"Violent clashes of political and religious ideologies are a disturbing reality of our world." So states Joe Garner in his book We Interrupt This Broadcast. However, there is an island of peace amidst this ocean of political and religious conflict every four years. This island, the summer Olympics, provides a shelter away from the turmoil of the outside world. The 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany, started this way, with peace amongst the world community. The previous games in Germany in the 1930's were used by Adolph Hitler as a propaganda tool to show off his "master" race. The Germans wanted to make up for what had happened. They even refused to let security guards to carry firearms, in fear of evoking memories of the Nazi army. The games went smoothly for the first days, but, with only six days left in the games, they soon turned gloomy and dismal. On September 5, eight Arab commandoes from the terrorist group Black September snuck into the Olympic Village, broke into the Israeli team's apartment building, killed two Israelis, and took nine as hostages. The terrorists wanted to trade the Olympic athletes for the release of Palestinians in Israeli prisons. Negotiations commenced and the deadline was extended six times. Two alternate offers were supplied to the terrorists: they get paid a large ransom and are safely removed from Germany, or to have the athletes trade spaces with West German officials. However, after much discussion, the Olympic task force listened to a request from the terrorists to get transportation to Cairo. They were taken to Fürstenfeldbruck, a German military base, where they were to fly to Cairo. However, the German officials planned a surprise attack on the terrorists. Due to a misunderstanding amongst German officials, the attack failed and a ninety-minute standoff ensued. The gun battle ended with a terrorist, who had lost all hope, throwing a grenade into one of the two h...