Posted on 04/21/2015 11:32:39 AM PDT by Citizen Zed
WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey did not intend to suggest in an article last week that Poland was responsible for the Holocaust during World War II, a State Department spokeswoman said.
Poland says a passage in the article wrongly implied it was complicit in the Nazi genocide of European Jews. Poland's ambassador to the United States called the remarks "unacceptable"."
Spokeswoman Marie Harf confirmed Monday that U.S. Ambassador to Warsaw, Stephen Mull, was called in by Polish authorities over the article published in the Washington Post, which drew condemnation in the media and from Polish politicians.
Comey said in the article: "In their minds, the murderers and accomplices of Germany, and Poland, and Hungary, and so many, many other places didn't do something evil. They convinced themselves it was the right thing to do, the thing they had to do."
Harf said Monday that the United States "recognizes and admires the brave efforts of countless Poles, Hungarians and others in occupied Europe in protecting their Jewish countrymen and women from Nazi genocide."
"Director Comey certainly did not intend to suggest otherwise, did not intend to suggest that Poland was in some way responsible for the Holocaust," she added.
Asked whether the State Department believes Comey should apologize, Harf added: "I have nothing further for you on this."
Poland is one of the United States' closest European allies, and bilateral relations have been strengthened by the conflict in Ukraine and related tensions with Moscow.
Not sure who that is. Can you post a pic?
Didn’t she play a character in that movie “Wayne’s World”?
well, there is the matter of Jedwabne village.
Comey probably doesn’t know which countries fought on which side in WWII. It was a long time ago!
I’m glad her high school let State Department Barbie off her afternoon classes so she could make this statement...
Amazing similarity.
Courtesy of our friends at Michelle Obama's Mirror, who write:
"Now, before you all pile on State’s Ms. Harf, let me point out that she’s only 33 years old – which translates to about 14 in sorority-girl years. How much intellectual maturity can you expect, really?"
She could have used her Pole background to good advantage in this situation. She could have explained how the Polish people just need maps.
Not the pole-dancing background, guys...
Caitlin Upton, Miss Teen South Foggy Bottom's hero:
"I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some, uh, people out there in our nation don’t have maps and, uh, I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and, uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and, I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, or, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future [for our children]."
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