BAGHDAD, July 24 -- The International Olympic Committee has banned most of Iraq's seven-member team from participating in the Beijing Games because of concerns that the Iraqi government has interfered politically in the leadership of the country's Olympic movement. -
IOC Says Iraq Won't Be Allowed at Olympics
BAGHDAD, July 24 -- The International Olympic Committee has banned most of Iraq's seven-member team from participating in the Beijing Games because of concerns that the Iraqi government has interfered politically in the leadership of the country's Olympic movement.-
By Amit R. Paley and Amy Shipley