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ABC News: Vladimir Putin to head investigation into Polish president's death
ABC News (Australia) ^

Posted on 04/10/2010 5:49:28 AM PDT by quesney

Russia says Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will personally head the investigation into an aeroplane crash that killed Poland's president.

A total of 96 people were on board the plane that crashed near the western Russian city of Smolensk, all of whom are believed to be dead.

Polish president Lech Kaczynski was on board the Russian-built Tupolev 154 jet when it went down in heavy fog near a military airport.

Russian authorities have already said they suspect pilot error in the crash, near Smolensk, in Western Russia.

There are reports the jet made several attempted landings before the crash.

Also on board were leading members of Poland's political elite, including the army chief of staff and the governor of the central bank.

A scan of a list of 88 passengers aboard the plane published on a Polish government website showed the names of Poland's chief of staff, General Franciszek Gagor, and Major General Bronislaw, head of operational forces.

General Tadeusz Buk, head of land forces, air force commander Andrzej Blasik and special forces chief Wojciech Potasinki, as well as navy vice-admiral Andrzej Karweta, were also on the list.

They were part of an official delegation travelling to commemorate the massacre of thousands of Polish soldiers by soviet troops during the second world war.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: belarus; bhorussia; cccp; coldwar2; columbo; communism; golitsyn; jrnyquist; kaczynski; kgb; notbreakingnews; peterfalk; planecrash; poland; politboro; premierputin; putin; russia; soviets; sovietunion; spartansixdelta; ussr
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To: autumnraine

Yep..there is something very cold and wicked about that man for sure....even his creepy smiles give him away.


61 posted on 04/10/2010 6:34:57 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: penelopesire

I’ve said this for over a year and a half now, but it still struck me HARD when my daughter (now 8) said while looking at the TV one evening during the campaign “Mommy, his smile makes my stomach hurt.”


62 posted on 04/10/2010 6:36:14 AM PDT by autumnraine (America how long will you be so deaf and dumb to the chariot wheels carrying you to the guillotine?)
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To: FReepaholic

That’s the first thought I had when I saw the Drudge headline. “This is the first day of World War III”


63 posted on 04/10/2010 6:36:47 AM PDT by autumnraine (America how long will you be so deaf and dumb to the chariot wheels carrying you to the guillotine?)
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To: quesney

In other news, a crack fox detective has been assigned to investigate a mysterious mass disappearance at the local hen house.


64 posted on 04/10/2010 6:38:35 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: quesney

Now this is REALLY suspicious...

Did Putin just pull a Slick Willie and “Ron Brown” Kaczynski?


65 posted on 04/10/2010 6:38:39 AM PDT by RockinRight (Obama Logic: Global Warming causes blizzards, and deficit spending balances budgets.)
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To: Canedawg

BREAKING: Russia Today TV reports: all mobile phones of the people on board are no longer working
about 6 hours ago via web


66 posted on 04/10/2010 6:39:26 AM PDT by califamily4W
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To: quesney
After several approaches in heavy fog...

I'm thinking it was an accident.

I'm also wondering why they had so many big shots on one plane.

67 posted on 04/10/2010 6:40:20 AM PDT by Mariner
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To: penelopesire
The President had an identical twin brother who was his contemporary in politics.

We'll see what transpires with that.

68 posted on 04/10/2010 6:40:49 AM PDT by spectre ( Spectre's wife)
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To: autumnraine

Children have a sixth sense about those kind of things. Be glad that your daughter can sense evil when she sees it. I hate to talk about any Potus that way, but his actions leave us no choice but to face what is right in front of our eyes.


69 posted on 04/10/2010 6:41:17 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: califamily4W

That’s strange.Wonder what would make that happen.


70 posted on 04/10/2010 6:41:24 AM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: califamily4W

Thank you.

I went to the al jeez article that may have reported it initially, but the sentence about the cell phones has been redacted from the article!


71 posted on 04/10/2010 6:42:27 AM PDT by Canedawg (I'm not diggin' this tyranny thing.)
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To: FReepaholic

If Russia goes into Poland, the only hope is that the Germans freak out and re-arm. Leopard 2s vs T-90s. . .


72 posted on 04/10/2010 6:42:43 AM PDT by Ostlandr ( CONUS SITREP is foxtrot uniform bravo alfa romeo)
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To: spectre

We will know if a ‘Russia friendly’ government is seated. The bear is on the move because Obama is weak or complicit.


73 posted on 04/10/2010 6:43:18 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: penelopesire

Obama entered into a venture with Putin days ago. He reduce the U.S nuclear capacity by a 3’rd. Obama is a Chicago hustler and community organizer. Obama did not reduce our nuclear capacity without something promised to him in return. The question is, what did Obama and Putin agree upon to enter into such deal that Obama knowingly would weakened the U.S.?


74 posted on 04/10/2010 6:44:26 AM PDT by classified
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Oh yeah guys, I’m just getting coffee in me, but I remembered that Obama removed the missile defense from Eastern Europe... I imagine they are all crapping the proverbial brick right now.


75 posted on 04/10/2010 6:44:53 AM PDT by autumnraine (America how long will you be so deaf and dumb to the chariot wheels carrying you to the guillotine?)
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To: penelopesire
Better days when Poland had a real friend in the WH!

Amen, penelopesire!

Now Poland has an ENEMY in the White House, and a comrade of that enemy doing the investigation.

May God protect us all - but especially the dear people of Poland, Eastern Europe and the "former" Soviet satellites.

76 posted on 04/10/2010 6:45:51 AM PDT by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
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To: quesney

I doubt that if the Russians are stupid enough to play anything in it, on their own land.


77 posted on 04/10/2010 6:45:57 AM PDT by LeCash
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To: classified

Putin up now on CNN looking like a cheshire cat.


78 posted on 04/10/2010 6:46:22 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: classified
Obama entered into a venture with Putin days ago. He reduce the U.S nuclear capacity by a 3’rd. Obama is a Chicago hustler and community organizer. Obama did not reduce our nuclear capacity without something promised to him in return. The question is, what did Obama and Putin agree upon to enter into such deal that Obama knowingly would weakened the U.S.?

My guess is Pootey and gang are pretending to go along with the One World Government BS even though they have zero intention of really going along with it.

79 posted on 04/10/2010 6:46:29 AM PDT by riri
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To: classified

Well, Putin jumped the gun because that treaty means squat until it is ratified and they still need 9 Republicans for that. Of course that doesn’t mean much nowadays...


80 posted on 04/10/2010 6:46:52 AM PDT by autumnraine (America how long will you be so deaf and dumb to the chariot wheels carrying you to the guillotine?)
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