Yeah, because there have never been any high profile Caucasians busted or accused.
Nice mixed metaphor 
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I thought the same. I was reading and all I could think of was that someone who wore a brightly coloured jersey a fair bit in July used that exact language for many years.
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Most famously, but marion jones, justin gatlin and plenty others have all repeatedly defended themselves that they test clean therefore its scandalous that people question them.
Meh the likes of Sean Ingle and Dan Roan are just after an easy click bait story. Itās not as though Farah is suddenly going to confess all under their withering questioning is it (not that Iām saying he has anything to confess to!)
His coach ran a systemic doping programme, verified by several whistleblowers. It is unbelievable naive to suggest Farah was unaware of the shoddy practices, or reputational impact.
Screams of Armstrong and Michele Ferrari in the late 90ās.
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Read through this, interesting run through of the history
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Thatās a good read, whilst all circumstantial I can only come away with one view.
As already mentioned, the similarities with the downfall of Armstrong are clear. Every time someone says theyāve never failed a drug test it has exactly the opposite effect. If you asked someone if they drink and drive, i think theyād answer no Iād never do that. If they answered, well Iāve never failed a breathalyser you might raise an eyebrow.
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Despite his Knighthood and Olympic Golds, it doesnāt feel like Farah is the sporting icon Armstrong is/was. Farah is keeping his head down too; wisely. I just donāt feel this āstainsā his image to the general public, unless a smoking gun emerges and heās sanctioned. The system awarded him a Knighthood during all thisā¦
Until thereās a āLandis momentā heāll remain Sir Mo.
Thatās a pretty character assassination.
I agree, a lot of that has been known for ages. People arenāt really interested though. No one wants their heroes tarnished. Look at slowtwitch and Armstrong, so much cognitive dissonance, so many old team mates making confessions but they still wouldnāt have it.
ā¦Sir Jimmy ring any bells?
Fred the Shred and Jimmy Crosby?
MUGABE!!
MUSSOLINI!
Not sure āthe systemā is the best judge of character 
Only skimread it, anyone else rushed out and bought L-Carnitine 
Iām fairly sure itās further up on this thread, but I did! Just the tablets though. As an amino acid, thatās no different to beta alanine supplements. It was infusing for fast track gains that was illegal in their case. The likelihood is Iām also not getting any absorption as Iām not doing the high carb mix taken with the tablets (I just have them after morning porridge) but I thought it was worth a go, even though via tablets the research said it took 6 months for any benefit (hence why salazar was looking for a faster effect via infusion).
I know a number of you will be much more informed than me on this topic.
Looks like thereās potentially some more information coming out on Panorama tonight. Lots of people āforgettingā lots of stuff:
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itās been on the cardsā¦good to see UKA are involvedā¦looks like they took some tips from BCā¦
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It all just looks very dodgy; people āforgettingā stuff. We need another Floyd Landis moment here.
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I worked in investigations for years and this whole āforgetfulā thing makes me laugh.
I canāt remember how many red cars I passed on the way to work this morning or which traffic lights I stopped at because theyāre insignificant things that happen every day. If a red car cut me up and ran me off the road or I sailed through red light and caused an accident I would remember that vividly.
Human nature is to avoid lying if possible so saying you canāt remember or donāt recall is a lesser lie than telling a point blank falsehood.
It was explained to me once as a child answering the door and shouting āDad, itās the ugly fat man from next doorā You tell the child they mustnāt say that so they donāt say āItās the good looking thin manā the next time, they just avoid the dodgy bit.
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Generally speaking, itās tricky. Getting people to tell their truth, yes but also getting people to register your truth. Essentially, guilty or innocent, there is pretty much only downside to talking to investigators which is why criminal law allows for silence.
That said, this is like a comedy script:
āHave you ever taken L-carnitine?ā
No
āHave you ever taken L-carnitine?ā
No
āHave you ever taken L-carnitine?ā
No, never. Stop having a laugh mate.
āHave you ever taken L-carnitine?ā
No
ā¦
āHave you ever been in a hotel room and had three people watch while your doctor injected you with L-carnitine, four times?ā
No, never
ā¦
ā¦
Oh wait, that? Yeah. Why, does that count?
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to be honest, iāve given up worrying about athletes - they are beyond hopeā¦
but the administratorsā¦and doctorsā¦are way out of their depthā¦sack the lotā¦and take away their pensions and bonusesā¦