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Haider Nawzad and Hamza Hussein rowing on the River Tigris [link]

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Iraq Banned From The Beijing Olympics
Published 27 days ago at FanIQ Blog
... But you can forget about that now. The International Olympic Committee, which I've railed against pretty much forever, decided today to ban Iraq from taking part at this summer's Beijing Games. ...

Create The Caption #251
Published 27 days ago by Awful Announcing- (noreply@blogger.com) at Awful Announcing
... being the Palace and all one of you better get in those stands and punch a fan."- Frank M. "Ladies, I said walk off the court just like Isaiah and I did after the Bulls swept us in 1991! Be a rich spoiled coward like me!"- Anon _______________________________________ Are you funny enough to create a caption for this photo of OJ Mayo chatting up Kobe during a break at Team USA practice? Daily Links: Iraq Is Banned From The Olympics (BBC) ESPN Personality Trivia (Simon on Sports) ...

Iraqi athletes banned from participating ...
Published 27 days ago by Clay Travis at Deadspin
Iraqi athletes banned from participating in 2008 Olympics. Consolation? Baghdad in August is lovely. [BBC} ...

Iraqi Olympic Athletes Not Welcome in Beijing
Published 27 days ago at FanHouse
... "The IOC very sadly has now to acknowledge that it is likely there will be no Iraqi presence at the Beijing Olympic Games, despite our best efforts," IOC spokeswoman Giselle Davies said. "Clearly, we'd very much like to have seen Iraq's athletes in Beijing. We are very disappointed that the athletes have been so ill-served by their own government's actions." ...

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