HIST205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Munich Massacre, God Save The Queen, Avery Brundage
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Supreme african sports council (sasc) & other sympathetic countries threatened boycott of games. Ioc and sasc agreed to allow the rhodesians to compete under certain conditions: would compete as southern rhodesia (as british subjects) & use british national anthem. Ethiopia and kenya threatened to withdraw unless rhodesia was expelled. Ioc president avery brundage & willi daum (german organizing committee) supported. Arab guerrilla units operated against israel, inflicting death and destruction. Arab terrorist organization, black september, escalated terrorism by launching an attack on. Israel attacked arab terrorists in their bases in syria and lebanon. Munich massacre terrorists helped unwittingly by canadians: canadian water polo players. The olympic gamers must go on: avery brundage. 1972 0 the secret behind the olympic attacks (2006) by german documentary maker wilfred.