Baccalauréat (filières générales) / 1997 / Anglais LV1Compréhension écrite : Compréhension écrite corrigé The Games may never be safe again, but they must go onThe Observer, 28 July 1996I just froze and felt sick. I knew exactly what it was all about. The immediate memory was Munich. I wasn'tthere, but for those who were it must have brought back a nightmare.There may have been a difference from Atlanta, but the end result was the same : an unspeakable act ofbarbarity. In 1972, of course, the Games were selectively targeted ; a by−product of an Arab−Israeli conflict.We don't know yet what was behind this, but ultimately there's no difference in the overall horror.You can't switch on your TV without recognising that Centennial Park has become a symbol for the city'scelebration of the Games. It's where the partying goes on, so whoever planted the bomb knew they werelikely to inflict massive injury.It wasn't an economic target. The bombers didn't pick an empty broadcast centre or go for the rapid transportsystem. They actually picked a place where they knew that the people there would have had absolutely nointerest or involvement with their cause.Of course, there are many who will say that sport is not worth the spilling of anyone's blood, and that theseOlympics should have been abandoned there and then. I do not agree. They went ahead in Munich and it isright that they do so now, because you cannot concede to terrorism or blackmail.If you do, then you ...