Enter Your Reply The Comment You're Replying To Greg Strong wrote on Sat, Dec 25, 2004 02:04 AM UTC:It involves economic sanctions. At the time, we had sanctions against Yugoslavia, and any participation in any sporting events held there would be a violation of those sanctions. The idea being that the event would draw tourists/money into Yugoslavia - exactly what the sanctions are supposed to prevent. And, as a US citizen, violation of US sanctions is a criminal act. Edit Form You may not post a new comment, because ItemID Fischer in jail does not match any item.