MEDIA PRIORITIES

!4yo shot in Pakistan rates NO mention amongst  the front page headlines of the Telegraph.co.uk website ! Not British so doesn't matter it seems ? Saville's gravestone rates front page news though , yes i know , he was a famous figure , according to the police , controversial ,  but is that news worthy ? Finally buried below Mitt Romney , there is a reference to a shooting incident , so easily overlooked

Malala Yousafzai, an Internationally acclaimed teenage activist of girls education, has been shot and wounded in the Swat Valley . On Austrian Radio ORF FM4 , this incident rates the headlines , with hourly bulletins  within hours of this outrageous  incident .

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/9597961/Shot-Pakistan-girl-successfully-operated-on.html

Quoting from this news item :


 "  Malala won international recognition for highlighting Taliban atrocities in Swat with a blog for the BBC three years ago, when the Islamist militants led by radical cleric Maulana Fazlullah burned girls schools and terrorised the valley.
Her struggle resonated with tens of thousands of girls who were being denied an education by Islamist militants across northwest Pakistan, where the government has been fighting local Taliban since 2007.
She received the first-ever national peace award from the Pakistani government last year, and was nominated for the International Children's Peace Prize by advocacy group Kids Rights Foundation in 2011.

That the Government has an aircraft on standby to fly this young person  to another country for more advanced treatment , should the need arise speaks volumes for the sense of outrage generated by the perpetrators of this monstrous deed ! Public feeling towards the " Taliban " has never been so strong than now , particularly since she was a targeted victim . The Taliban has always behaved with no regard towards human life and women in particular but crossed the line when they chose to attack this " Child "!

This is an American's reaction to the shooting :


“Pakistan’s future belongs to Malala and brave young girls like her. History won’t remember the cowards who tried to kill her at school,” Susan Rice, the US ambassador to the United Nations, said on Twitter.




Contrast the Pakistani outcry towards this incident with that of an incident in the USA over the past days !

Recently the USA marked the anniversary of the Invasion of Afghanistan . To highlight this event , many Veterans came together in New York to remember Americans who gave their lives whilst serving there in the Armed Forces ! This gathering was broken up BY FORCE , when the NYPD forced these veterans from the park where they had gathered . Unbelievably  strange behaviour for Police Officers to treat veterans in this way since large percentages of Policing Authorities are recruited from the Military ? How must the Police Officers have felt about being called on to act in this way ? Would any of these Police Officers known or served with even one of the 2115 persons lost during the Afghanistan  Campaign ?

Here is a link to the story that was buried by the media :


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/07/1141486/-Breaking-NYPD-Arrests-Veterans-Reading-the-Names-of-Afghan-War-Dead

One pertinent comment on the article :

 "   If the police were reading a list of police officers slain in the line of duty, who would arrest them?

The National Guard? "

Susan Rice would no doubt comment on this , HAD IT BEEN an incident outside the USA ! Can anyone advise if a NOTABLE Federal Administration Official chose to comment on this incident ?

Let me guess ? 

NONE !

The following comment sums up a lot of the thoughts of the many that responded to the article :

 "  A municipal decision. The city council needs to be challenged to change its ordinances. The argument advanced will be that they don't have the money to hire adequate security patrols. Given the millions the city is paying out in civil judgements, that's not an argument that has legs. However, the Bridget needs to be addressed at budget hearings. All police budget lines need to be questioned, especially the amount of overtime, training and the acquisition if munitions and crowd control equipment. For instance, all those barricades should never have been purchased. (one hopes they weren't made in China).

The rate of serious crime (never mind if reports are accurate) has been dropping all over the country. This is upsetting to law enforcement agencies because history has shown that when crime statistics drop, cops get laid off. So, they have an incentive to keep the numbers up, even if they have to invent the crimes. On the other hand, authoritarians are also distressed by the falling crime rates because they are convinced that impoverished people are prone to crime. So their austerity agenda to impoverish people will end up justifying their intensive domination and incarceration. In other words, keeping people poor is supposed to drive them wild and then that wildness will justify locking them up. The ulterior motive is to exercise dominion. It's not unlike enraging a bull with a red flag to justify killing him.

