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...scene in the high-ceilinged chamber of Warsaw's Belvedere Palace had just the right amount of symbolism to satisfy history-minded Poles. There was General Wojciech Jaruzelski, standing ramrod straight in an olive-drab uniform encrusted with ten rows of ribbons, the very personification of his country's preoccupation with military honor. Next to him stood Pope John Paul II, a golden pectoral cross hanging over his white robes, the representative of a church that is heroically linked in Polish minds with the tribulations of a nation that has, throughout the centuries, suffered invasions, defeats and even...
...discussing pacifism, your article describes how Poland's General Wojciech Jaruzelski "decapitated, atomized and demoralized" Polish society by sending in the tanks in December 1981. Yet recently, 60,000 Poles attended the funeral of a 19-year-old victim of police brutality. Even after 18 months of intimidation, the Polish people refuse to accept either Jaruzelski or his methods...
Rather, in the long run, said specialists, Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski's government was probably eager to see Walesa leave permanently, thereby weakening his still-powerful influence on the nation's leaders. Fear of being blocked from returning to his home country appeared to be the principal factor behind Walesa's resolve to stay in Poland...
...Kostka Roman Catholic Church last week. Then they burst into applause. The funeral was for Grzegorz Przemyk, 19, a high school senior who died of injuries received from a severe beating by Polish militiamen. His death quickly became a rallying cause for Poles who hate the regime of General Wojciech Jaruzelski...
...martial-law regime of General Wojciech Jaruzelski, eager to maintain order as it prepared for the visit of Pope John Paul II next month, was ready for trouble. Hundreds of helmeted riot policemen, each carrying a 24-inch white rubber baton filled with lead balls, had sealed off the area. They were supported by dozens of militia trucks, water cannons and armored personnel carriers. "Disperse!" boomed a shrill voice over a bullhorn. Shortly thereafter, the police attacked the crowd. Militiamen struck indiscriminately, beating an old woman with their sticks and kicking a plump man in work pants who had been...