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Warsaw to erect statue to Reagan
BBC ^ | 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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1 posted on 09/21/2006 6:08:41 AM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu
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To: Lukasz

ping.


2 posted on 09/21/2006 6:09:19 AM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu ( Microevolution is real; Macroevolution is not real.)
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To: Jedi Master Pikachu

Kochamy Polske


3 posted on 09/21/2006 6:10:46 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (Treaty Fetishism: "[The] belief that a piece of paper will alter the behavior of thugs." R. Lowry.)
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To: Jedi Master Pikachu

Erect one for the Gipper!


4 posted on 09/21/2006 6:11:10 AM PDT by YouPosting2Me
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To: NonValueAdded

Can you translate into English? (obviously one word has to do with Poland/Polish).


5 posted on 09/21/2006 6:11:44 AM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu ( Microevolution is real; Macroevolution is not real.)
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To: Jedi Master Pikachu
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6 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.


8 posted on 09/21/2006 6:17:09 AM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu ( Microevolution is real; Macroevolution is not real.)
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To: Jedi Master Pikachu

We love Poland


9 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.)
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To: Jedi Master Pikachu

Wow ... I'm impressed. *braces for the rat backlash*


10 posted on 09/21/2006 6:21:26 AM PDT by RubyCosmos (When you do something dumb, it's stupidity. When you give it a name, it's activism.)
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11 posted on 09/21/2006 6:24:38 AM PDT by AdvisorB
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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.


12 posted on 09/21/2006 6:25:24 AM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu ( Microevolution is real; Macroevolution is not real.)
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To: Jedi Master Pikachu

In related news...Hooters to "erect" statue to Bubba.


13 posted on 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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"In related news...Hooters to "erect" statue to Bubba."

The red light district in Amsterdam should honor Clinton the same way.


15 posted on 09/21/2006 6:40:09 AM PDT by Rb ver. 2.0
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To: Jedi Master Pikachu

:-)


16 posted on 09/21/2006 6:41:06 AM PDT by Tribune7
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17 posted on 09/21/2006 6:41:44 AM PDT by AdvisorB
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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.


18 posted on 09/21/2006 6:42:56 AM PDT by Tribune7
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To: Jedi Master Pikachu
This was a big reason the Poles wanted to honor our great President..

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19 posted on 09/21/2006 6:46:24 AM PDT by AdvisorB
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Shouldn't that be for the Germans? Though, of course, his words could have been stated for all countries behind the iron curtain.
20 posted on 09/21/2006 6:50:41 AM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu ( Microevolution is real; Macroevolution is not real.)
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