Iran Pulls Swimmer From Olympic Trials After He Draws Same Heat As Israeli Athlete

[EveningStar]

Gateway Pundit
July 12, 2008

The regime refused to have its athlete swim in the same race as the Israeli athlete.
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[Lazarus]

What's the matter IRAN... Can't risk the humiliation when you get your ass whipped on the world stage?:rotflmbo:

[DesertFox]

Hey, they don't want their boy catching any Israeli germans.

[Beowulf]

The regime refused to have its athlete swim in the same race as the Israeli athlete.
Well what a pity! The way I see it, it's one less athlete to worry about. I do feel sorry for the swimmer though as it was his regime that destroyed his Olympic dream.

[DesertFox]

Yeah. They done to him what Carter did our Olympians in 1980, shooting down all their years of hard work for a futile gesture.

[Longhorn_Platinum]

:unsmile: I guess Mahmoud Imanutjob doesn't have to worry about costing his country its CHARTER membership in the IOC,...

:sulk: ...unlikde Carter!