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IAAF, USA and Canada demand Russian athletes represent "no country" at Olympic games
- To: Zenaan Harkness <[email protected]>, CypherPunks <[email protected]>
- Subject: IAAF, USA and Canada demand Russian athletes represent "no country" at Olympic games
- From: [email protected] (Ted Smith)
- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2016 05:05:51 -0700
- In-reply-to: <20160719120241.GW16437@x220-a02>
- References: <20160719120241.GW16437@x220-a02>
Quality cypherpunks content as always, Zenaan. If only they had encrypted the doping!
On July 19, 2016 5:02:41 AM PDT, Zenaan Harkness <[email protected]> wrote:
>If anyone wanted an example of propaganda and political bullying:
>
>"The IAAF and now the sports bodies of the US and Canada are not only
>demanding that Russian athletes prove their innocence before they can
>take part in the Games. They also demand that even if athletes prove
>their innocence, they should only be allowed to take part in the Games
>as â??neutralsâ?? and not as Russians. Thus even if proved innocent
>Russian
>athletes would have to deny their nation and their country â?? foregoing
>the right to wear its colours or hear its anthem if they win."
>
>http://theduran.com/stalinist-witch-hunt-russian-athletes/
>
>
>(I'm not sure anyone takes seriously the assertion that USA basically
>does not use propaganda, only speaks truth and righteousness - I find
>it
>quite amazing that such an assertion was even put in this mailing list
>but I guess it's possible -some- people do believe that...)
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