Was this really a way to make a good impression? :unsure:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19007127
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19007127
The opening ceremony took almost four hours to finish it off with "Hey Jude" and it was obviously a well-prepared show costing a lot of money and efforts and everything went smoothly and there was no hitch at all. All dignitaries were present including William and Kate because the nation's prestige depends on the success of the London Games and Romney was insensitive to Britons' national pride to host the Olympics and he was rightly demolished by the British press but it was just another campaign stop for Romney which turned out to be a diplomatic disaster and Boris handled it perfectly in his Hyde Park speech.
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All true enough. But some of his "concerns" seemed to sound just like what I was hearing on the BBC and other news. He just caused a stink because of who he is and the party he comes from. When the "news" airs all the dirty laundry night after night about will we have security? And will there be a strike, why be shocked and insulted?
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I wish the Palestinian Team --- all the best in the coming games. I hope they make all Palestinians - everywhere - very proud. I know they will do their best.
In Remembrance: Members of the Israeli Olympic Team, Munich 1972:
May we never forget their proudest moment and their greatest sacrifice.
Most Respectfully,
R
I wish the Palestinian Team --- all the best in the coming games. I hope they make all Palestinians - everywhere - very proud. I know they will do their best.
In Remembrance: Members of the Israeli Olympic Team, Munich 1972:
- Moshe Weinberg (wrestling coach)
- Yossef Romano (weightlifter)
- Ze'ev Friedman (weightlifter)
- David Berger (weightlifter)
- Yakov Springer (weightlifting judge)
- Eliezer Halfin (wrestler)
- Yossef Gutfreund (wrestling referee)
- Kehat Shorr (shooting coach)
- Mark Slavin (wrestler)
- Andre Spitzer (fencing coach)
- Amitzur Shapira (track coach)
May we never forget their proudest moment and their greatest sacrifice.
Most Respectfully,
R
A low-key memorial to remember those Israeli victims was held about a week before the opening ceremony in the Olympic Village. Israel initially requested the IOC to hold a moment of silence during the opening ceremony but Jacques Rogge went with Plan B to avoid offending the Palestinians and it was the first time in Olympic history that such an event was held.
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