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?
Subtle, subtle, very subtle.
I refer of course to Mr Spencer-Davis’s suggestion to “Giyane” at 10h38 above.
Will Giyane take up that suggestion ….. or is he, like the other Eminences, just piss and wind?
It just occurred to me RD is the cowardly lion looking for a heart and Habbabkuk is looking for a brain. They are characters from The Wizard of Oz.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2itQkiQUOE
I must not leave the empty noise-raiser Anon1 out of the script.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=louBM-Mix7s
Now then, good readers and commenters: after one and a half pages of outbursts of indignation and lamentation which are as spurious as they are hypocritical, let’s dot the “i”s – succinctly.
!/. No one ever believed that “Mary” was going to leave this blog for ever. Having learnt her lesson after the last time she flounced off and then returned under a new handle, she re-insinuated herself here with a bang by issuing threats of legal action. That was her way of re-appearing without losing face.
2/. The Dirty Dozen are manifestly bored and want Craig (who has had better things to do over the festive season – quite right too) to produce a new thread. En attendant, they have seized with gratitude on the possibilities offered by “Mary”‘s re-appearance. Moreover, this new sub-thread has provided a perfect opportunity for them to play the amateur lawyer, the amateur psychologist and the amateur defender of the “oppressed”
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My advice, while waiting for Craig to post anew, would be 1/. for everyone to restrain their impatience, and 2/. for “Mary” to seek legal advice and/or file a complaint with the police for “harrassment”, “stalking” or whatever against me without further ado.
We shall of course keep you posted on developments. In the meantime, get ready to be interviewed as witnesses by the authorities. 🙂
looking at the worried responses here, the spamming by those who have been accused of trolling and menacing invectives, its obvious that there is substance to the matter.
Would not be surprised if the trolls won and this blog is shut down after this thread.
Thanks for the reminder on our wretched human rights abusing allies and friends, Mark G.
Killing Shia clergy will only exacerbate the current fracas between Iran and Saudi and the Government should speak up for Nimr Baqir Al-Nimr but I don’t hold my breath.
This youngsters sentence was death by crucifixion was overturned to beheading a less painful means of killing ie the duration of the brain getting starved from oxygen is around three minutes.
However his older uncle has been sentenced tot the same method of death.
convicted of “disobeying” the king
Fedup, with the British monarchy there was a gradual separating of the lawmakers from the throne. Saudi-Arabia, who at the moment is a staunch ally of the leading NATO countries, despite appalling human rights’ abuses.
This is disturbing too but I don’t doubt some on here will take solace from it, the anti-Putin brigade perhaps. This morning RT UK broadcast footage of 1,000 neo-Nazis doing a torchlit march through Odessa chanting “Слава Украине, Слава Бандере” (Glory to Ukraine, Glory to Bandera). These are disturbing times. It was bad enough to know that Geoffrey Pyatt (US ambassador) helped organise the coup that put criminals like Poroshenko and Yatsenyuk in power and also gave lessons at the embassy on how to propagandise the media, and abolish unwanted political opponents.
Now it has come to light that the British Embassy has been funding pro-Bandera ideological propaganda programmes. Does it not make you ashamed to be British – a union that once fought fascism? It should.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qenUpMrrPp4&feature=youtu.be
Should have read: “Saudi-Arabia, who at the moment is a staunch ally of the leading NATO countries, despite appalling human rights’ abuses, has no such separation.
Herbie
1 Jan, 2016 – 11:04 pm
“It’d certainly be interesting to see Habby outed in public.
Her dogged and energetic persistence in the matter of stalking and abuse was certainly quite extraordinary to behold.”
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Herbie, a couple of years ago I showed a behavioral psychologist friend some of Habbabkuk’s posts. My friend said that in her professional opinion Habbabkuk is a man with behavioral problems probably associated with sexual inadequacy hence his attacks on Mary.
Mark Golding 10.55 am.
Excellent post Mark, that is exactly why the Tories want to remove human rights from the battlefield. (IHAT) Iraqi Historical Allegations Team, feel they have enough evidence to procsecute British soldiers who’ve committed murder and carried out torture.
IHAT have their work cut out for them with more than 1500 allegations of murder and torture, by (British military personnel) on their desks.
IHAT will not complete its investigations before 2019, more than 10 years after British forces withdrew from Iraq, in an illegal war (2003) that saw thousands of innocent civilians die.
As I’ve previously stated in here, I live in Britain and expect a higher set of ethics and responsibility that’s why I criticise Westminster on a regular basis.
I have not ‘returned’.
