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LadyHawkAZ

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4. I don't have a lot of faith in their participation
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 09:26 PM
Aug 2012

leaving a scratch in the misogynist armor, never mind a chink. They scratched around for a couple of bones to throw to the IOC to protect their precious male teams, that's all. It wouldn't surprise me if, after this or the next Olympics, they simply pointed to the poor showings, claimed they had no Olympic-class athletes to send, and just played the God card if they do get sanctioned.

I'd dearly love to eat those words four or eight years from now. Go ahead, Saudis. Prove my cynicism wrong.

I'm glad for Shaherkani's sake, if nothing else, that she got to participate. Good for her and good for Attar!

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Saudi women at Olympic Games a sham. [View all] UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 OP
But Saudi women have now participated Gormy Cuss Aug 2012 #1
This obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #2
It could go either way. stevenleser Aug 2012 #3
I don't have a lot of faith in their participation LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #4
i disagree, for one it has forced Saudi Arabia to relent to international pressure on women's rights La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2012 #5
Good points. UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #6
The most important thing that happened at the Olympics DURHAM D Aug 2012 #7
I totally missed that obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #8
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