We'll Never Know

I've always believed that we'll never know what people in Muslim/dictatorship countries think until they have freedom and democracy. Here is another example of just the sort of thing I am referring to:

Iranian basketball team hugs Israeli coach after game

Of course, such a gesture at the Olympics cannot be discounted. Ever since the 1936 games in Hitler's Germany, the Games have been used to make political statements. They are, of course, a perfect venue for such actions. The whole world is watching.

Earlier, on Friday evening, I had reported on the Iranian team's decision to let a woman lead the team during the opening ceremonies. I wonder what fate befalls these athletes when they return. The Mullah's must be spitting and screaming like banshees. Too bad their star swimmer didn't defy them also. The Mullah's might have had fatal heart attacks.