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Sunday, February 19, 2006
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This may not rise to the level of importance as a hunting accident in Texas, so you probably won't see it mentioned elsewhere, but a new fatwa in Iran states that religious law does not forbid use of nuclear weapons.
"Within the six months [of Ahmadinejad's presidency], all the achievements of former president Khatami in the international arena have been lost. Through strange proposals and radical approaches, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad managed, in a very short time, to get the world to forget all about bin Laden. Now all eyes are on the Islamic Republic, and everyone is talking about the danger it [poses]. Two weeks ago, the strategy of assaulting [foreign] embassies was formed as well. America regards Iran and Syria as being behind the recent violent incidents, including the setting fire to embassies in Islamic countries. Mr. Ahmadinejad has managed to take the place of bin Laden..."
10:40:26 AM 
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Bryant Gumbel's view of sports, and what in his opinion constitutes a 'real' sport, is the second prong in his monologue that got my attention last week. The first was the political comparison of a bigot likening the winter Olympics to a GOP convention. His second beef is the legitimacy of winter sports as Olympic sports.
Sportsmanship is a component of sports. I was moved to tears when I saw a young Korean figure skater fall on the ice. In what would have finished the routine for most competitors, she got back up, finished the routine, and won the silver medal for her country and skating partner. A better example of sportsmanship and determination does not exist. It was truly an event of Olympic proportion. Now contrast that to sports of a different color (color is important to Mr. Gumbel), like professional basketball's Olympic moment when Ron Artest and his teammates ran into the stands to beat up fans. I suppose that is something he can better identify as a sport and sportsmanship.
10:21:32 AM
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