The original caricature was done by the very talented artist Ismael Roldan

THE WEEKEND INTERVIEW
The Other Russia
The man who would checkmate Vladimir Putin.

BY MELANIE KIRKPATRICK
Saturday, January 27, 2007 12:01 a.m.

NEW YORK–As the longtime world chess champion, Garry Kasparov was a famously aggressive player. His latest game is politics, and his style is equally aggressive. “Our goal is to dismantle the regime,” he says, speaking of the political coalition he leads to bring down Vladimir Putin.

…Mr. Kasparov gives a wry smile. “I think the best thing [the U.S.] could have done was to get Saddam [Hussein] 15 years earlier,” he says. “By going after Saddam in 1991, I think we could have saved Yugoslavia from a civil war and could have sent a message, a very powerful message, to many dictators. . . . In 1991, the United States was much stronger and everybody else was much weaker.”

The decision to let Saddam stay in power happened under the watch of President George H.W. Bush, whom Mr. Kasparov isn’t shy about criticizing. But he’s far more scathing about President Bill Clinton. “During the Clinton years, the United States did virtually nothing in the international arena. . . .

The full article can be read here.

Here is a poll that was done by a blogger. Click http://poll.pollcode.com/hjUc to vote:

Choices

* I like to see him promote chess and help our chess community
* He has done enough damage to chess, let him go into Russian politics
* I do not care either way
* Who is Kasparov?

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