Why are the Metropolitan Police not feeling Tory Lord Sebastian Coe’s collar and trawling his hard drives? I blogged recently about his involvement in awarding the World Athletics Championships without a vote to the hometown of his long term paymasters and sponsors, Nike. Plus the £12 million his promotions company made from VIP hospitality packages for the Olympics, the VIP tickets for which were allocated by the Organising Committee of which he was the £600,000 pa chairman.
Now we have this, from the person Coe works closest with in the IAAF and who he has now promoted to head the President’s office since Coe assumed that title:
« Dear Papa,
Following our discussion earlier I have already had some thoughts and believe that we need to do the following, in the strict confidence and control within a small circle of senior IAAF staff only. This must be very secret.
(…)4. Finally, as soon as possible, and ‘unofficially’ PR campaign to ensure that we avoid international media scandals related to the Moscow Championships especially in the British press, where the worst of the articles is coming from. This will require specialist PR skills (working only with me directly) from London, but I believe that if we consider using CSM we can also benefit from Seb’s political influence in the UK. It is in his personal interest to ensure that the Moscow World Champs is a success and that people do not think that the media of his own country are trying to destroy it. We can work extremely hard in stopping any planed ‘attack’ on Russia from the British press in the coming weeks.
5. Finally, I need to be able to sit down with the Anti-doping department and understand exactly what Russian ‘skeleton’ we have still in the cupboard regarding doping. I think that the time to have unveiled the various athletes was a long time ago and that now we need to be smart. These athletes, of course, should NOT be part of any Russian team for these World Championships and Valentin should be pressurised to make sure this is the case. If the guilty ones are not competing then we might as well wait until the event is over to announce them. Or we announce one or two BUT AT THE SAME TIME as athletes from other countries. Also we can prepare a special dossier on IAAF testing which will show that one of the reasons why these Russian athletes come up positive is that they get tested a lot !!! In the same way, we can make the point that the WADA laboratory is the responsibility of WADA not IAAF and that if WADA decides there really is a problem, we have a plan B to do the tests in Lausanne instead (Gabriel confirmed this to me yesterday).
Papa, as soon as I have an idea of the price of this unofficial PR campaign I will let you know, but I will do everything in my power to protect the IAAF and the President.
All the best Nick »
So what does the Establishment now wish us to believe?
a) As long-term Vice President of the IAAF, Coe had no idea the organisation was massively corrupt and the President was taking huge bribes to cover-up doping scandals.
b) Coe had no idea his close associate and now head of his office Nick Davies was writing to the son of the President proposing that Coe’s company and Coe’s “political influence” be used to keep doping scandals out of the British media.
c) Coe’s meeting, while Vice President of the IAAF, with executives of his sponsor Nike, to discuss awarding the World Athletics Championships to Eugene, had no bearing at all on the decision of the President of IAAF to award the games to Eugene without a vote.
All that is even less convincing than Sepp Blatter’s declarations of innocence. Yet there is an utter difference in the British media’s treatment of Blatter and of “Lord” Coe.
I wonder why?
What lie, RoS? If it was a “flippant lie” then the mod would have exposed it rather than deleted it.
I refer you to the 2nd paragraph of my 7:29pm comment (if it hasn’t been expunged).
The establishment leans (quite heavily) towards Zionism and it protects that ‘relationship’. Coe may be caught up in it all. Quite simple really.
Anon1: “True. But we must support their right to free speech, even if they wish to curtail ours, as much as we support our own.”
Oh… you’re so good, risen to the level even of the saints.
Didn’t you say you were buggering off for the duration? I noticed much glee from your side of the fence when someone made such a pronouncement and then failed to do so. Cat must have got their tongue on this occasion! 😉
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6DK3XRmhJI
Re the use of the word “trolls” as a substitute for reasoned rebuttal and argument, it’s interesting that Mary has only one successor in that department, all her other supporters having conformed to the request (Craig’s?).
Perhaps it’s just a question of good manners not being the same on both sides of the Atlantic.
I won’t list the dozens of other examples. Those interested are invited to do a google search on: “old trolls and eminences site:craigmurray.org.uk”
The person on duty today with that handle seems peculiarly interested in good manners.
How uncharacteristic!
