Guest guest Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 BOBBY FISCHER WINS ICELANDIC CITIZENSHIP! Posted by freebobby on 2005/3/22 7:09:00 Chess Legend Sets World Record in 12-Minute Vote, Preparations in Progress to Leave Japan Bobby Fischer has succeeded in his quest for Icelandic citizenship! The Icelandic parliament, the Althingi, has granted World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer full citizenship as an Icelander. The Althingi, which is the world's oldest existing democratic parliament, has made history by standing up to the earth's sole superpower and demonstrating that it can no longer bully individuals or nations around. Despite a stern U.S. diplomatic warning, the parliament of Iceland at 5:06 PM on Monday local time voted by 40 in favor to 0 opposed, with only 2 abstentions, to make Bobby Fischer a full citizen. The name of this tiny North Atlantic island has become synonymous with human freedom! Despite the danger of U.S. retaliation, the brave legislators proved their Viking roots by setting a world record of 12 minutes to complete the three parliamentary readings of the citizenship bill for persecuted U.S. national hero Bobby Fischer! http://www.freebobbyfischer.net/modules/news/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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