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...There was one key setback for Russia, though: The NATO communiqué endorsed U.S. deployment of its anti-missile system on Czech and Polish soil. Moscow views such deployments as a direct strategic challenge, and has vowed to counter them by deploying new missiles of its own near Poland. Although the Russian position enjoys some sympathy in Western Europe - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy only last month complained the U.S. missile defense system would "bring nothing to security" but would "complicate things" with Russia - there was no sign of that view in the final text agreed by NATO foreign ministers...
...resourcefulness.“She required wot you moight call tactile persuadin’ of an intimate nature. Personally Oive never been much for females of the nonegenarian type, but Oim a pleasure adventurer is wot Oi am.” This remark induced Ollie to laugh loudly and polish off his tankard.The Stable Boy finished reading, and as he returned the letter to its envelope Ollie could see his entire body animated by his now-certain triumph. The Stable Boy’s eyes glittered wildly. The folds of his tunic began to tremble.“Ollie...
...prone to fear that Moscow would intervene. As a 17-year-old during World War II, he had been deported with his parents to Siberia after Soviet forces entered Poland. His father was imprisoned, and young Jaruzelski logged trees. "He had no illusions about Russia," says Stefan Chwin, a Polish writer. Even Lech Walesa, the legendary Solidarity leader interned for almost a year during the clampdown, feels empathy for Jaruzelski. "He belongs to an unfortunate generation broken by (historic) circumstances," Walesa said in a radio interview. "Had he lived in other times, he would have been a great patriot." Walesa...
IDENTIFIED Centuries of speculation ended on Nov. 20 after scientists announced they had identified the long-lost remains of 16th century Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus using DNA testing. Copernicus was condemned for asserting that the sun was the center of the known universe...
...mental illness violates the morals of medicine and contradicts criminal punishment of pedophiles. Similarly, chemical castration as punishment undermines the foundations of a modern legal system, and is a serious violation of human rights, It is utterly unethical for governments to enforce mandatory chemical castration on pedophiles; the Polish Parliament should reject the proposed legislation...