The LOOP.. The Marques in DC

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Powder puff Congress raps hand of de Samaranch.

It has been reported (BBC24) that yesterday In DC the 
Marques de Samaranch, President of the IOC, came 
under "heavy attack" from Congress. And without a flinch, 
nor with any guilt, teh in his own defence came up with the 
old lame duck phrase, "We have cleaned up the IOC shop." 

But those on this list already know that in its present
form the IOC has gone well beyond its role model sell 
by date. 

And that if a more people friendly as opposed to such 
as NIKE concerns, IOC policy cannot be developed, nor
if strict supervision and changes in its human rights and 
anti-drug policies cannot be brought into being. Then 
the people themselves, by whatever means available,  
should bring an end to the IOC and all its workings. 
Removing, by means necessary, the title to the Spirit 
of the Olympics, (which belongs to the international 
community)  from the grasp of such unethical figures
of massive power over hearts, pockets and minds,  as 
Juan Antonio, the defiant Marques de Samaranch

Yesterday the Marques was invited to resign. He refused.
And headlines cry "Franco's fall guy laughs his way out 
of court." And the sponsors of the games continue to  
feed this sort of international sports corruption into the 
minds of the young. Who are then requested to "know 
better" than to take drugs..

So it seems that even Congress is helpless in the face
of his and the IOC's dual fingered higher ethic.  Which 
in turn castrates, (in the minds of milions) under these 
acute anti-drug circimstances, every Drug Programe and 
every government in the world. Except Afghanistan, the 
Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, China, 
Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, 
Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nigeria, 
Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Taiwan, Thailand, 
and Venezuela and Vietnam. 

So maybe BOut is correct in suggesting that (until further 
notice) the above should hold their own Olympiads in 
future?

Throwing Burma out of Syd 2000, may not halt the flow 
from the junta to Australia, nor stem the meth etc moving 
from Burma to Bankok. But it would send out the message 
that everyone, apart from de Samaranch, the IOC and the 
nations listed above, wanted to hear. 

And it may also advance the cause of native australians.
Who unless there is a dethronement, and some rapid 
changes in IOC policies on endemic racism in Australia,  
will be forced to "capture the flame" with their protests.

August anti-drug bodies, which will be subjected to the
indignity of public awareness and accountability for any
loss of taxpayers dollars, take note. The agency already
turned down one chance to cripple the opium production 
of the Golden Triangle. When in the mid60s it could have
bought up the large percentage of its production,  for 
mere $13,000,000 a year.

C'mon Congress. Can't you do better than that?

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In a quandry or a laundry?

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Follow the plea by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and the appreciations 
of HH the Dalai Lama, the Shan Democratic Union,  film maker John 
Pilger, the Free Burma Coalition,  author Alan Clements, Dennis 
Skinner MP, Tony Benn MP, Ann Clwyd MP, Congress-woman  
Maxine Waters,  Socialist Workers' Party,  Dr and Welsh rugby  
star JPR Williams, Hendrix  bassist Noel Redding,  S African jazz 
pianist Abdullah Ibrahim,  All Burma Students Democratic 
Organisation,  All Burma Students Democratic Front, Tasmanian 
Trades & Labour Council,  SACP (South African Communist Party),
COSATU,  Tim Gopsill, editor.  The.Journalist@xxxxxxxxxx, and 
numerous others.   

Supporting a Genuine war upon drugs and human rights abuse.
Sydney 2000 : Burma Out! 
http://www.mihra.org/2K/burma.htm

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http://www.mihra.org / policy.office@xxxxxxxxx 
Union Action http://www.mihra.org/2K/Union.htm

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was first in line in calling for a sports boycott of Burma for the Sydney
2000 Olympic Games. Mihra also advances protection of creators rights 
in an anti-cultural market, currently 93.8% monopolised by the recording  
/ publishing Grand Cartel. 

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