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2010-04-11 Europe

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Posted by Steve White 2010-04-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 First Manas air base, now US BMD in Poland - its good to be Russian!

Posted by Clyde Thatch7826 2010-04-11 00:03|| 2010-04-11 00:03|| Front Page Top

#2 I have two Polish students. One of them called me in the morning yesterday and told me the news. She was bawling her head off, and just wanted to vent.
It wasn't just that the president died, but so many of their historic leaders (including their last president in exile), and up and comers that would have been president or prime minister one day.
It was a complete catastrophe for Poland.
But there's one thing you can count on, just like the sun rising, is they'll bounce back. The Poles are nails, and it's one of my favorite countries in Europe to visit.

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2010-04-11 06:56|| 2010-04-11 06:56|| Front Page Top

#3 It'a a great tragedy, both for Poland and Western freedom.

Not that it will do any good now, but I can't help but wonder why they had so many of their important leaders on the same plane (never mind Russian plane; the Tupelovs have a miserable safety record). What were they thinking?

My deepest sympathy to the Polish people.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-04-11 10:41|| 2010-04-11 10:41|| Front Page Top

#4 THE VICTIMS
Lech Kaczysnki - Polish president.
Maria Kaczynska - The president's wife
Ryszard Kaczorowski - Poland's last president-in-exile
Aleksander Szczyglo - head of the National Security Office
Pawel Wypych - presidential aide
Mariusz Handzlik - presidential aide
Jerzego Szmajdzinski - deputy parliament speaker
Andrzej Kremer - Deputy Foreign Minister
Gen. Franciszek Gagor - head of the army chief of staff
Andrzej Przewoznik - minister in charge of WWII memorials
Slawomir Skrzypek - head of the National Bank of Poland
Janusz Kurtyka - head of the National Remembrance Institute
Przemyslaw Gosiewski - lawmaker
Zbigniew Wassermann - lawmaker
Grzegorz Dolniak - lawmaker
Janusz Kochanowski - civil rights commissioner
Bishop Tadeusz Ploski - army chaplain

Posted by ed 2010-04-11 12:42|| 2010-04-11 12:42|| Front Page Top

#5 when I worked for small firms or large multinats we had policies about too many from a firm, or executive, or functional group on the same plane.

Sometimes even the same city.

I don't understand Poland putting all these folks on the same plane.

Posted by 3dc 2010-04-11 18:01|| 2010-04-11 18:01|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-04-11 18:19|| 2010-04-11 18:19|| Front Page Top

#7 That inappropriate right now, NS. :-(

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-04-11 19:01|| 2010-04-11 19:01|| Front Page Top

#8 Yes, it is.

Posted by lotp 2010-04-11 20:38|| 2010-04-11 20:38|| Front Page Top

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