The interview is with Jack Robertson, a former DEA "agent of the year" and WADA's first chief investigator. He was the chief WADA investigator in the current Russian doping scandal, but has since been dismissed by WADA, He offers a unique perspective on the unfolding story and describes WADA and the IOC as repeatedly bowing to political concerns and paralyzed by a reluctance to take on a powerful nation. Among other things, he says WADA president Sir Craig Reedie tried to avoid, block and undermine the investigation into the state-run Russian doping, and at every step the only way Robertson was able to get things to move forward was through media coverage and pressure.
ProPublica interview with Jack Robertson - WADA and IOC tried to kill Russian doping investigation and fallout
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Very interesting interview at http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/olympics/on-eve-of-olympics-top-investigator-details-secret-efforts-to-undermine-russian-doping-probe/ar-BBvfI6d
The interview is with Jack Robertson, a former DEA "agent of the year" and WADA's first chief investigator. He was the chief WADA investigator in the current Russian doping scandal, but has since been dismissed by WADA, He offers a unique perspective on the unfolding story and describes WADA and the IOC as repeatedly bowing to political concerns and paralyzed by a reluctance to take on a powerful nation. Among other things, he says WADA president Sir Craig Reedie tried to avoid, block and undermine the investigation into the state-run Russian doping, and at every step the only way Robertson was able to get things to move forward was through media coverage and pressure. -
Yep, very interesting interview - read it earlier. Just reinforces the belief that the media are leading on the exposing of drug cheats, with WADA and the IOC reluctantly following.
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Our worst fears are confirmed. WADA is a PR campaign for the IOC. Their job is to give the semblance of clean sport, while most top countries have a license to cheat. Just very sad.
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As one who knows too much of this insider dealing let me tell you this. WADA chief Reedie and USADA head Tygart are on the take from one major shoe company that is always in the news. Why else was there such foot dragging on this? Who sponsors Russia's track team? Lets all remember the old rule: follow the money.
IOC head is another on the take and we all know about Seb Coe's cozy deal. The cover-up of doping in track and other Olympic sports is a story if every fully exposed will make Lance Armstrong look innocent and Ben Johnson look like he merely ingested some extenze. But key is of the media working on this what will come of it???
My post from earlier was deleted. Brojos running scared of the sports Cappo??? -
We've featured this story as QOD today. Great work from our friend David Epstein.
If you are as outraged as I am about the latest developments, please sign the petition asking for the resignation of Craig Reedie - the head of WADA. What better day than the start of the 2016 Olympics than for WADA to get a clean start.
https://www.change.org/p/the-olympics-start-today-rid-the-olympics-of-doping -
Follow the money....... wrote:
As one who knows too much of this insider dealing let me tell you this. WADA chief Reedie and USADA head Tygart are on the take from one major shoe company that is always in the news. Why else was there such foot dragging on this? Who sponsors Russia's track team? Lets all remember the old rule: follow the money.
IOC head is another on the take and we all know about Seb Coe's cozy deal. The cover-up of doping in track and other Olympic sports is a story if every fully exposed will make Lance Armstrong look innocent and Ben Johnson look like he merely ingested some extenze. But key is of the media working on this what will come of it???
My post from earlier was deleted. Brojos running scared of the sports Cappo???
Posts get deleted all the time by mistake, etc. I am sorry it went away. Please repost it.
If you think that Tygart is on the take from Nike, that's laughable. Tygart took down Lance Armstrong - one of the heroes of Nike - and has opened an investigation into the NOP and has tested Galen Rupp more than any other US athletes. -
rojo wrote:
We've featured this story as QOD today. Great work from our friend David Epstein.
If you are as outraged as I am about the latest developments, please sign the petition asking for the resignation of Craig Reedie - the head of WADA. What better day than the start of the 2016 Olympics than for WADA to get a clean start.
https://www.change.org/p/the-olympics-start-today-rid-the-olympics-of-doping
Dick Pound went from WADA to the executive committee of the IOC.
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It would have been nicer if they asked him some direct questions. Like "What actual evidence for this so-called mouse-hole do you have", other than some stories from compromised people?
