Chico and the Gypsies

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frhout

Posts: 454
Joined: Apr. 28 2005
From: France

Chico and the Gypsies

As Spielberg's film Munich is in the cinema now, the French television channel M6 brought out a documentary last night (which will be repeated this Wednesday after 1am) during which Chico Bouchikhi, one of the founders of Gypsy Kings and now Chico and the Gypsies appeared recounting his brother's Ahmed Bouchikhi's assassination by the Mossad in Norway after the Munich Olympics in 1972 where a Palestinian commando executed 11 Israeli athletes. Mistaking Ahmed for the Black September chief Ali Hassan Salameh, in 21 July 1973 at 10.30pm, the Mossad hit squad eliminated Chico's brother.

Chico has been very quiet about this story, seldom told. I must say he was also very noble and magnanimous, asking for an official Israeli acknowledgement of the mistake before his mother dies. He received a personal and unofficial apology from Avi Pazner, the Israaeli ambassador to Paris.

Chico Bouchikhi has been the ambassador of Unesco.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 30 2006 16:34:58

henrym3483

Posts: 1585
Joined: Nov. 13 2005
From: Limerick,Ireland

RE: Chico and the Gypsies (in reply to frhout)

that is seriously messed up. i saw munich this week and it goes to show the futility of these two nations of god, once brothers now turing on each

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 30 2006 16:52:25

Ryan002

Posts: 173
Joined: Oct. 18 2005
From: Singapore

RE: Chico and the Gypsies (in reply to frhout)

Well at least he will live longer than any of us, immortalized in music and now a movie as a tragedy.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 31 2006 4:00:55

Guest

RE: Chico and the Gypsies (in reply to frhout)

I don't enjoy Chico and the Gypsies' music at all, in that respect, Gypsy King was definitely better. But I must admit Chico's dignity was admirable in that programme.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 31 2006 15:35:53