Bullies exhibit the behavior of bulls lacking manufactured weapons. Which means that, since humans should know better, men that behave like bulls are beneath the beasts.

Mother Nature makes mistakes.

We organize governments to provide benefits and prevent abuse. "

Occupy Wall Street celebrated One year of action in Mid September and i see many tweets about what is taking place . Seems to me that the Elections on November 6th will be the " SAME OLD " but judging by the headlines the Media are trying to keep people in suspense as to the result .

People of Character

Anna Zimmermann writes the Blog “ 150 Watts of awesome “ since Feb 2011 and posted “ Two thousand Wrongs “ last Monday the 17th Sept . About 6.39am that day , an “ anonymous comment appeared signed by a “ lauralyn “! Later that same day , someone queried that signature and several days later “ Lauralyn in reply , began her monologue regarding the Clinic of CNF !

Since then there have been 40+ comments , in the main, anonymous , which has sent the thread on CNF ballistic .

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=18623


Coming out of this furore is a “ Man of Principle “ , who as you see shown here  , below , believes in people knowing who he is , not an “ anonymous “ IP Address “! Since he formerly posted Comment as “ Scienceiscool “ , a total of 90+ posts since July 2009 , demonstrates Character .

Would be too much for any other “ Clinic member “ to introduce themselves in this way , wouldn’t you say ? Certainly a am aware of Jon Vaughters CNF avatur , and perhaps others also , but generally speaking , the other posters  hide from public scrutiny !


20.22 21/09/12


My name is John Swanson. I live in Vancouver, BC. Nobody can impersonate me, because I am not anonymous.

There are a very small number of people in the cycling community that have an agenda counter to the truth. They are few. We are many.

I am John Swanson and I ask you to stand with me. An attack against one of us is an attack against all of us. We are individuals, who are ultimately not anonymous. Together we can and should stand against those who will subvert the truth and intimidate those who will expose it.

I love cycling, and it has been a very big part of my life. I believe in fair competition. I believe in honor.

I am angered by the duplicity of Joe Papp. I deplore the actions of "Laura Lyn". I can not abide what Lance Armstrong and those around him have perpetrated against our sport. Dopers everywhere should be vilified. The fact that "Laura Lyn" has impersonated this forum's members is sickening.

John Swanson





21.25 21/09/12

Good lord, man. Stand up and dare those sons-of-b*tches to attack you. Name yourself and make it known that there is one more person in this world that will stand against the evil that has attacked our sport.

Frankie Andreu, Greg Lemond, Mike Anderson, Jonathan Vaughters (if you dare stand up), Monsieur Bassons, Race Radio, all others for fair sport; we stand with you. You can *not* attack us all and win!

I am John Swanson and we will take back our sport. Stand with me, or be defeated.

John Swanson
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21.46  21/09/12

Gah. So much anger.

Jonathan Vaughters: you admitted to doping and cheating. That's it. You are not fit to lead. You have forfeited the sport of cycling to those who did not cheat. If you have *any* integrity you will resign and go back to school to learn accounting or get an MBA. Mea Culpa. Goodbye. That's just how it is. I reach into the till and steal, I get fired. Confess as you leave and make sure to close the door.

Bjarne Riis: WTF. You are 100% part of the problem. Leave. Just resign and leave.

Team Sky: You have damaged any new beginning we may have had this year. Do some soul searching and start over.

UCI: Declare yourselves defunct, incompetent and complicit in the whole sorry affair. Dissolve and commission an inquiry into how to rebuild. Ask WADA to join. Leave the IOC because it is beyond repair.

The entire sport: The amount of cleansing that needs to be done means that thousands of clean athletes have been left behind. There is no compensation. We need to move forward somehow.

