Olympics - Iraq banned

Iraq is banned from the Summer Olympics.  I still cant figure out why they were actually banned, you can read the article here.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5guAoWR4d13iPmyA1Ic8qeJR2S58wD924BIH00

I think its kind of a bummer that they will not be participating.  The olympics transgress politics and was hoping for one of those visa moments, where a US athlete helps up a fallen Iraqi athlete or vice versa.

1 Response to “Olympics - Iraq banned”


  1. 1 hrocker July 25, 2008 at 8:45 pm

    It’s ok for one of the worst human-rights violators in the world to host, but no room at the inn for those iraqis. They probably have no time for such trivial things as sports anyway. I mean with all the bomb dodging and democracy building they’re doing.

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