[lizol]

The list of those, who died (the most important ones)

Lech Kaczyński - the President

Maria Kaczyńska - the First Lady

Ryszard Kaczorowski - last Polish President in exile

Jerzy Szmajdziński - Vice Speaker of the Lower House (left wing leader)

Krzysztof Putra - Vice Speaker of the Lower House

Władysław Stasiak - chief of the President's Chancellary

Aleksander Szczygło - chief of the Office for National Security

Paweł Wypych - presidential Secrtetary of state

Mariusz Handzlik - as above

Andrzej Kremer - vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

gen. Franciszek Gągor - chief of staff of the Polish Army

Przemysław Gosiewski - rigth wing prominent politician

Zbigniew Wassermann - as above

Janusz Kochanowski - Polish ombudsman

Sławomir Skrzypek - chief of the Polish National Bank

Janusz Kurtyka - chief of the institute for the National Rememberance

Bishop Tadeusz Płoski - Catholic field bishop of the Polish Army (head Catholic chaplain)

Archbishop Miron Chodakowski - Orthodox field bishop of the Polish Army

And many, many, many others ....

God - like a war ......

[thecodont]

So many important people on ONE plane. It’s incredible.

[BigCinBigD]

After reading that list my first thought was coup d’état. Prayers for the polish people and especially the families involved.

[MONKEY429]

Does Archduke Ferdinand ring a bell with anyone?Lets hope history not repeating itself here

[iowamark]

What a tremendous loss for Poland.

[ResistorSister]

This is a tragedy; but there is a survivor - its POLAND!

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

OMG....these will be especially hard times for your country.

[DollyCali]

Oh my word... that list is awesome.

I hate this happened and only pray it was not sabotage.

Prayers for your people. I have been on the Warsaw mailing lists for email for years.. always heard Poland is a great place to retire.

[livius]

Good grief. That’s virtually the entire Polish government (and two religious leaders, as well). Incredible.

Prayers for them and for Poland.

[Cboldt]

This so sucks.

Many companies avoid putting too much of their brain trust in one vehicle. Sounds like too much of Poland's brain trust was on this ill-fated flight.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Terrible.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

This is TERRIBLE, terrible, terrible news. All 8 of my great-grandparents came to the US from Poland. All of my genealogy lists are in solemn prayer for the country. Keep Obama far away from this disaster.

[yooling]

This sounds like a Polish version of Tom Clancy’s ‘Executive Orders’, only real. I pray for Poland. Hopefully this will not get even worse.

[LibertyRocks]

Why, oh WHY were so many important top officials on the same flight like that??? And on their way to Russia no less? I know the Cold War, and Communist occupation of Poland has been over for a long time, but I personally do not trust Putin, and given that Poland stuck up for Georgia and such — well, hindsight is always 20/20 but I don’t think I would have had everyone on the same plane like that — too high-value of a target.

[Palladin]

My condolences to the people of Poland.

This is a terrible tragedy.

[TNdandelion]

Wow...that’s a lot of high ranking officials. I’m so sorry for your country’s loss. My husband had many coworkers in Poland and that’s how he found out about the crash.

[AdmSmith]

Here is a list of all passengers
http://www.wiadomosci24.pl/artykul/lista_ofiar_katastrofy_samolotu_pod_smolenskiem_132829.html

[ZULU]

“God - like a war .....”

WHY do I keep thinking Putin, Putin, Putin??

[TexasRepublic]

Utterly shocking for so many important people to be on one airplane. What were they thinking?