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USA lets athletes cheat with steroids, as it accuses Russia & China of violating anti-doping rules

22 minutes Posted Aug 16, 2024 at 9:31 pm.

US doping scandal exposed

Hypocrisy on Russia's ban

Chinese athletes harassed at Olympics

US accusations of corruption

Will US host 2028 Olympics?

US government funds USADA

WADA exposes US doping scandal

WADA is investigating US

US new cold war on China

China says US athletes are under-tested

US Congress threatens WADA

The "rules-based international order"

Russia banned over Ukraine War

US not banned over wars on Iraq et al.

Israel not banned despite crimes in Gaza

West makes rules in "rules-based order"

International Olympic Committee (IOC) dominated by West

Imperialism

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According to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the US has allowed athletes in international competitions, including the Olympics, to use prohibited drugs, recruiting them as informants to spy on others. Ben Norton discusses the geopolitics of sports and the blatant hypocrisy of the US agency USADA, which constantly criticizes Russia and China.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOHR37Pd6PU

Sources and links here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/08/10/usa-athletes-cheat-steroids-russia-china-doping/

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