they say a butterfly sneeze can set off a war. On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > The USA Badminton team? Seriously? Is this a joke? > > Sadly, I can actually see us going to war because we were not allowed to hit > a shuttle cock around in Iran. > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 4:59 PM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> The State Department confirms that the USA Badminton team has been >> forced to cancel its trip to Iran because Iranian officials did not >> issue the team visas in time for the tournament that begins tomorrow. >> >> The State Department is privately furious, and spokesman Robert Wood >> said on the record this morning that it was "a very unfortunate >> situation" and "not a good sign." >> >> He said the U.S. is working through Swiss intermediaries to find out >> what happened and USA Badminton is seeking clarification from Iranian >> badminton representatives. >> >> Wood even hinted this move by the Iranians could factor into the Obama >> administration's Iran policy review. >> >> > >
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