ASO: Let's go back to national teams only for the next three to five years while the sport reorganizes. National federations are on notice and under the authority of WADA. No dopers are permitted to participate. I'm sorry. That's very painful, but you have taken the bread from the mouths of everyone who had failed to bend to the demon of doping.

Truth and Reconciliation: Yes. It must happen. And afterwards, all complicit need to leave the sport. A fund needs to be set up to re-train and educate those affected. That's more than you gave the clean athletes you f*cked over.

John Swanson

21.57   21/09/12
You risk nothing. Therefore, you have no impact. If you're okay with that then so am I.

John Swanson
22.22    21/09/12

...and? Hardly anonymous, am I? Braveheart, nothing. Stand together and dare the "machine" to retaliate. They already are picking us off one by one. The system is rotten and needs to be rebuilt. We are many. The dopers and enablers are few. What are you afraid of?

John Swanson

22.27  21/09/12

No. I agree. But it does lend power to those who can not be anonymous. If we are all public, legion, then how can the PR machine touch us? Tyler, we believe you and lend our name to your truth.

Go ahead Lance. Impugn me. Impugn all of us.

John Swanson
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AT 22.52    21/09/12  we have this comment from “ AcademyCC “!

 “  I’m in 100%. Ready to go. I literally cannot handle anymore **** from these corrupt fools. No more. Given the situation happening around us right now it would be stupid to not have one big united push towards clean cycling.

This chance may never come about again. This forum can make a difference. Fact.

Drive the process with facts and competent discussion. No arguing with each other. Honest and 'clinical'. Keep the threads clean and to the point. No ****ing about.

John - I’ve had enough.

Daniel Morgan

BRAVO Daniel !

ChewbaccaD joined in at 23.46 on 21/09/12 with the following :

Well, my name is Trey Walters and I live in Charlotte, NC...but everyone already knew that.

I do have to say that for the years I tried to hide who I was, I was always worried someone would find out. Posting my true identity was actually a bit freeing if I'm being honest.
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Proud member of the Clinic 12

OF COURSE there are some knuckleheads lurking as “sitting bison “ demonstrates at 23.49  21/09/12 :

Just checked out AnnaZ blog.

Yay!!! Ive become one of the "serious" clinic denizens lol. In fact made TWO posts hehe. who'd a thunk it.



“Texpat “ , known to have sued Lance ,weighed in on the thread , today , with :

 "  I've decided to apply for a name change.
I am now John Swanson.

Those of you who fear the repercussions of outing yourselves, you're welcome to come hide with me in New Zealand. A very large moat surrounds us here.

BTW Race Radio's real name is Dweezil Zappa ".

Followed through with this  comment :

 "  Don't worry John--I'm with you on this one. Everybody knows who I am!
Sadly, Canada wouldn't let any more Amerikans in, so we emigrated to NZ.
Wellington is a lot like Vancouver, but far, far away from the US.

Mr Mike Anderson, Esq."

AFTER these “ comments “ above , the thread descends into a kintergarten farce , as the infants try to outdo themselves with childishness ! Could it be the “ Mods “ have to sleep and these “ mushrooms “ know their habits and thus choose to play whilst the " Mods " take a break ?

Those that put their hands up , I congratulate ! The others ? What can you say ?

Another of those with Character :

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/opinion-michael-ashenden-on-omerta-101

Sunday 22/09/12

Seems i should add to the list with the breaking news that David Millar has added momentum to the " Sack Phat campaign ! Seems he is at the World Road Races as a commentator for BBC TV . Saturday he had a few pertinent questions for " phat " . You can see below , his reaction to some questions posed recently .

Articles referring to this press meeting :


http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/other-sports/millar-tackles-sports-president-over-doping.18951813



http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/09/news/millar-uci-should-own-up-to-cyclings-doping-past_239502/2

Some of you will recall that i suggested a possible replacement for " Phat " early last year :


http://skippyblogging.blogspot.co.at/2011/01/pat-mc-quaids-new-posture.html

Nearly two years later Rochelle looks more and more attractive as an alternative :

Of course with David Millar weighing into Phat , last Saturday as a Commentator for BBC TV , and being on the Athletes Comm. at WADA , could he be thinking about promotion within the UCI when they cleanup their house ?

