ZZZZZZZ
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PARADISE |  Bad Sports: Iraq Banned From Beijing
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Strange timing.
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Iraq cannot take part in the Beijing Olympics because it disbanded the country's Olympic Committee, a committee official said on Thursday, but a comment from the Games' organizers suggested the ban may not be final.
No Committee, no Gamee.
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"It is a blow to Iraq and its international reputation, its athletes and its youth," [Hussein al-Amidi, the general secretary of the Iraqi Olympic Committee] added.
He's the general secretary of a non-existent committee.
I wonder if that's a self-appointed position, or did he have to curry political favor first?
And heaven forbid Iraq's sterling and impeccable international reputation should be smudged. |
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Imagine if a Homeowners Association ran the Olympics. "3 parking violations and 1 human rights violation in 12 months --- banned." |
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