Mohammed Ali described it as "the single most courageousact of this century, " while Wyomia Tyus, anchor of the U.S. women's gold-medal winning 4x100 meter relay team, dedicated the team's victory to the two ostracized sprinters.
"I will continue the tradition established by Menachem Begin, who did not allow Iraq to develop such a nuclear threat against Israel, and by a daring and courageousact gave us two decades of tranquility, " Netanyahu was quoted as saying.
For at least three years European bankers and ministers have abjectly avoided the courageousact of facing up to their bad debts, which are largely sovereign notes issued under the cover of a single currency and held by mostly Euro banks as prime credits.