Polish Lawmaker On Obama’s Remarks To Medvedev: ‘This Is Not Surprising Or New’
GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney said this week that President Obama’s comment to Russian president Dimitry Medvedev that he would be more “flexible” on issues such as missile defense until after the election was “a cave to Russia.” Romneywent on to attack the President’s plan in 2009 to scrap and replace President Bush’s European missile defense program. “The decision to withdrawal our missile defense sites from Poland put us in greater jeopardy in my view,” he said. Continue reading
Polish PM hands Obama a copy of ‘Witcher 2′ video game
Here’s a canny bit of marketing, from the Polish PM no less – a copy ofThe Witcher 2 for none other than Barack Obama.
Released in Irish stores last week, the game is a sequel to the well-received 2007 predecessor, a medieval fantasy RPG from developers CD Projekt RED STUDIO. So why was The Witcher 2 thrust into the hands of the world’s most powerful man and why was it by the Polish PM Donald Tusk? Continue reading
Lech Walesa cold shoulders Obama: the US president is clearly no Reagan
Lech Walesa, the great hero of the Polish Solidarity movement, was in Washington earlier this week to receive the Ronald Reagan Centennial Award. He gave a terrific speech, which I attended, in which he referred to Cuba, one of the last remaining Marxist tyrannies, as a “Jurassic Park of Communismâ€. Walesa remains one of the great political icons of our time, a brave freedom fighter who stood up to the Soviet Empire and led his people to liberty. Continue reading
Now, Obama is ‘a little bit Polish,’ too
He says he’s Polish by way of Chicago, that is, which according to local calculations is often said to be the largest city of Polonia outside Warsaw.
“If you live in Chicago and you haven’t become a little bit Polish,” Obama joked, “then something’s wrong with you.” Continue reading
Obama makes aircraft deal on Poland trip
President Barack Obama concluded a six-day trip to Europe by announcing Saturday that the United States has agreed to send F-16 fighter jets and C-130 cargo aircraft to train in Poland, a move Polish leadership welcomed as a sign of the U.S. commitment to defend Central and Eastern Europe. Continue reading
Obama hails Poland’s democracy
Capping an extensive trip abroad, President Barack Obama said on Saturday that the United States must always ‘leave room’ to throw financial and moral support behind nations fighting for freedoms even during times of employment troubles and high gas prices at home.
Obama Says U.S., Poland Will Cooperate on Economy, Energy
President Barack Obama said Poland serves as a “living example†for democratic transition in the Middle East and North Africa and promised closer cooperation between the two counties on economic and energy issues. Continue reading
Obama reaffirms US security pledge to ally Poland
President Barack Obama pledged close U.S. cooperation with Poland on Saturday on missile defense, the upgrading of its air defenses and in developing shale gas and nuclear power to boost its energy security. Continue reading
Obama Hails Poland as Model for Arab Nations in Upheaval
President Obama held up Poland as a model for Arab nations undergoing political upheaval on Saturday, saying its peaceful overthrow of Communism provided lessons for Tunisia and other countries struggling with the chaotic aftermath of popular revolts. Continue reading
Obama wraps up Europe trip with visit to Poland
President Barack Obama headed to Poland Friday after wrapping up two days of meetings in France with other leaders of the world’s top economic powers. Continue reading
