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To: sandintoes who wrote (609071)8/23/2004 7:53:54 PM
From: Kevin Rose  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
I'm not sure what the issue is:

The shock is that this bigoted decision has been praised by the leader of the U.S. judo team, an American named Buck Wessel. Wessel actually said that he respected Miresmaeili's decision, and he compared it to the American decision to pull out of the Olympic Games in 1980 to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

For one, I wouldn't equate 'praised' and 'respected'.

If an Iranian pulls out for political reasons, he is a bigot. If an American pulls out, he is...patriotic?



To: sandintoes who wrote (609071)8/23/2004 8:54:25 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Sounds like Buck Wessel is a flaming idiot.



To: sandintoes who wrote (609071)9/15/2004 9:30:08 PM
From: Thomas M.  Respond to of 769670
 
Boot U.S. apologist for Iran's bigotry
By Alan Dershowitz

There should be no double standards

Alan Dershowitz is a long-standing apologist for Israeli bigotry. His double standards are appalling.

Tom


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