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King_David

(14,851 posts) Mon Jun 1, 2015, 08:26 PM Jun 2015

Indicted former FIFA official blamed ‘Zionism’ for undoing in 2011

Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner, arrested in Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday on bribery charges as part of a massive bust of top soccer officials, previously blamed “Zionism” for a bribery scandal which saw him forced from the world soccer body in 2011.

Warner surrendered to authorities late Wednesday in his native Trinidad and Tobago after his name appeared on a list of nine current or former FIFA officials and five business executives who “abused their positions of trust to acquire millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks,” according to US Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

Warner resigned from FIFA in 2011 after the organization opened an ethics investigation into the vice president for receiving cash “gifts” from former Asian Football Confederation chief Mohammed Bin Hammam, ahead of the organization’s elections for president.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/indicted-fifa-official-warner-blamed-zionism-for-undoing-in-2011/

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Indicted former FIFA official blamed ‘Zionism’ for undoing in 2011 (Original Post) King_David Jun 2015 OP

Sigh shenmue Jun 2015 #1

As usual ,are Zionists responsible for all ills of the world? King_David Jun 2015 #2

Here's a Reuters article from that time oberliner Jun 2015 #3

Dude seems to be squirming in every direction he can to divert attention from himself. Scootaloo Jun 2015 #4

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

1. Sigh

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Mon Jun 1, 2015, 08:28 PM

Jun 2015

King_David

(14,851 posts)

2. As usual ,are Zionists responsible for all ills of the world?

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Mon Jun 1, 2015, 08:29 PM

Jun 2015

And as is usual with most people when they talk about 'Zionists' ,I am pretty sure he will deny that he meant Jews.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

3. Here's a Reuters article from that time

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Mon Jun 1, 2015, 08:31 PM

Jun 2015

Former FIFA vice-president Warner blames Zionism for downfall

Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner has blamed Zionism for the circumstances that led to him and former Asian Football Confederation chief Mohammed Bin Hammam being forced out of world football.

Warner, 68, resigned from FIFA after ethics investigations were begun into a meeting he held with Bin Hammam where FIFA say payments were made to Caribbean soccer officials ahead of the election for FIFA president in June.

Qatari Bin Hammam was handed a lifetime ban by FIFA for his role in the affair while a number of Caribbean officials were given suspensions last week.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/10/17/uk-soccer-fifa-warner-zionism-idUKTRE79G38820111017

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

4. Dude seems to be squirming in every direction he can to divert attention from himself.

Reply to King_David (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2015, 08:43 PM

Jun 2015

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