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Jail for pizza man who barred Germans (Telegraph, 8/21/2003)

A Danish pizzeria owner who refused to sell pizzas to Germans or Frenchmen because of their governments' stance on the war in Iraq is to go to prison.

An appeal court upheld the conviction yesterday of Niels-Aage Bjerre for discrimination and his fine of £500. He said he would refuse to pay and will instead spend eight days in jail.

"I will not pay the fine but I'll do the time instead," said Bjerre. "It is a matter of principle."

He has closed his pizzeria, on the Danish holiday island of Fanoe rather than be forced to serve German and French nationals....

His boycott would end only "if the governments of France and Germany change their attitude toward the United States and support Washington wholeheartedly," he added.

George W. Bush: Give this man U.S. citizenship immediately for his honorable defense of the United States of America! Posted by Paul Jaminet at August 21, 2003 11:41 AM