the international olympic committee announced today that the iraqi olympic team would be banned from 08.08.08 (clever huh? oh, those chinese). APPARENTLY your politicians are not suppose to run your country’s olympic committe. so the IOC says they are sorry and sad, but i think they really just didn’t want a fist fight to explode during the opening ceremony. iraq WAS going to send some rower dudes, a dude that lifts stuff, a dude that runs, a dude that throws a heavy frisbee, and a JUDOKA dude. awesome.
7/30/08 UPDATE: IOC allows iraq to compete in games after last minute talks.