I was here to refute the repetition of a smear that I posted something on a site called Stormfront. Those repetitions made earlier on this thread by Habbabkuk and Villager appear to have been removed, for which thanks to the moderator. An apology from the deeply unpleasant pair of trolls would be nice but I am not holding my breath.
As much as I would like to support Craig and the good friends on here whose support has greatly touched me, I cannot return to the constantly toxic atmosphere that has been attached to my posts. I will carry on doing all I can to support the Palestinians.
I am not in good health having had two more recent episodes of stridor (when you can’t breathe because your airway is blocked) necessitating returning to the hospital. I also need a lot of dental work. Without a supply of saliva,(as my salivary glands were damaged by the radiotherapy that saved my life and cleared me of the papillary cancer) dental decay occurs.
It is best that I disappear and I would be grateful not to see my name in the comments from now on.
With best wishes for a good New Year to Craig and family and all.
PS For the record, I changed my name from Mary to April Showers et sequelae in an attempt to evade the vicious trolling.
Mary
02/01/2016 3:18pm
And to you, Mary. Happy New Year. I am sorry your health is not good and I hope 2016 will show improvement.
I would welcome you back any time, no questions asked, as I am sure would most contributors and readers on here.
Kind regards,
John
April Showers despite knowing your ill-health you have been mercilessly pursued by Habbabkuk (who is supported by Resident Dissident) neither of whom has any shame. Good wishes for the New Year and I hope your health improves.
If Mary is serious about proving to Habby that pugs can fly, she will have to identify herself, and see if Habby continues defaming her.
Up to now, she has just been beating around the bush about him while most posters continue to support her.
Unfortunately, what JSD says is consistent with my impression of U.S. law.
Sorry to hear about your health problems, Mary. And yet the trolls continue to abuse you. They are incorrigible.
Herbie
01/01/2016 11:28pm
By the way, Herbie, I never claimed that Freemasonry was a ‘”joke” outfit’.
“Joke”, which you have placed in inverted commas, as though you are quoting me, was your word, not mine.
Do not start putting words in my mouth, and pay more attention to what you are saying, please.
Kind regards,
John
Surely the persistant naming of someone who has asked not to be mentioned does actually constitute harrassment – notwithstanding the intentions of the person doing the mentioning?
Nebelmind
“looking at the worried responses here, the spamming by those who have been accused of trolling and menacing invectives, its obvious that there is substance to the matter.”
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“substance in the matter” – I’m awaiting the writ or the interview with the police with some equanimty, Ingo. In between times, how about threatening me with physical violence again – you know it makes sense!
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“Would not be surprised if the trolls won and this blog is shut down after this thread.”
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That would be a pity, Ingo, but I’m afraid you should have thought about that earlier.
Herbert
“The evidence that she ignored the abuse for some time is in the record.”
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I think the record will show that “Mary” started calling me a troll after I’d posted a mere two times. If you disagree, of course, you are free to identify yourself to the police when you come forward as a witness…..
And now stop stoking the fire, you chump 🙂
David Cameron said in his New Year address speech.
“The Prime Minister warned the nation that 2016 will be a ‘test’ of their ‘mettle’ in the war against radicals who are seething with hatred against UK and the West.”
But is that really true? Why would there be as David Cameron calls it ” A seething hatred against Britain and the West.”
Wouldn’t there be more attacks on mainland UK? If that were really the case.
Then there’s the burning question, who is targeting Britain? What has Britain done around the world to deserve such treatment?
British security sevices will tell you that they’ve thwarted umpteen plots against Britain and its denizens, if they are indeed true, debatable to say the least. But lets suppose they are true, who? And to what ends are the perpetrators of such acts hoping to achieve?
Then we must take a look at where the hatred comes from, sure across the Middle East, there must indeed be some loathing of Britain. British involvement in the region, is long and fairly well know. Imperial machinations have surely left a bitter after taste in the mouths of current descendents, of prior British actions.
But are there really enough we shall call them (Western haters) for now, to control large sections of land in the Middle East, whilst physically threatening the US and the West at the same time?
It seems highly improbable to me, a logistical nightmare, that even the CIA, would find hard to coordinate.
Also British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to end the appeasement of Islamist extremism.
What exactly does that mean? And who in particular is the veiled threat aimed at?
Could it be that David Cameron intends to crackdown on social media and its fairly balanced approach to such matters?
To see the big picture you have to look at what’s currently in the pipeline, such as the removal of human rights on the battlefield, and the replacing EU human rights laws with a British bill of rights.
If one were cynical they would be thinking the supposed threat to the West, is a lightly veiled ploy to restrict and limit your rights.
Thanks for that explanation, Mary, the last time I shall use your name. I hope that you will find comfort with the help of the NHS and the people around you.
