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Aug 6, 2012
Why the IOC will never memorialize the '72 Munich massacre
I did not see any major purpose in requesting a moment of silence for the victims of the 1972 Olympics Munich Massacre. However, once the request has been made, and been turned into a big issue, I felt like it was more important to support it than to ignore it. Especially because those refusing were doing so for clearly anti-semitic reasons.
Here is a great article on Fox News written by the son of one of the victims of the Munich Massacre. Guri Weinberg writes about his repeated requests for a moment of silence through many Olympics, always being met with refusal. Weinberg writes about why the IOC will never memorialize the victims of '72.
The article is well worth a read, though his revelation of it being due to anti-semitism is only surprising in the style of anti-semitism, not in the nature of it.
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Here is a great article on Fox News written by the son of one of the victims of the Munich Massacre. Guri Weinberg writes about his repeated requests for a moment of silence through many Olympics, always being met with refusal. Weinberg writes about why the IOC will never memorialize the victims of '72.
The article is well worth a read, though his revelation of it being due to anti-semitism is only surprising in the style of anti-semitism, not in the nature of it.
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Certainly. Being a 'member' in the IOC is purely based on connections, similar to the way many ambassadors used to be delegated. Baing a member of the IOC means living a life of priviledge and power while the organizing teams for countries try to bribe you every four years to choose them.
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