Jacques Rogge, the IOC President has come out in support of a possible Saudi Arabia Olympic bid. Does the possibility of a Games there make you nervous? It should.
I get nervous just thinking of Doha's bid. So many concerns, one of which is security. A Saudi bid makes me even more nervous.
In 2003, one of Saudi's government ministers turned out to be an Osama bin Laden supporter. Fast forward five years, with the world a more dangerous place, and you really don't know who's running the show over there now.
I find Dr. Rogge's Saudi support troubling. Very troubling. I think we need rock-solid guarentees if a Saudi bid comes to fruition about a lot of issues: security, women's rights, media access to name just a few.
The world is just not ready for a Middle East Olympics. Too many unanswered questions.
Take that into consideration Saudi in determining if you go forward with a bid or not.
We're not ready for Doha. And we aren't ready for you.
