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    Olympic boycott threats already

    India threatens to pull out

    Lord Coe is under personal attack for signing the deal with Dow Chemical – under fire in India for its ownership of Union Carbide, whose Indian subsidiary was responsible for the Bhopal industrial disaster, one of the world's worst, estimated to have killed up to 25,000 people and injured over half a million.
    Mind you, Dow didn't actually buy Union Carbide until well after the legal claims were resolved:

    Dow bought Union Carbide in 2001 and insists that the legal claims surrounding the incident were resolved long before it acquired the company – which the London 2012 organising committee accepts. Dow claims the $470m paid by Union Carbide in 1991 to the disaster victims was final, although this is being contested in the Indian Supreme Court.
    Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

    #2
    2008 medal tally for India

    50 India (IND) 1 0 2 3
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    Medal 	Name 	              Sport 	            Event
    Gold    Abhinav Bindra 	         Shooting 	Men's 10 m air rifle
    Bronze 	Sushil Kumar 	        Wrestling      Men's freestyle 66 kg
    Bronze 	Vijender Kumar      	 Boxing          Middleweight 75kg
    How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

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      #3
      Originally posted by Troll View Post
      HTML Code:
      Medal     Name                   Sport                 Event
      Gold    Abhinav Bindra              Shooting     Men's 10 m air rifle
      Bronze     Sushil Kumar             Wrestling      Men's freestyle 66 kg
      Bronze     Vijender Kumar           Boxing          Middleweight 75kg
      I'll dig my 177 out. We're bound to win something even if it's just a cuddly toy.
      What happens in General, stays in General.
      You know what they say about assumptions!

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        #4
        Originally posted by Sysman View Post
        Would anyone give a sh*t?

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          #5
          Is kabbadi an Olympic spot?

          I think they're pretty handy at hockey though. Or is that Pokistan?

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            #6
            Originally posted by Doggy Styles View Post
            Would anyone give a sh*t?
            A boycott by India, which does not boast a history of great Olympic success but has significant business and cultural links to the UK, would be a major embarrassment for Britain.
            Translation:

            A boycott by India, which does not boast a history of great Olympic success but has significant business and cultural links to the UK, would be a major embarrassment for those who were planning on using it to fix up some business deals.
            Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

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              #7
              It's only the olympic sportsmen who are boycotting, Bob Shawadiwadi would be a mug to.

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