May 30, 2015
If you haven\’t guessed what\’s going on with FIFA yet — then I am here to tell you that this latest \”corruption kaka\” is all about getting the Qatar World Cup moved to US come 2022. We either play the game this way (with corruption charges against FIFA and CONCACAF); or, we will have to blow Qatar off the face of the map between now and 2022
FIFA corruption is legendary! How else could anyone conceive of playing soccer in air-conditioned stadiums to stave off the 120 degree heat outside — without beer?! But what I didn\’t understand till-a-couple-of-days-ago — is that 1200 slaves have already died during the initial construction of the stadiums; and, that another 2800 are projected to die by the time the air-conditioned stadiums are finished (coming close to US troop death toll since 9/11).
Yep, you heard me correctly — Qatar is utilizing slave labor to get these stadiums built. I may have unconsciously been aware of this (having watched some info news show which demonstrated Qatar capitalizing on regional unemployment and inducing workers to come to Qatar to ostensibly make money; and then, ostensibly imprisoning them), but I think I lost this thread amidst the Lakers miserable season and the Time Warner\’s stranglehold on Dodger fans. And because Qatar is a member of the Oiligarchy (see recent article) — leaning on them in any heavy fashion (like sanctions or dragging them into international court) is definitely out-of-the-question — because pissing off the Arab world in such fashion could fuck-up the oil flow.
Nope, taking the World Cup away from Qatar has to be done through the back door…first FIFA has to be spanked very hard and their history of corruption laid open for the world to see; then, the corruption regarding Qatar\’s World Cup award can be addressed and someone will be able to say: \”This will simply not do — we will have to move the cup elsewhere [like to US]\”; then Saudi Arabia and the rest of OPEC will have to acquiesce to the outrage of the world and US can ride in again with our white hats on and save the day.
What bothers me the most about how this scenario is going to play out is that S. Africa\’s winning bid in 2010 will also be held up to public scrutiny; and, of course, we will see the bribery and corruption that occurred there as well. I merely hope and pray, that the great Nelson Mandela was an unwitting participant in the bribery that it took to get the World Cup to S. Africa in 2010. How much FIFA wheedled from S. African coffers also remains to be seen: We can surmise that they took from the rear what had been promised up front…
And so, US gets the 2022 World Cup — because FIFA and CONCACAF wanted to use Bank of America (which I have heard is run by the Vatican [see elsewhere]).
The problem with US hosting the WC is that our large country makes for a formidable geographic hurdle — making it difficult for fans to get to the games…and…if we still have to take our shoes off going through airport security in 2022 — that would be a real stick in the FIFA mud…
P.S.
Folks who have responded to me have also suggested that we are not only talking about corruption in Qatar — but also about spanking Russia (who gets to host the 2018 WC). Will Russia have more Crimeas? Will there still be battle zones in Russia come 2018?? Someone told me that Vladimir Putin may well be the world\’s richest man — if so, he definitely has bribe money!