President of Poland died in plane crash

[doomtrader]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8612825.stm

He was not my choice but let's give him a minute of silence

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lech_Kaczyński

[doomtrader]

On the plane was 96 people. All of them dies

[Vorsteher]

Mein Beileid.

V.

[Greybriar]

Tragic news! [:(]

[doomtrader]

There was many ministers and politicians aboard, Polish Army High Command (land, air, special forces), also some church authorities.
This is a real tragic for our country.

All of them were going to Katyń.

[WachtamRhein]

How ironic that the Polish cabinet goes to visit a place to commemorate the death of Polish officers and die themselves. A shame really.

[JSS]

This is very sad news. My prayers go out to the families who've lost loved ones and to the Polish people.

JSS

[wodin]

Przykro mi około ten śmierć od to all who died

WYRAZY SZCZEREGO ÝALU I WSPÓÙCZUCIA Z POWODU ÚMIERCI Lech_Kaczyñski and all the others

(hope it makes sense)

[decaro]

ORIGINAL: WachtamRhein

How ironic that the Polish cabinet goes to visit a place to commemorate the death of Polish officers and die themselves. A shame really.

First reports indicate a fog and that the plane -- long beyond its years for flying -- flew too low and hit the tree tops, but this still reminds me of another incident where a famed WW II Polish general -- who was unpopular w/the USSR -- died in a plane crash that apparently wasn't an accident.

[Erik Rutins]

Our thoughts are with Poland.

[Josh]

Sorry to hear that Doomtrader.
Yes your president was well known here, he made the headlines quite a few times in our newspapers. Sad to hear 132 people died in an airplane crash.

/update

It was even broadcasted on Eurosport, they broadcasted a condolance message, and I was watching the European Weighlifting Championships and there the Polish weightlifters were wearing black ribbons.

[Peter Fisla]

ORIGINAL: doomtrader

There was many ministers and politicians aboard, Polish Army High Command (land, air, special forces), also some church authorities.
This is a real tragic for our country.

All of them were going to Katyń.

This is a sad day for Poland, you and your country have my condolence. The irony is that the president and his staff were going to visit Katyn forest where thousands of polish military personnel and civil people were massacred by Russian army during WW2.

[vonRocko]

What a tragedy for the whole country! It is also sad that my local newspaper didn't say a word about this, but plenty about baseball,tiger woods and tina fey. Very sad.

[Prince of Eckmühl]

Awfully convenient for Putin.

[Adam Parker]

ORIGINAL: Joe D

....but this still reminds me of another incident where a famed WW II Polish general -- who was unpopular w/the USSR -- died in a plane crash that apparently wasn't an accident.

Or that last night on the BBC, Poland openly chastized Russia for commencing production of the Nord Stream pipeline that would completely by-pass Poland in bringing natural gas to Germany, depriving it of billions of dollars in transit fees and ...

...where it will link up with the energy grids of European countries, including Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, France and the United Kingdom" - Oil and Gas Financial Journal.

The Polish Foreign Minister called it the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pipeline .

[doomtrader]

If you would like to discuss Polish-Russian relationships, please start new thread.

[Erik Rutins]

Indeed, a reminder please to keep politics out of this.

[V22 Osprey]

Damn, the President of Poland + 132 people all dead....that's just sad.....speechless

[Larac]

Bows head.

I believe Poland is able to weather this storm, good luck and well wishes, to all those in Poland.

Lee

[Helpless]

Condolences to all Polish members and entire Polish nation [:(]

R.I.P.