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Warsaw to erect statue to Reagan
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| September 21, 2006
Posted on 09/21/2006 6:08:41 AM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu
Polish admirers of Ronald Reagan say they will erect a statue of the late US president in Warsaw to thank him for helping to end communist rule.
They say the 3.5-metre (10.5ft) stone and bronze statue will stand opposite the US embassy in the Polish capital.
"The statue is a way for his legacy to live on," said Janusz Dorosiewicz, a businessman behind the private project.
In 1989, Poland became the first nation in Eastern Europe to defeat communism. Reagan died in 2004 at the age of 93.
"This is an entirely private initiative undertaken by Poles in Poland, the United States and Canada," Mr Dorosiewicz said.
"Reagan was the person who defeated the communists and opened the way for freedom in Poland," he said.
The organisers estimate that the statue will cost about 140,000 euros (£94,000).
It will be unveiled on 4 July 2007 - US Independence Day.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: centraleurope; coldwar; communism; easterneurope; eu; europe; ironcurtain; poland; reagan; ronaldreagan; rr
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To: Lukasz
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09/21/2006 6:09:19 AM PDT
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Jedi Master Pikachu
( Microevolution is real; Macroevolution is not real.)
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
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posted on
09/21/2006 6:10:46 AM PDT
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NonValueAdded
(Treaty Fetishism: "[The] belief that a piece of paper will alter the behavior of thugs." R. Lowry.)
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
Erect one for the Gipper!
To: NonValueAdded
Can you translate into English? (obviously one word has to do with Poland/Polish).
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posted on
09/21/2006 6:11:44 AM PDT
by
Jedi Master Pikachu
( Microevolution is real; Macroevolution is not real.)
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
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posted on
09/21/2006 6:12:52 AM PDT
by
AdvisorB
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To: jasoncann
It is a kind gesture from them.
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posted on
09/21/2006 6:17:09 AM PDT
by
Jedi Master Pikachu
( Microevolution is real; Macroevolution is not real.)
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
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posted on
09/21/2006 6:18:36 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Treaty Fetishism: "[The] belief that a piece of paper will alter the behavior of thugs." R. Lowry.)
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
Wow ... I'm impressed. *braces for the rat backlash*
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posted on
09/21/2006 6:21:26 AM PDT
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RubyCosmos
(When you do something dumb, it's stupidity. When you give it a name, it's activism.)
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
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09/21/2006 6:24:38 AM PDT
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AdvisorB
To: RubyCosmos
Actually (although there could be stiff opposition in the US), Poland is supposed to be one of the most proAmerican countries in all Europe.
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09/21/2006 6:25:24 AM PDT
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Jedi Master Pikachu
( Microevolution is real; Macroevolution is not real.)
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
In related news...Hooters to "erect" statue to Bubba.
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09/21/2006 6:25:32 AM PDT
by
Lekker 1
(("...the world will be...eleven degrees colder by the year 2000" -- K. Watt, Earth Day, 1970)
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To: Lekker 1
"In related news...Hooters to "erect" statue to Bubba."
The red light district in Amsterdam should honor Clinton the same way.
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
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posted on
09/21/2006 6:41:06 AM PDT
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Tribune7
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
One of the greatest days in my life, and our great nation's history.....
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09/21/2006 6:41:44 AM PDT
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AdvisorB
To: Lekker 1
I thought Clinton's bunch gave Hooters grief. I got this recollection that they tried to shut it down because the waitress uniforms were sexual harrassment or something.
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09/21/2006 6:42:56 AM PDT
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Tribune7
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
This was a big reason the Poles wanted to honor our great President..
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09/21/2006 6:46:24 AM PDT
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AdvisorB
To: Mr.Smorch
Shouldn't that be for the Germans? Though, of course, his words could have been stated for all countries behind the iron curtain.
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09/21/2006 6:50:41 AM PDT
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Jedi Master Pikachu
( Microevolution is real; Macroevolution is not real.)
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