Former Polish spy dies at 73 {Patriot RIP}

THE WASHINGTON TIMES ^ | 2/12/04 | Bill Gertz

[DoctorMichael]

A former Polish military officer who supplied the CIA with crucial intelligence in the last years of the Cold War has died.

Polish Col. Ryszard Kuklinski died late Tuesday at a hospital in Tampa, Fla., from a stroke. He was 73.

[KantianBurke]

poor fellow. well good to know he's probably up in heaven right now enjoying his favorite polish brew....(if there is one - ducking for cover :> )

[DoctorMichael]

Ping.

[CJ Wolf]

interesting that the last time in 1981 the soviets had these big military exercises. They were ready to invade.

[Zack Nguyen]

Good post! Contrary to the popular belief, most spies and defectors became so because of deep convictions against Communism.

[DoctorMichael]

With all the Kerry stuff coming out this may get 'lost-in-the-sauce'.

[Zack Nguyen]

I wonder if this spy passed on any info about the KGB's plot to murder Pope John Paul.

[norraad]

Hip, hip, hooray for the poles, who've help America big time from the start.

i.e., Polish soldier Thaddeus Kosciuszko, an 18th century military engineer who designed the 100-acre earthen Fort Billings in 1776 to protect the region from incoming enemy ships.

My little town of Paulsboro on the Delaware river across from philly is trying to recreat Fort Billings as the birthplace of Homeland Security.

[Chummy]

Dzienkuje, Pan Kuklinski.

The American and the Polish people owe you much. Rest in peace.

[martin_fierro]

Former Polish spy dies at 73

Spyski!

[xsmommy]

may one of my peeps RIP : )

[DoctorMichael]

.............."lost-in-the-sauce" Ping.

[SAMWolf]

[DoctorMichael]

Thanks for the addition/embellishment to the Thread......I don't have any server space anywhere to accomplish this.

[SAMWolf]

No Problem.

[snippy_about_it]

Thank you for the ping and for the thread on Colonel Kuklinski. We were running a thread on an American Hero of Polish descent yesterday (Matt Urban) when we heard about Colonel Kuklinski. You may want to visit the thread and scroll around the posts. We are talking about a few different subjects but there may be some posts of interest to you there as we were also discussing Kuklinski.

The FReeper Foxhole Remembers Lt. Col. Matt Louis Urban - Feb 11th, 2004

btw- today's Foxhole thread is about the Poles at Monte Cassino.

The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The Poles at Cassino (5/11-5/18 1944) - Feb. 12th, 2004

[snippy_about_it]

[DoctorMichael]

Thanks for the headzup on those Threads.

[snippy_about_it]

You're welcome.