Dismiss everything that you don't know as a "conspiracy theory". There are
many more Willie Browns out there.
malmo
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard McCann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 1:44 PM
> To: malmo
> Cc: T&FMail List
> Subject: RE: t-and-f: Not EVERYONE is doping
>
>
> At 12:43 PM 11/2/2000 -0800, malmo wrote:
> > To create the wave of performances at such young ages, before
> > > these athletes have traveled to Europe where they might gain
> > > access to EPO,
> > > would require a concerted effort by a well-organized
> institution. Unless
> > > Nike or Fila is making such an investment, (and I suspect shareholders
> > > would question such expenditures, however hidden, in these
> > > countries, even
> > > if as "market development;" and why not spend similar money in other
> > > countries?), there are no other institutions ready and able.
> > >
> > >
> > > Richard McCann
> > >
> >
> >
> >Richard, now you're getting warm. Institutional flouting of doping rules.
> >It's been done many times before....
> >
> >THINK
> >
> >malmo
>
> I am thinking quite clearly. It makes no sense for a
> profit-motivated firm
> based that derives most of its earnings from sales in the US and
> Europe to
> devote resources in a two nations with per capita income for less
> than $500
> per year and little potential growth in consumer demand. If Nike or Fila
> is doing something this absolutely stupid from a management position, and
> the auditors are failing to note the large (must be
> multi-million) in East
> Africa, then Nike stock deserves to plunge even more than it has--and I'm
> not making this statement from a moralistic standpoint, but
> purely from one
> of greed.
>
> How Nike or Fila might actually be able to overcome the societal barriers
> that have stymied every other institution in the world in developing a
> coherent organization in these two nations is yet another thought
> to consider.
>
> I don't buy into conspiracy theories because the people at the highest
> levels of large institutions that I've encountered simply have not been
> competent enough to pull such things off. Willie Brown is the exception
> that proves the rule.
>
> Richard McCann
>
>