Would love to share a cuppa with you and I might be mobile soon.
After having looked after my cancer ridden Mother in law for two years, she slipped away last year, I know what you must be going through. I’m running on borrowed time myself as my cancer op in 2001, although timely then, was not an all clear forever.
I never had chemo or radio therapy afterwards and hence……
But I just carry on as best as I can, do hard physical labour and get on with it.
Bad and selfish people deserve what they’ve been promised and they will ultimately receive what they have been asking for.
Whilst good people will always meet again.
“Those repetitions made earlier on this thread by Habbabkuk and Villager appear to have been removed, for which thanks to the moderator.”
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That’s a pity if true (I can’t be bothered to check)but it certainly gets you off your little hook, doesn’t it. I was rather looking forward to chatting with the police or your lawyers.
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“It is best that I disappear and I would be grateful not to see my name in the comments from now on.”
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Happy to meet your request and hope that your friends and well-wishers will do the same.
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“PS For the record, I changed my name from Mary to April Showers et sequelae in an attempt to evade the vicious trolling.”
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Which is the most interesting part of your post because it demonstrates that the object of my various corrections, reprimands and questions was the content of your posts as opposed to a specific poster whatever he/she called him/herself.
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And now I suggest we get back to business as usual:
1/. You’re not re-appearing on here (and I wish you well health-wise btw)
2/. Others can stand down from their witness preparation
3/. The Dirty Dozen can return to their usual mode, aka “reasoned debate and discussion” 🙂
RobG
I was sorry to hear that you have lost most of your British customers.
For that reason but also because I should like to “re-discover” your part of France I’m seriously thinking of booking space at your gite, perhaps around Easter time.
Can you give me an indication of the rate you charge per week and per person, including breakfast?
Please let me know as soon as possible, need to plan ahead you know.
Saudi Arabia executed 46 people in one day, among them was Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr. The executions sparked widespread protests from other Muslim countries such as Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The toothless UN’s figurehead Ban Ki-Moon, along with Amnesty International, hoped to intervene before the sentences were carried out, but it was
as expected to no avail.
The hypocrite (voted to bomb women and children in Syria ) Hilary Benn condemned Saudi Arabia’s actions. Preposterously Saudi Arabia hold the chair on EU Human Rights.
It really does make you wonder why Nato, puts up with Saudi Arabia’s conduct, if it were any other country in the region, we’d be shelling them day and night, Westminster and Washington have a lot to answer to.
Mary
2 Jan, 2016 – 3:18 pm
I have not ‘returned’.
“I was here to refute the repetition of a smear that I posted something on a site called Stormfront. Those repetitions made earlier on this thread by Habbabkuk and Villager appear to have been removed, for which thanks to the moderator.”
Just for the record, I do not recall having made any comment whatsoever regarding ‘Stormfront’ then or now (i.e. yesterday). That is a false allegation and I think you should apologise for that and for calling me a ‘troll’, though like you I am not holding my breath.
I am of course sorry to hear of your state of health and wish you a full and speedy recovery. I should add that taking legal action can take one hell of a toll on one’s emotions and thereby one’s health, even if one is the plaintiff.
Keep in mind that if you lose a legal action, you may well be required to pay the defendant’s legal fees.
Unlike some, I note you offer best wishes for the New Year to all. I would like to reciprocate that.
This cover up is in full swing. The Tories, after O.Letwin’s historical manifestation of nastiness last week, imho an indication of the rot inside a self aggrandising party that has been festering, permeated down to the youngest supporters and campaigns organisers, will have to find a very large blanket to cover up this scandal.
It feels as if there is far more to come out, going by the determination of the Government to keep this out of the news.
Lord Feldmann should resign his positions in my opinion, he has to answer to the law like any mortal.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/12048120/Bereaved-parents-of-young-Tory-refuse-to-participate-in-David-Camerons-investigation-into-alleged-bullying.html
Don’t expect a reply to your preposterous self pitying remarks, Villager.
Republicofscotland
“It really does make you wonder why Nato, puts up with Saudi Arabia’s conduct, if it were any other country in the region, we’d be shelling them day and night, Westminster and Washington have a lot to answer to.”
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A good example of a weasel post but rather transparent notwithstanding, I’m afraid.
If the words “in the region” had been omitted, a critical eye like mine might have asked RoS about the number of executions in China and whether he thinks NATO should be shelling China.
Obseesives usually fall (and fail)at the first hurdle.
Oh right, “Habby loon” is most interested in staying at your digs, RobG, so do supply him with the info he wants, so we can hopefully find out who he really is!
In the meantime, I am packing up for my month in Thailand, so don’t expect anything from me for a while.