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Title: Olympianism: More Politicized Tragedy and Farce Than Sport
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Published: Aug 8, 2016
Author: Stephen Lendman
Post Date: 2016-08-08 08:44:51 by Stephen Lendman
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Olympianism: More Politicized Tragedy and Farce Than Sport by Stephen Lendman Hague Regulations along with Third and Fourth Geneva ban collective punishment. Applicable to armed conflicts, they have wider international humanitarian law implications. No one should be held responsible for an offense unless guilt is conclusively proved beyond a shadow of a doubt. No one should be punished for offenses committed by others. Everyone should be treated equitably and fairly. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, its additional protocols, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international laws affirm the rights of everyone no authority may legally deny. Rio 2016 above all else features illegal, immoral and unethical Russia bashing by banning many of its athletes from competition because of the doping violations of a few. Banishing Russia’s entire Paralympic team was the latest shoe to drop - International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Philip Craven announcing on Sunday the ruling by its governing board “to suspend (Russia’s entire Paralympian team) with immediate effect.” Targeting its Paralympians is especially galling - athletes showing enormous physical and emotional fortitude to compete in athletic contests despite disabilities preventing their normal functioning. Banning all Russian Paralympians from next month’s games because of doping violations of some team members is further proof of Olympian disgrace - politics overriding sport, US pressure to get all Russian athletes banned resulting in too many unjustifiably denied the right to compete. In response to the IPC ruling, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said an appeal will be submitted to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).” “We will fight for our Paralympians,” he stressed. Given deplorable anti-Russian media pressure alone, Sunday’s ruling along with banning other Russian athletes didn’t surprise. New York Times editors disgracefully led the assault. On July 19, they headlined “Ban Russia From the Rio Olympics,” outrageously accusing “organs of the Russian state, the sports ministry, the security service and the agency charged with preparing national teams” with systemic anti-doping violations. No credible evidence proved it, trumped up charges alone because of heavy US anti-Russia pressure exerted. The Chicago Tribune called “banning Russia from Rio a must.” The Los Angeles Times urged “ban(ning) Russia from the Rio Olympics.” Other Western print and electronic media expressed similar sentiments. With numerous Russian athletes barred from competition, along with its entire Paralympian team next month, the XXXI Olympiad is more politicized tragedy, farce and disgrace than sport at its best. Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. His new book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III." http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanIII.html Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network.
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#1. To: Stephen Lendman (#0)
A good start, Stephen, but it doesn't sound like you're joining me in hating the Olympics wholesale yet. Still a lonely job! http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-08-02/how-the-2004-olympics- triggered-greeces-decline So tell us, are you thrilled Putin's bludgeoning Checnhnya? Unrelated to your topic, true, but cheering this seems to be the latest fad here. Do you think Belarus would be better back in he loving embrace of Mother Russia? How about Armenia! Freedom, aw freedom, well that's just some people talkin'...... _____________________________________________________________ “We build but to tear down. Most of our work and resource is squandered. Our onward march is marked by devastation. Everywhere there is an appalling loss of time, effort and life. A cheerless view, but true.” - Tesla per FP
When we worked The Highwaymen in Chicago, they told me to follow Kris Kristofferson out of the building to make sure nobody would mess with him. He went up the stairs, and I went up after him. When he got to the top landing, he turned around and looked at me. I told him, "They wanted me to follow you out to make sure nobody messed with you." He didn't say anything and turned to go out at top of stairs. Just doing my job. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
Ah, now you're naming names! Highwaymen -- I get it, named after that song. 'Between the years of 1996 and 1999, Nelson, Kristofferson, Cash, and Jennings also provided the voice and dramatization for the Louis L'Amour Collection, a four CD box set of seven Louis L'Amour stories published by the HighBridge Company, although the four were not credited as "The Highwaymen" in this work' -- wikid. _____________________________________________________________ there were strains of VD that were incurable, and they were first found in the Philippines and then transmitted to the Korean working girls via US military. The 'incurables' we were told were first taken back to a military hospital in the Philippines to quietly die. – 4um
I've got a lot more names that pop into my head as the memories and songs start to return after the bout with bacterial meningitis. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
Not another one, we hope? Buddy of mine plays the Star-Spangled Banner every Saturday at Ocean Grove -- meets all the top acts. Ever work a show by The Band? One of the most meaningless yet funnest music videos ever: _____________________________________________________________ there were strains of VD that were incurable, and they were first found in the Philippines and then transmitted to the Korean working girls via US military. The 'incurables' we were told were first taken back to a military hospital in the Philippines to quietly die. – 4um
#2. To: NeoconsNailed (#1)
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Freedom, aw freedom, well that's just some people talkin'
#3. To: BTP Holdings (#2)
#4. To: NeoconsNailed (#3)
now you're naming names! Highwaymen
#5. To: BTP Holdings (#4)
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