Palestine Good, US Bad

The Olympics are in full swing, but what of the opening ceremonies.

In other news; Phelps lived up to the hype and shattered the world record. He goes again today.

Update: An Iranian athlete will not compete against a Jew in the Judo competition.

A statement by the Iranian National Olympic Committee in Tehran suggested the real reason had nothing to do with kilos.
"This is a general policy of our country to refrain from competing against athletes of the Zionist regime and Arash Miresmaeili has observed this policy," it said.
Iran has refused to recognize Israel's right to exist since Islamic fundamentalists toppled the Shah in 1979.
Right after the draw was made last Thursday there were reports that Miresmaeili, 66 kg world champion in 2001 and 2003, might pull out because his opponent was an Israeli, Ehud Vaks.

The Olympic spirit is alive and well...circa 1972.