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EPISODE · Aug 16, 2024 · 22 MIN

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

from Geopolitical Economy Report · host Ben Norton

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/ Topics 0:00 US doping scandal exposed 1:05 Hypocrisy on Russia's ban 1:20 Chinese athletes harassed at Olympics 2:09 US accusations of corruption 2:46 Will US host 2028 Olympics? 3:26 US government funds USADA 3:59 WADA exposes US doping scandal 8:46 WADA is investigating US 10:14 US new cold war on China 11:20 China says US athletes are under-tested 11:49 US Congress threatens WADA 12:16 The "rules-based international order" 12:51 Russia banned over Ukraine War 14:07 US not banned over wars on Iraq et al. 15:52 Israel not banned despite crimes in Gaza 17:22 West makes rules in "rules-based order" 17:58 International Olympic Committee (IOC) dominated by West 20:38 Imperialism 22:06 Outro

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/ Topics 0:00 US doping scandal exposed 1:05 Hypocrisy on Russia's ban 1:20 Chinese athletes harassed at Olympics 2:09 US accusations of corruption 2:46 Will US host 2028 Olympics? 3:26 US government funds USADA 3:59 WADA exposes US doping scandal 8:46 WADA is investigating US 10:14 US new cold war on China 11:20 China says US athletes are under-tested 11:49 US Congress threatens WADA 12:16 The "rules-based international order" 12:51 Russia banned over Ukraine War 14:07 US not banned over wars on Iraq et al. 15:52 Israel not banned despite crimes in Gaza 17:22 West makes rules in "rules-based order" 17:58 International Olympic Committee (IOC) dominated by West 20:38 Imperialism 22:06 Outro

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