Poland's Tragedy: In Memoriam: Lech Kaczynski
The death of Poland's president carries a terrible echo of his country's past.
HE WAS a figure from another age. Weekend guests at Lech Kaczynski’s presidential retreat on Poland’s Baltic coast often found the conversation turning to the opposition politics of 1970s Gdansk.
That is indeed a fascinating subject, though not necessarily the most burning one for the head of state of eastern Europe’s most important country nearly 40 years later. Mr Kaczynski, who died along with 95 others, including many of Poland’s military and political elite, in a plane crash in Russia on April 10th, epitomised some of the best and the worst features of Polish politics.
Read more ....
Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
The unlikely triumph of Polish democracy. -- Anna M. Grzymala-Busse and Joshua A. Tucker, The New Republic
Behind the grieving faces is a thriving nation -- Edward Lucas, Times Online
Chaos in Kyrgyzstan -- Erica Marat, Moscow Times
Ignoring foreign oppression hurts U.S. interests -- L.A. Times editorial
Israel impasse gives US much to ponder -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
To achieve Mideast peace, Obama must make a bold Mideast trip -- Zbigniew Brzezinski and Stephen Solarz, Washington Post
Despite new START, the U.S. and Russia still have too many nuclear weapons -- David E. Hoffman, Washington Post
In the Shadow of Iran, Holocaust Remembrance Must Have a Purpose -- Jonathan Tobin, Commentary Magazine
Why the U.S. Army Should Leave Korea -- Joshua Stanton, New Ledger
China's Reign Ends Tomorrow -- Gordon G. Chang, Daily Beast
Three Months Later, Haiti’s New Normal -- New York Times
No comments:
Post a Comment