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| Olympics: Iran Denies Athletes Will Compete Against Israelis |
| 2012-07-26 |
Iranian media on Tuesday denied a reportNo, no! Certainly not! quoting the head of the Iranian Olympic Mission as saying that Iranian athletes will compete against Israelis at the London Games. Â "In a satanic step, Zionist media published the words of the head of Iran's Olympic Mission who announced that the Iranian athletes will compete against the Zionist regime's representatives at the Olympics," a Fars news agency report said. The report was quoted by other Iranian media outlets. Â Â Fars claimed the Bahram Afsharzadeh's words were taken out of context. "He said nothing on the matter and did not name Israel," Fars said. Â Afsharzadeh's statements gained widespread attention around the world Monday after the News Agency that Dare Not be Named suggested they were a sign that Tehran was changing its traditional boycott policy against Israeli athletes. Â The statements appear to be a carefully planned move by Iran aiming to show a peaceful exterior amid the ongoing conflict between Iran and the West. The Iranians might also have taken into account the fact that an actual Iranian-Israeli face-off was unlikely to occur at the London Games. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #5 You mean like a Mayor who tries to goosestep a business because the owner believes in traditional marriage, yet bends over backwards to promote an information center run by an organization promoting the extermination of homosexuals? Sadly, no it is not odd. And the Greek joke, eh, it was a single giggle. Not like it was some intentional promotional gig calling all Americans fat, easily suckered, and underserving of their wealth. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2012-07-26 18:41 |
| #4 Is it just me, or does anyone else see something odd about a Greek female athelete being tossed for what some would consider an inappropriate tweet, whilst an entire nation devoted to the maniacal destruction of an entire country and race of people is permitted to freely participate ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-07-26 18:12 |
| #3 So the Iranians forfeit and the Israelis win by default. Big deal. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2012-07-26 17:55 |
| #2 Whatever. Is there a gold medal for the centrifugal spin or targeting of computer viruses ? |
| Posted by: Tarzan Spairt4671 2012-07-26 17:34 |
| #1 Yup, the Joos might win, can't have that. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2012-07-26 15:36 |