Posted on 10/01/2017 3:49:12 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Poland's governing conservatives have set up a parliamentary committee tasked with looking into the extent of World War II reparations they claim is owed by Germany, the new body's head said Friday.
"We want to begin work in the Polish parliament that will result in an analysis of the estimated amount that Germany owes Poland," the committee's presiding lawmaker Arkadiusz Mularczyk told the Polish news agency PAP.
The member of the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party added that there is no set date for the committee to produce its results.
The issue of war reparations -- for years considered as settled was revived in July by PiS leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski.
Well I really don’t want to go down that path, but yes, the Poles are trying to send a message to Merkel to back off.
I heartily concur in such a message to Merkel!
BTW I have no German ancestry that I know of, so I don’t have a personal dog in the Silesia fight.
My Polish ancestors were from Silesia forced to flee, because of the Kulturkampf there.
And, now, to trivialize that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH0rY1gI12M&t=301
That would make a difference.
> Be thankful you have a free country and STFU. <
Huh? This is not a Poland vs. Germany thing. And it has nothing to do with 1920 (when, by the way, Poland saved Europe from communism).
This is a Poland vs. Merkel thing. Or a Poland vs. the EU thing, if you wish.
Anyone who values the concept of national sovereignty should be with Poland on this.
sorry charlie,
as part of the deal negotiated in the 90s. Berlin gave up any and all claims to Polish occupied territory ( aka the 1937 borders ) in exchange for Warsaw being a good buddy.
We’re still paying for things the British did 250 years ago to native Canadians (with no end in sight), so 78 years is recent history.
Stettin and Breslau must be worth something?
They can Go to Hel.
A lot!
Warsaw signed off on any payments in the 1990s
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Statue of limitations? People still cry about reparations for slavery, and that was a much longer period of time ago.
I disagree with the PiS government's agenda to get reparations, BUT I understand what they're trying to do -- The Germans want Poland to take Muslim "refugees" and is threatening sanctions if Poland doesn't. This is a counter-suing action.
I think Poland should use any money they get from Krautistan and build a big beautiful wall along the Oder-Niesse line to keep out the godless hordes.
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