'Politics darkens the 2012 London Olympics'

May 08, 2012 22:53

Politics has crawled into the London Olympic Games. Some countries are taking the occasion to question British foreign policy; others reject possible hidden agendas. The result: the Olympic Spirit may not shine so bright this summer in London.

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dispossessed (unregistered) 16.05.2012 14:40

Who killed Dr John Lynne? Who ordered the torture of people campaigning against the theft of their homes for the Olympics?

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victoria (unregistered) 11.05.2012 12:27

stopolympic2012attac k.webnode.comSTOP THE NWO ATTACK ON THE 2012 OLYMPICS
WHO ARE THE NEW WORLD ORDER?
A new world order is the goal of a small but very powerful group of globalists. They operate through closed and secretive organisations including  the Round Table groups. The Round Table groups were the brainchild of Cecil Rhodes, who was one of the wealthiest men in the world at the time of his death in 1902. He made a will leaving his money to his financier Lord Rothschild for the creation of a secret society to further the goal of a one world government. The NWO have created the European Union, the North American Union, the Asian Union and the African Union. They hope to unite all these unions into a one world government. They have accomplished much so far, and they have done it by keeping their agendas secret through the manipulation and control of the majority of the world's media. They use false flag terror events to justify the erosion of civil liberties and regime change in foreign countries in order to install leaders they can control.

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Kiwi (unregistered) 10.05.2012 22:16

Avatar...you are clearly either ignorant, stupid or anti-democratic. The vast majority of Falkland Islanders wish to remain under UK rule (not English you uneducated idiot). It's called democracy something  you Argentinians appear to have had difficulty in maintaining over the years.
The Falkland Islands will remain UK sovereign territory until the island residents themselves decide otherwise. Unless of course with attitudes like yours, that democracy collapses yet again in Argentina and another despotic military junta takes over. The islanders are not stupid they know they are better off under UK jurisdiction.

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Paul (unregistered) 10.05.2012 17:32

Someone should point out that the numbers 2012 can be turned around to look like "zion" without creating a logo.  The current numbers in use were developed by the Indians but actually made popular and spread through the Middle East & Africa by the Persians.  So if Iran has a complaint it should blame the Persians.

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Alphi 10.05.2012 05:34

Aiorix wrote in #19I can't believe that people are defending islamization of the world now... I mean, the article says that " If “Zion” is in fact embedded into the 2012 Olympic logo................ .................... .................... ...........>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>I am Christian and I do not want my life to be dominated, controlled and run by Zionists. By the way we all know the hasbara principle of diverting attention to another minority group! .. so do not try it here. We know how you Zionist jews think of us the gentiles.

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Algernon 09.05.2012 19:51

@Avatar----I think that you should be sedated and locked up in a darkened room before you self-harm. If that garbage is your idea of a reasoned,   logical and constructive argument then I also think that you are a candidate for a lobotomy!

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Aiorix 09.05.2012 14:13

I can't believe that people are defending islamization of the world now... I mean, the article says that " If “Zion” i s in fact embedded into the 2012 Olympic logo, that would offend hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world who suffer hardship and violence at the hands of Israel and its Western allies." WTF!!! I mean, it's OK that a religion of hatred and war against "infidels" goes around the world IMPOSING their beliefs harming people on the way while playing the VICTIM role, but when people defend themselves from the THREAT of Islam are being racists and "Islamophobic" Have you people read the Quran for once in your life??? 
What the hell do I care if the Olympics Logo says "Zion", or "Israel", or "Jews"? I preffer a million times to be an ally of Israel who has to defend itself from the attacks of arabs everyday, than being a slave of coming Islamization of the world. I won't let "Sharia" or islamic laws touch my soil, that's for sure.
Islamizatio n of Europe, Asia, and America continents is a threat, whether you want to open your eyes and see the truth or not.

