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Ingratitude of Olympic proportions.(Scan)
Emerging from years of mediocrity under the "dark cloud" of former Iraqi Olympic Committee president Uday Hussein, the Iraqi men's soccer team surprised the world with a fourth-place finish at the Summer Olympic Games. Playing without the fear of torture as punishment for failure, the Iraqis achieved unthinkable success--but that didn't stop them from denouncing the forces behind their newfound freedom.
The men of the Iraqi Olympic soccer team took offense at George W. Bush's use of their images in a re-election campaign ad in which the President states, "At this Olympics there will be two more free nations--and two fewer terrorist regimes." "He can find another way to advertise himself," the Iraqis told Sports Illustrated.
Fair enough. But the comments didn't stop there. Star midfielder Ahmed Manajid asked in all seriousness: "How will [Bush] meet his god having slaughtered so many men and women? He has committed so many crimes." "My problems are not with the American people," says coach Adnan Hamad. "They are with what America has done in Iraq: destroy everything. The American army has killed so many people in Iraq. What is freedom when I go to the [national] stadium and there are shootings on the ...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 29, 2004 700+ words
...elections for the new Iraqi National Olympic Committee on Jan. 29. Hula is the only Western...than 30 years. The International Olympic Committee suspended the Iraqi National Olympic Committee last May when it was headed by Uday...
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- Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database December 25, 2000 700+ words
The General Secretariat of the National Iraqi Olympic Committee has renewed its "absolute confidence" in 'Uday Saddam Husseyn as chairman of the National Olympics committee, according to...
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- News wire article from: Interpress Service June 21, 2007 700+ words
...organizations has accused the International Olympic Committee of allowing child labor to be used...Olympic sports goods. International Olympic Committee officials have said on record that...However, the Finnish national Olympic committee (KOK) has distanced itself from...
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- Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered MICHELE NORRIS October 7, 2009 700+ words
...Considered 10-07-2009 U.S. Olympic Committee Chief Resigns Host: MICHELE NORRIS...is the acting CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee. Stephanie Streeter says she's...decided to leave the United States Olympic Committee weeks before Friday's rejection...
- U.S. Olympic Committee Not Likely to Act on Harding
- Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition January 28, 1994 700+ words
...chance from the U.S. Olympic Committee. At this point the committee...with all of the U.S. Olympic Committee's remarks during this...at this point the U.S. Olympic Committee is being very careful not...
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- News wire article from: UNB - United News of Bangladesh October 27, 2008 700+ words
...agreement was signed Monday with Korean Olympic Committee to enhance cooperation in the field...side while President of the Korean Olympic Committee Lee Yun Take signed for the Korean...Association and the President of Korean Olympic Committee held official talks at the ...
- REEBOK AND RUSSIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE SIGN SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT; RUSSIAN...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 13, 1993 700+ words
...NYSE: RBK) and the Russian Olympic Committee today announced a multi-year sponsorship...enormously successful and the Russian Olympic Committee is entering a new era in which more...is proud to join with the Russian Olympic Committee, its coaches, trainers and athletes...
- Congress to Form Task Force to Overhaul U.S. Olympic Committee.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News February 14, 2003 700+ words
...to overhaul the dysfunctional US Olympic Committee, starting with an independent task...executive, to step down. Though the Olympic Committee last weekend established its own...training at the Olympic complex. The Olympic committee, meanwhile, is undergoing a barrage...
Source: HighBeam Research, Ingratitude of Olympic proportions.(Scan)