Getting on with his new life , through being treated as a pariah for his contributions to the Anti Doping Debate , Jorg Jaksche , has been mentioned several times on the Clinic Threads . Wonder when his thoughts on the current events will surface ? He had been living in Kitzbuhel area but with doing an University Degree could be elsewhere now , UCI detectives must have him under surveillance ?

Debate is now raging about Mike Ashenden not being aware and thus not commenting on some of the " Doping Procedures " that have become visible in recent years . That he contributed to the " Paul Kimmage Defence Fund would demonstrate where his allegiances lie and his resignation from UCI when they tried to muzzle him nails his colours to the mast ! His recent views can be read here :

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ashenden-armstrong-may-have-been-blood-doping-at-2009-tour-de-france

Letter to Jacques Rogge , IOC !

As the leader of the “ Sporting World’s No 1 Event “ you will be aware of the Cycling Communities problems and particularly those surrounding the current edition of “ Le Tour “! If the newspaper reports are to be believed there are some competing who have withdrawn from selection for the London Olympic Games . This must be good news to your organisation but it appears that there are a number of issues being raised which will be troublesome to “ Fair Minded People “?

Last month I again raised the question of a “ SPORTING MORATORIUM “ in a number of places but it appears that this is TOO HARD for so many vested interests .

YOU and WADA are capable of “ Outing “ all the “ Skeletons in the Closet “ which have been rattling around for years . Even the fact that the Great Britain team HAD a ban on “ Sporting Fraudsters “ competing has now been overturned .

When is the Olympic Committee going to “ Clean House “?  So many serving the Olympic Committee have been “ slandered “ in a variety of Forums and Media Outlets that one wonders if there is the will for the Olympic Committee to see that Future Generations of youngsters are trained and encouraged by those with “ Clean / Known records “?

Coming from a Sailing Sport background you will be familiar with the competitive instincts of Sports People and no doubt will recall efforts by competitors to gain unfair advantages of the prevailing winds . Amusing incidents will no doubt come to mind ! I am sure that supplements may have been used in some situations but not to the same extent as in Cycling or other Endurance Sports !

By issuing a “ Sports Moratorium “ with an effective date backed by Life time Sanctions imposed for Non Disclosure on both the Competitor and their Support Team , a line can be drawn and ALL Sport can move forward with confidence .

IF you impose a date and the Athlete fails to disclose relevant sanction able errors then ONE MONTH later their Support Team risk “ Life Time Sanctions “ if they do not reveal their knowledge or participation in these events . Can you imagine the Coach , Mechanic , Director Sportive or Team Owner , allowing a Cycle Racer to conceal their Wrongdoings even a generation ago to jeopardise their current employment ? I think not !

Generations of youngsters have been gradually influenced since before the fall of the “ Iron Curtain “ by appeals to their “ patriotism “ by family , friends and sporting advisors . These days “ Celebrity and Lifestyle “ are great influences . Families even , benefit from  the success of their offspring , so the impetus to excel continues and even at a young age , advantage is sought .

In most countries there are now policies in place to detect “ Paedophiles “ since this is perceived as the greatest threat to a child’s safety ! When the “ Moratorium “ is in place “ Sporting Influences “ will be also disclosed . I am not suggesting that a Coach /trainer is as dangerous to the child’s wellbeing , but am suggesting that a parent can discover any questionable background and thus make an informed decision on those they allow to train their offspring !

No doubt these issues have been raised with you by better people than I , but , as the Pontiff can dictate to the Catholic Church and the Dalai Lama to his Brethren , so should You to the SPORTING WORLD !

Great things are expected at the London Olympics but do we want the future Sporting World to be run by “ Hasbeens  , Lawyers and Concealed Impediments “?

SPORTING FRAUD will continue whilst GOOD MEN do nothing !