NFL Players say "no" to Dick

Dick Pounder and his WADA goons, that is. NFL Players' Union executive director Gene Upshaw questions WADA's reliability:

"I have no confidence in WADA or their kits," Upshaw told the Observer in an e-mail. "I have my doubts about WADA and their history. I am not willing to accept them as an authority on this."

It's shocking that a players' union would try to block a doping test. Next thing you know, baseball players won't want steroid tests and 40%+ of cyclist will want therapeutic use exemptions. On the other hand, WADA's credibility being challenged is a Good Thing(TM). I'm with Gene; I have no confidence in WADA, unless of course by confidence you mean belief in the ability to ruin lives.

Finally, questions about the Anti-Doping Machine(TM)

Someone finally stands-up to Dick Pounder and his minions. In a two-part article, the LA Times lays out the results of its investigation into the very sketchy world that is career destruction doper-catching. I have always maintained that the labs, WADA, etc have too much incentive to find athletes guilty. Some form of due process with "American style" checks and balances is needed for anybody to take the business of catching the real dopers seriously.