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SMJ 09.05.2012 13:47

~All right calm down everyone. First of all RT - this article is really biased - if you want to be taken seriously as a decent news outlet - you need to be unbiased and as neutral as possible (or like BBC & CNN Reuters etc at least be 'seen' to be neutral) It is no wonder no-one takes you seriously outside of Russia. Secondly - The advert was a rather silly little trick by the Argentinians clearly designed to aggravate the situation and annoy the Falkland Islanders - which it did, to what end I don't know. I do not think anything is going to change with regard to sovereignty of the island as the islanders wont even start discussions hence these silly little attmepts by the Argentinians to rile the situation. I repeat an assertion I made in an earlier post - the only people who have any right to determine the sovereignty of the islands are the people actually living on the islands. Certainly not RT commenters who clearly know very little about history/world affairs (or anything for that matter)

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Banjaxed 09.05.2012 13:05

Ok, so people say because the Olympics are going to London that its the worst thing that happened to them because of the UK foreign policy ?ARE YOU F--KING KIDDING ME? Look at who hosted them last time! CHINA! And if you are going to tell me the UK is worse in the way of foreign policy and home policy then you need to lay of the crack. Morons.

Stop being so biased and do your own research and stop blindly believing what you are told.

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CDR 09.05.2012 13:04

No-one thinks to ask the people living on the Falklands who they would prefer to be linked with; Argentina or Britain.
Avatar unfortunately is blinded to the fact that the average English person doesnt want war, doesnt want to invade other countries and in general just wants a peaceful life. Avatar needs to hurl his venom at the British politicians; they are the ones who need carving up; the British people have been trying to do it for a long time now, but are also having to fight the EU strait-jacket.
We are ALL entering a time of madness. Nothing and no-one is right, nothing and no-one is wrong. ALL countries have been guilty of wrong-doing at some time in their history, so all must suffer.

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RMB 09.05.2012 12:39

Politics has creeped into nothing, you go back over every summer Olympics since 1980 and there's been political wrangling surrounding most of them. Moscow 80 and LA 84 well enough documented, but also the less well-remembered cases like Barcelona 92 which was dogged by the issue of Catalan autonomy. Very little of it has anything to do with sport anymore.

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crazy old lady 09.05.2012 10:35

The Olympics is just the modern day Colosseum where the elite go to cheer on their steroided slaves while wineing and dineing and have sex with other spouses all on the tab of the taxpayer. A place just like the gladiator days where you only have one winner and all the rest are losers.

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Vikram 09.05.2012 10:19

Oh dear - looks like the trolls are having a meltdown today. The funniest part of this article is that dear Fernando has been kicked out of the Argentine hockey squad for the olympics.

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mario (unregistered) 09.05.2012 08:28

The logo itself is very appropriate for the city as london is controlled and run by Zionists

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Tolpuddle Time 09.05.2012 07:01

"It was launched in 2007 following testing and consultation."

Well, I don't know who they consulted. Ask anyone British about the Logo - everyone here hates it. Some newspapers ran competitions for alternative ones, and much better designs were submitted. This mess has been compared to a broken paving stone and a smashed swastika. But then the Games are just an excuse to squeeze the taxpayer for money so government-friendly corporations can build the facilities at vast public expense, which will be left to rot afterwards as they are completely unsuited to the needs of the localities where they are situated. This is sold with vague appeals to 'national pride', same way as our squalid little wars now. Meanwhile we get police with machine guns in the streets, missiles on the rooftops and jets overhead, just to show how 'safe' we are. All it'll take is someone to set off a load of fireworks in a bin and we'll have martial law.

These Olympics are a bad joke.

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CON 09.05.2012 06:57

Each host nation takes advantage of the Olympics. It's a chance to display the finer things of a country's culture. Unfortunately all I have seen in relation to the Olympics in London concerns, missiles, airborne troops, marines doing amphibious assaults and a range of security meeasures more suited to a limited war. If this is what Britain wishes to advertise then it's not a good impression. Security is a concept best done discreetly. Avoid the Olympics seems to be the message.

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harold 09.05.2012 06:45

how is '2012' written with an 'i'? Moron!
I won't be watching the stupid Olympics. Greece can't even afford to attend. And other countries are banned. How fair can it be when majority of eastern and african countries athletes are bombed and murdered?!
Stupid 1% elite! Its a money making scheme.

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salparadise 09.05.2012 05:04

I was going to post a reply here, but I see the story has been hijacked by a racist idiot.

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