The Russian Olympic Doping Scandal was not about cheating or doping in sport, but was part of the ongoing Western political campaign against President Putin and Russia.
There have been many excellent articles written on this subject leading up to the IOC decision not to impose a blanket ban on all Russian athletes participating in the Rio Olympics. I see no purpose in repeating the same facts over again. I recommend:
Andrey Fomin,
Alexander Mercouris,
The Saker and
Rick Stirling. I do however have a few extra points to make.
In case you have not heard what the western MSM is telling you, I will just outline the most important points which are being omitted or distorted by the western media and by western sports bodies and politicians.1. All Russian athletes have for the last seven months been tested not only by their own anti doping organisation but by the British one too, and at some considerable expense to the Russian tax payer.
Any Russian athletes that make it to Rio will be the squeakiest clean of the squeaky clean.2. The so called WADA report which claims that Russian doping is "state funded" and which is being reported universally by the western media, politicians, sports bodies and even some athletes as a serious, proven indictment is, in fact
based on nothing more than the hearsay evidence of one individual who is a wanted criminal in Russia on charges of anabolic steroid trafficking, and who has shown signs of mental instability including an attempt at suicide. He is now "in hiding" in the USA. The WADA report contains not one jot of serious proof or evidence at any kind whatever. No Russian athletes or sports officials have been questioned or cross examined or given an opportunity to defend themselves or to present any evidence that might contradict the charges made against them, as would be essential to a fair process.
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