Decius wrote:

] On the other hand, at least olympic athletes aren't tortured
] anymore.
]
] http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,126923,00.html
]
] Torture equipment used by Saddam Hussein's (search) slain son,
] Odai, to punish underperforming Iraqi athletes was displayed
] Saturday at a Baghdad sports stadium in advance of the opening
] of the Olympics next month in Athens. (Pictures)
]
] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/07/2
] 5/wirq25.xml
]
] In the bad old days, footballers were particularly prone to
] Uday's violent whims. Their punishment for failure to win
] tournaments ranged from having their feet caned to being
] forced to kick concrete balls.

[ Yeah, it's entirely possible that a lot of the current team never dealt with that shit, and so, lack the perspective. I dunno. Like I said, it's mostly that no one asked the team if they were down with it. Right or wrong, they seem to be unhappy about the usage. Maybe they're just ingrates. -k]

RE: SI.com - Writers - Wahl: Iraqi soccer players upset about Bush campaign ads using team - Thursday August 19, 2004 1:24PM