It was reported today that the secretary general of Iran's National Olympic Committee sent a letter to Jacques Rogge–president of the International Olympic Committee– in which he asserted that the 2012 London Olympic logo is “racist” because it apparently resembles the word, “Zion” (logo below). The letter further warned the IOC that its “negligence of the issue . . . may affect the presence of some countries in the games, especially Iran which abides by commitment to the values and principles.” In response, the IOC stated that the logo merely represents the figure “2012” and “nothing else.”
The Iranian regime’s position is certainly not surprising. The state relishes its self-appointed role as the “World’s Defender Against the Not-So-Secret Infiltration of International Zionism.” Curious though, the logo was first publicized in 2007, and yet Iran chose to express its opposition recently. Hmm. What could possibly compel the regime's most recent effort to levy such creative allegations at its favorite scapegoat? Could it be . . . Sataaaaann!?!?!?! Nope, it’s region-wide revolution!
Ayatollah Lesson #1523: When your neighbors are rebelling against totalitarian repression and hypocrisy, and your own Green Movement is gaining momentum by exposing your regime’s habitual violations of civil and human rights, nothing wins the hearts and minds of the masses than a nation-wide administration of the Rorschach test.
Regime: “Masses, what do you see here?”
Masses: “It says, 2012”
Regime: “Wrong, it spells out, Zion”
Masses: “Be that as it may, can we have some rights now?”
Regime: “If you have a problem with the way things are run you can voice your objections at the next presidential election scheduled for August 15, Zion.”
Full article available at,
http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/iran-racist-2012-olympics-logo-spells-out-zion-1.346297.
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