(Los Angeles Times) Bill Plaschke - They're not asking for much, these two elderly women who lost their husbands to the worst crime in Olympic history. They're asking for a single minute to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the murder of 11 Israelis at the 1972 Munich Games. Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, reportedly told Ankie Spitzer, wife of slain fencing coach Andrei Spitzer, that in this matter, his hands were tied. "Your hands are tied?" Spitzer replied. "My husband's hands were tied. So were his feet."
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