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Last-Minute Missiles
THE BUSH administration may have radically shifted its foreign policy more than once in the past seven years, but it has been foolishly consistent in one endeavor: the overzealous pursuit of missile defense. Before and after Sept. 11, 2001, without regard for technological failures or the mixed results of testing, the administration has relentlessly and recklessly sought to build and deploy interceptors in Alaska and Europe and on ships. Before the 2004 election, the Pentagon rushed to pour concrete for silos in Alaska, though the ground-based system had not passed the most rudimentary tests or even been equipped with all of its components. Now the State Department is trying to seal agreements with Poland and the Czech Republic for a second interceptor base and a large radar station before President Bush leaves office. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hopes to travel to Prague and maybe to Warsaw early this month.
Washington Post – Jul 1, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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THE BUSH administration may have radically shifted its foreign policy more than once in the past seven years, but it has been foolishly consistent in one endeavor: the overzealous pursuit of missile defense. Before and after Sept. 11, 2001, without regard for technological failures or the mixed results of testing, the administration has relentlessly and recklessly sought to build and deploy interceptors in Alaska and Europe and on ships. Before the 2004 election, the Pentagon rushed to pour concrete for silos in Alaska, though the ground-based system had not passed the most rudimentary tests or even been equipped with all of its components. Now the State Department is trying to seal agreements with Poland and the Czech Republic for a second interceptor base and a large radar station before President Bush leaves office. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hopes to travel to Prague and maybe to Warsaw early this month.
Washington Post – Jul 1, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Polish gas monopoly holds LNG talks with Iran
Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA, Poland's natural gas monopoly, confirmed it's in talks with Iranian Offshore Oil Co. on buying liquefied natural gas from the Persian Gulf state. ''We have signed a letter of intent with the Iranian company, which assumes a broad aspect of co-operation,'' Polskie Gornictwo spokeswoman Barbara Kluza said yesterday by telephone. ''The working groups are analyzing the details.'' The confirmation follows a report in the Tehran Times that the Iranian state-owned company and Polskie Gornictwo were close to signing a $2-billion (U.S.) contract for LNG supplies. PGN (Warsaw) fell 1 euro cent to €3.33 ($5.34).
The Globe and Mail – Jul 1, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA, Poland's natural gas monopoly, confirmed it's in talks with Iranian Offshore Oil Co. on buying liquefied natural gas from the Persian Gulf state. ''We have signed a letter of intent with the Iranian company, which assumes a broad aspect of co-operation,'' Polskie Gornictwo spokeswoman Barbara Kluza said yesterday by telephone. ''The working groups are analyzing the details.'' The confirmation follows a report in the Tehran Times that the Iranian state-owned company and Polskie Gornictwo were close to signing a $2-billion (U.S.) contract for LNG supplies. PGN (Warsaw) fell 1 euro cent to €3.33 ($5.34).
The Globe and Mail – Jul 1, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Court clears way for trial of Poland's last communist leader
General Wojciech Jaruzelski is charged in connection with the imposition of martial law in 1981 as part of a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy activists that left about 100 people dead.
International Herald Tribune – Jun 30, 2008 7:49 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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General Wojciech Jaruzelski is charged in connection with the imposition of martial law in 1981 as part of a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy activists that left about 100 people dead.
International Herald Tribune – Jun 30, 2008 7:49 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Women top seeds an endangered species at Wimbledon
Oon a warm and sunny Monday, Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand upset the No. 2 seed Jelena Jankovic in the fourth round, 6-3, 6-2. Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland managed to defuse the power game and commanding third-set lead of the No. 4 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova to win, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5.
International Herald Tribune – Jun 30, 2008 6:46 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Oon a warm and sunny Monday, Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand upset the No. 2 seed Jelena Jankovic in the fourth round, 6-3, 6-2. Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland managed to defuse the power game and commanding third-set lead of the No. 4 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova to win, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5.
International Herald Tribune – Jun 30, 2008 6:46 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Polish court OKs trial for Gen. Jaruzelski
AP - An appeals court on Monday cleared the way for Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland's last communist leader, to be tried for imposing martial law in 1981 as part of a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy activists.
Yahoo! – Jun 30, 2008 4:51 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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AP - An appeals court on Monday cleared the way for Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland's last communist leader, to be tried for imposing martial law in 1981 as part of a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy activists.
Yahoo! – Jun 30, 2008 4:51 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Court OKs trial of Poland's last communist leader
AP - A court has cleared the way to put Poland's last communist leader on trial for imposing martial law in 1981 as part of a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy activists.
Yahoo! – Jun 30, 2008 4:34 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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AP - A court has cleared the way to put Poland's last communist leader on trial for imposing martial law in 1981 as part of a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy activists.
Yahoo! – Jun 30, 2008 4:34 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Pride, hope as Poland ordains first postwar rabbis
WARSAW (Reuters) - Nearly 70 years after most of his family was wiped out in the Holocaust, Shmuel Glitzenstein is proudly fulfilling what he knows they would have wanted.
Reuters – Jun 30, 2008 3:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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WARSAW (Reuters) - Nearly 70 years after most of his family was wiped out in the Holocaust, Shmuel Glitzenstein is proudly fulfilling what he knows they would have wanted.
Reuters – Jun 30, 2008 3:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Jozef Szajna, 86, Writer of Quiet Protest in Poland, Dies
Mr. Szajna was a playwright, set designer and theater director who through often nearly wordless productions evoked the beastliness of humanity and the oppressiveness of dictatorship.
New York Times – Jun 30, 2008 04:10 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Mr. Szajna was a playwright, set designer and theater director who through often nearly wordless productions evoked the beastliness of humanity and the oppressiveness of dictatorship.
New York Times – Jun 30, 2008 04:10 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Taylor wins bronze in Poland
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InsideOceania.com – Jun 30, 2008 02:15 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Platini heads to Ukraine and Poland with worries about Euro 2012 hosts
The European Championship may be over but Michel Platini's work is not. The Uefa president tomorrow begins a two-day inspection tour of Poland and Ukraine, the joint-hosts for Euro 2012, which is expected to conclude in a final warning for Ukraine in particular. On Saturday he said that a final decision on whether Poland and Ukraine will host the tournament will be made in September.
The Independent – Jun 29, 2008 11:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The European Championship may be over but Michel Platini's work is not. The Uefa president tomorrow begins a two-day inspection tour of Poland and Ukraine, the joint-hosts for Euro 2012, which is expected to conclude in a final warning for Ukraine in particular. On Saturday he said that a final decision on whether Poland and Ukraine will host the tournament will be made in September.
The Independent – Jun 29, 2008 11:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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