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Warsaw's Mayor to Cancel Visit Warsaw's Mayor to Cancel Visit
The New York Times ^ | January 15, 2004 | By LARRY ROHTER

Posted on 01/15/2004 3:28:23 PM PST by SpikeMike

Warsaw's Mayor to Cancel Visit

WARSAW, Jan. 13 (Reuters) — The mayor of Warsaw said Tuesday that he would cancel a visit to the United States to protest its policy of fingerprinting visitors as part of new antiterror measures.

The mayor, Lech Kaczynski, who leads a major right-wing party, was supposed to pay a visit in April to Chicago and New York, both home to large Polish communities. "I will go only when there will be no need for taking pictures and fingerprinting," Mr. Kaczynski told reporters.

Poland had hoped that as a reward for its help in the war in Iraq, the United States would relax entry visa rules for its citizens. Poland has sent 2,500 troops to Iraq and is one of America's staunchest allies in Europe.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: europe; fingerprints; homelandsecurity; poland; usforeignpolicy; visas

1 posted on 01/15/2004 3:28:24 PM PST by SpikeMike
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To: SpikeMike
Wonder what he is really afraid of, his past?
2 posted on 01/15/2004 5:46:45 PM PST by iopscusa (El Vaquero)
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