Anyway, why are we still talking about Mary? As the Pugnacious One recently said, she’s been “driven away” and is therefore history.
Said with obvious glee.
My understanding is that Craig is supportive of free speech, and has to reign in his moderators from time to time.
Lwtc247
Why don’t you just tell everyone what your handle stands for? It can’t be that embarrassing if you choose to post under it, surely?
A ha, it’s going to end with:
“I forgot to tell unbiassed and open-minded readers that the new the satellitesIsraeli service “i 24 NEWS” is available in the UK on the Astra 19,2 degrees and Hotbird 13,0 degrees satellites.”
The troll still doesn’t provide a link (because it makes it much easier to trace his IP address).
‘Unbiased’ is in the mind of the beholder. Here’s some of the major state propaganda broadcasters in the English language:
Russia: http://www.rt.com
China: http://www.4thmedia.org/
America: too numerous to mention, which means just about all of the US media.
Britain: http://www.bbc.co.uk and most of the rest of them.
France: http://www.france24.com/en/
Germany: http://www.spiegel.de/international/
Iran: http://www.presstv.ir/
From all that lot you might have some tiny chance of figuring out what’s actually going on in this world; but don’t hold your breath.
As for me, I’m just going to stay tuned to Habba’s Israeli 24 NEWS service, because it will obviously be telling the truth…
Oh, and by the way, 136 (70.5%) of the 193 member states of the United Nations and two non-member states have recognised the State of Palestine…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_State_of_Palestine
… which might throw a spanner into the works of Habba & Co’s jolly genocide mission.
Anon1: “My understanding is that Craig is supportive of free speech, and has to reign in his moderators from time to time.”
Could you refer us to where you got this “understanding” from? Sounds rather like one of your fibs yet again!
It’s a threat to the moderator. He’s threatening to go complaining to the moderator’s boss, to get the moderator overruled.
Another post deleted. I’m off to bed.
Wishing you all a Happy Christmas (if that is allowed to stay up).
Rob
I suppose you’d ask me for a link if I told you the earth revolves round the sun.
So, as I told unbiassed and open-minded readers, “i 24 NEWS” is available from the satellites ASTRA 19,2 degrees and HOTBIRD 13,0 degrees. Don’t take my word for it, just tune in and you’ll see for yourself. 🙂
Still no link.
Three posts deleted.
Niteo Comrades.
“Don’t take my word for it, just tune in and you’ll see for yourself. :)”
Why bother? I can get all the hasbara lies and misinformation I could possibly want right here!
It’s starting to sound suspiciously like you’re spamming, Habbabkuk. Promoting wares, persistently and repeatedly, on an unconnected site is likely to get the attention of the spam filter eventually.
Anon1: “Three posts deleted. / Niteo Comrades.”
And that’s three times you’ve announced you’re going. Piss off for good this time, there’s a good fellow.
But before I go, it is interesting to note how easily Glenn sides with authority when it suits his own purposes. You need to remember that when you read his achingly right-on opinions.
And with that I bid you Adieu.
For the fourth time?
One last thing, he gets really upset when this is pointed out to him.
And with that I say goodnight.
Glenn
So you are saying that the Israeli ” i24 NEWS” is not available from the two satellites I mentioned?
I suppose the next step will be to deny that “i 24 NEWS ” exists at all 🙂
PS – do you believe ( link or no link) the earth revolves round the sun or is that a neo-con conspiracy?
You forgot to say “Happy Christmas” the last two times.
Given he’s able to post throughout the working day the Pugnacious One must have some very understanding “employers” 🙂
Happy Christmas, Pugnacious One.
BTW, there’s a conspiracy behind those wishes. Have you spotted it?
Oooh, a threat! I really must have struck a nerve.
Jeez, it’s great watch, as Anon1 flaps one way then another, meanwhile his comrade in arms Habb, tries to fend off all asunder, the establishment boys just can’t get it together tonight, they’re the best movie in town tonight.
anon1: “[…] he gets really upset when this is pointed out to him.”
No I don’t, sheesh – you just can’t help lying, can you?
H@ 21.17: Nope, didn’t say anything of the kind. And your ‘PS’ is just a silly joke as far as I’m concerned. Come on now, you should be busy house-training your Anon1, not setting a bad example yourself!