in central Moscow. Former chess champion Mr Kasparov leads an opposition coalition, which the Kremlin accuses of destabilizing Russia.
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I've got to be honest, I heard on the radio that someone I knew was a chess player was doing something anti-government, I immediately thought Kasparov was that crazy anti-American anti-Semite, and then I came home and realized I confused him with Bobby Fischer. Now THAT guy is crazy.
Russia used to be going back and forth between most advanced, and secondly most advanced country military/science wise for 50 years, now it's a degrading almost-kinda-first world country. Most folks look at whats happening and figure they might as well go back to communism since it was better back then for the average Joe, or as it would be in this case, the average Igor. Now obviously the people who know anything about politics are against this, but like in all countries, the majority of the population are sheep. So there's not much to do now.
The difference being Kasparov has enough notoriety to make the front page of Google News - and thereby give it exposure. By getting arrested, he has piqued the interest of many a nerd around the world.I don't know enough about chess to make a good analogy - but I do know that you *really* don't want to f**k with an intelligent chess player, much less a world-class Grandmaster.My hat is off to you, Mr. Kasparov. I wish you good luck.
@EdgarVeronaUnintelligent? Only US citizen can be in US National Security Advisory Council. And Kasparov DO have US citizenship. What was wrong in my parent post? Tell me.
edgarveronaApr 15, 2007
... You're Bobby Fisher, aren't you?
nihilityApr 15, 2007
I've got to be honest, I heard on the radio that someone I knew was a chess player was doing something anti-government, I immediately thought Kasparov was that crazy anti-American anti-Semite, and then I came home and realized I confused him with Bobby Fischer. Now THAT guy is crazy.
ayeroxorApr 15, 2007
In Soviet Russia, Joke cliches hate YOU!
unknownczarApr 15, 2007
Russia used to be going back and forth between most advanced, and secondly most advanced country military/science wise for 50 years, now it's a degrading almost-kinda-first world country. Most folks look at whats happening and figure they might as well go back to communism since it was better back then for the average Joe, or as it would be in this case, the average Igor. Now obviously the people who know anything about politics are against this, but like in all countries, the majority of the population are sheep. So there's not much to do now.
hfx392Apr 15, 2007
The difference being Kasparov has enough notoriety to make the front page of Google News - and thereby give it exposure. By getting arrested, he has piqued the interest of many a nerd around the world.I don't know enough about chess to make a good analogy - but I do know that you *really* don't want to f**k with an intelligent chess player, much less a world-class Grandmaster.My hat is off to you, Mr. Kasparov. I wish you good luck.
trovoltexApr 15, 2007
@EdgarVeronaUnintelligent? Only US citizen can be in US National Security Advisory Council. And Kasparov DO have US citizenship. What was wrong in my parent post? Tell me.
kcuhppApr 15, 2007
Australian The Age states:[...] The clashes came after the London-based oligarch Boris Berezovsky called for Mr Putin to be overthrown. Mr Berezovsky and Mr Kasparov are critical of the erosion of democracy under Mr Putin, but there is no evidence that they are linked. [...]<a class="user" href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/kasparov-heads-antimoscow-push/2007/04/15/1176575679181.html">http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/kasparov-heads-antimoscow-push/2007/04/15/1176575679181.html</a>However, if we take a look just a month and a half back...<a class="user" href="http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=8076545234396&lang=en-US&mkt=en-US&FORM=CVRE52">http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=8076545234396&lang=en-US&mkt=en-US&FORM=CVRE52</a>This is a version of <a class="user" href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/03/russia.protest.ap/index.html">http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/03/russia.protest.ap/index.html</a> as it looked when our crawler examined the site on 3/25/2007. POSTED: 5:30 p.m. EST, March 3, 2007[...] Mayor Valentina Matviyenko, a close ally of St. Petersburg native Putin, called Saturday's protesters "guest stars from Moscow" and "youths of extremist persuasion," accusing them of stirring turmoil ahead of elections for the city legislature later this month.She said some activists held banners in support of Boris Berezovsky, an exiled tycoon wanted in Russia on money laundering charges, and the jailed former billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was convicted of fraud and tax evasion in a case widely seen as a Kremlin-driven punishment for challenging Putin.Matviyenko suggested the banners meant the protesters were receiving support from dubious sources: "It is clear how such meetings are financed." [...] ... we see that even though there might not be a financial link between Kasparov and Berezovsky, it would be wrong to say that there is no link between them at all. They at least share some supporters.And why do I bring this up? Because in an interview with CNN correspondent Shihab Rattansi, Kasparov makes extra sure that no viewers are misslead when he states that "Berezovsky has nothing to do with what we're doing here". -- <a class="user" href="http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/15/russia.protest.ap/index.html">http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/15/russia.protest.ap/index.html</a> (scroll down to (Watch Kasparov explain reasons for protests Video).)