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  • Poland Moves Toward Building Modern Army

    06/14/2003 12:36:51 PM PDT · by knighthawk · 12 replies · 288+ views
    AP Wire | June 14 2003 | TONY CZUCZKA
    DRAWSKO POMORSKIE TRAINING AREA, Poland (AP) - When Polish soldiers take command in part of postwar Iraq this summer, they will build on steady progress in transforming a lumbering Soviet-bloc force into a modern army and reap the benefits of serving alongside U.S. troops. For a nation that emerged from communism little more than a decade ago, the mission rewards changes that have won high praise from U.S. military leaders and helped lift Poland to the status of a leading European ally. Poland will contribute troops to and command a 7,000-soldier multinational force in central Iraq beginning in mid-August, and...
  • Abortion Ship Heads for Controversial Polish Visit

    06/20/2003 2:41:27 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 40 replies · 356+ views
    Reuters ^ | Fri June 20, 2003 | Paul Gallagh
    AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch floating abortion clinic was due to dock in Poland on Friday to offer onboard abortions in a challenge to the overwhelmingly Roman Catholic country's strict laws. The Women on Waves Foundation, which offers abortions in international waters to women in countries where they are illegal or more restricted than in the Netherlands, said the ship would dock at Wladyslawowo. It was sure to face protests in a country where the Polish Pope John Paul, head of the world's billion Catholics and staunchly opposed to contraception, abortion and divorce, is a local hero. "This is pure...