Comments on: Sports: Iraq flagged for “interference” http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/26/sports-iraq-flagged-for-interference/ A forum for discussion of news that arises at the intersection of Christianity and culture. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:38:43 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Erasmus http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/26/sports-iraq-flagged-for-interference/comment-page-1/#comment-325120 Erasmus Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:40:14 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/26/sports-iraq-flagged-for-interference/#comment-325120 maybe we can finally recognize the olympics are just a waste of time and money anyway. maybe we can finally recognize the olympics are just a waste of time and money anyway.

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]]> By: Make it Man http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/26/sports-iraq-flagged-for-interference/comment-page-1/#comment-325101 Make it Man Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:54:20 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/26/sports-iraq-flagged-for-interference/#comment-325101 Well that's about as hypocritical as it gets... I hope the USA members are crying foul! Well that’s about as hypocritical as it gets…

I hope the USA members are crying foul!

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]]> By: Xion http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/26/sports-iraq-flagged-for-interference/comment-page-1/#comment-325033 Xion Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:44:34 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/26/sports-iraq-flagged-for-interference/#comment-325033 I don't understand what the violation was. Is it because they didn't get permission from the IOC? Did someone just forget to fill out the proper forms? The old committee which was responsible for raping, torturing, and murdering athletes was approved by the IOC, but a new one which doesn't do those things is not? I don’t understand what the violation was. Is it because they didn’t get permission from the IOC? Did someone just forget to fill out the proper forms?

The old committee which was responsible for raping, torturing, and murdering athletes was approved by the IOC, but a new one which doesn’t do those things is not?

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]]> By: adios http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/26/sports-iraq-flagged-for-interference/comment-page-1/#comment-324882 adios Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:09:10 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/26/sports-iraq-flagged-for-interference/#comment-324882 Well ya can't just go around cleaning up corrupt committees! What would become of the Olympics as we know it if the IOC itself did that? We don't know how much, but we can be pretty sure Herculean bribes were given to get the Olympics in Beijing. RN--LOL Well ya can’t just go around cleaning up corrupt committees! What would become of the Olympics as we know it if the IOC itself did that?

We don’t know how much, but we can be pretty sure Herculean bribes were given to get the Olympics in Beijing.

RN–LOL

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]]> By: Random Name http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/26/sports-iraq-flagged-for-interference/comment-page-1/#comment-324833 Random Name Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:40:35 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/26/sports-iraq-flagged-for-interference/#comment-324833 The original Olympics were political, corrupt, brutal, and fairly sick. It's hard to believe that anyone in modern times regards the myth of the Olympics and it's modern incarnation without either breaking into hysterical laughter or weeping. (These are both Olympic events.) Oh, yeah, now we let women join in the fun. The Greeks would have said, "What are they thinking?" The original Olympics were political, corrupt, brutal, and fairly sick. It’s hard to believe that anyone in modern times regards the myth of the Olympics and it’s modern incarnation without either breaking into hysterical laughter or weeping. (These are both Olympic events.)

Oh, yeah, now we let women join in the fun. The Greeks would have said, “What are they thinking?”

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]]> By: Samuel http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/26/sports-iraq-flagged-for-interference/comment-page-1/#comment-324824 Samuel Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:31:59 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/26/sports-iraq-flagged-for-interference/#comment-324824 The International Olympic Committee has just demonstrated that it is not a politics free organization. This is an absolute shame. Are they trying to tell us that there is no interference by the governments of other countries in their nations' teams? No matter how much we all would like to imagine that the Olympics are non-political, they are political. The athletes from Iraq deserve their opportunity to participate. If President Bush will not refuse to attend the Olympics because of China's human rights violations, he should at least stand up for the Iraqi Olympics team and refuse to attend because of the sacrifice our military has made for the freedom of the Iraqi people. The International Olympic Committee has just demonstrated that it is not a politics free organization. This is an absolute shame. Are they trying to tell us that there is no interference by the governments of other countries in their nations’ teams?

No matter how much we all would like to imagine that the Olympics are non-political, they are political. The athletes from Iraq deserve their opportunity to participate. If President Bush will not refuse to attend the Olympics because of China’s human rights violations, he should at least stand up for the Iraqi Olympics team and refuse to attend because of the sacrifice our military has made for the freedom of the Iraqi people.

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