5 ms·

Shades of Ron Brown's (Commerce Secretary under Clinton) last plane ride. Certain folks in Russia would have had plenty of reasons to cut off the head of Polan

Shades of Ron Brown's (Commerce Secretary under Clinton) last plane ride. Certain folks in Russia would have had plenty of reasons to cut off the head of Poland's government.

st4lz 17y ago
I wouldn't go too far. Cadence of President Kaczynski ends this year, and he would be probably beaten in the next elections. Moreover too many people died in this accident and any justified suspicions might lead to war. The fact it happened in Russia don't make it's not coincidence. But that's right, Mr. Kaczynski was known for his anti-kreml policy.
- swombat 17y ago
  any justified suspicions might lead to war. What, Poland would declare war on Russia? I have my doubts.
  - viraptor 17y ago
    Not directly. But if there were justified suspicions, it would mean someone having a reason to say "agents of country X decimated the government of an EU/NATO country". It's unlikely there would be no response to that.
  - st4lz 17y ago
    Assasination the President and many officials including all military leaders from coutry which is a member of NATO might worsen current not good relations between the coutries. Plus honour and polish national pride. But there's any reason it's not an accident at all.
kunley 17y ago
This is quite complicated matter here in Poland. President Kaczyński was one of few our politicians who didn't wanted too many compromises with Russia. There was a tendency of not taking him seriously, as he had a harsh tongue for a politician and was generally considered a bit paranoid. But he actually was one of the few in Europe who actively opposed to Russian involvement in 2008 Georgia/Osetia conflict and was trying to reveal the tracks that the conflict might have been secretly escalated by Russia in the first place. In our country people tend to know well how Russia government uses the policy of hiding or denying the facts. They used it when tsars ruled, then again during the communism, and again these times. Regardless of what really happened during today's crash, they will make obstacles to investigate it while pretending to be helpful. Don't get me wrong, I know and like many Russian folks in person, but still their government is one of the crappiest (and most dangerous), by the standards of western democracies.
- kunley 17y ago
  Looks like I've been wrong predicting Russia reaction: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE63A08I.htm http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE63A08I.htm Fortunately!!

Shades of Ron Brown's (Commerce Secretary under Clinton) last plane ride. Certain folks in Russia would have had plenty of reasons to cut off the head of Poland's government.

st4lz 17y ago

I wouldn't go too far. Cadence of President Kaczynski ends this year, and he would be probably beaten in the next elections. Moreover too many people died in this accident and any justified suspicions might lead to war. The fact it happened in Russia don't make it's not coincidence. But that's right, Mr. Kaczynski was known for his anti-kreml policy.

swombat 17y ago
any justified suspicions might lead to war. What, Poland would declare war on Russia? I have my doubts.
- viraptor 17y ago
  Not directly. But if there were justified suspicions, it would mean someone having a reason to say "agents of country X decimated the government of an EU/NATO country". It's unlikely there would be no response to that.
- st4lz 17y ago
  Assasination the President and many officials including all military leaders from coutry which is a member of NATO might worsen current not good relations between the coutries. Plus honour and polish national pride. But there's any reason it's not an accident at all.

kunley 17y ago

This is quite complicated matter here in Poland. President Kaczyński was one of few our politicians who didn't wanted too many compromises with Russia. There was a tendency of not taking him seriously, as he had a harsh tongue for a politician and was generally considered a bit paranoid. But he actually was one of the few in Europe who actively opposed to Russian involvement in 2008 Georgia/Osetia conflict and was trying to reveal the tracks that the conflict might have been secretly escalated by Russia in the first place. In our country people tend to know well how Russia government uses the policy of hiding or denying the facts. They used it when tsars ruled, then again during the communism, and again these times. Regardless of what really happened during today's crash, they will make obstacles to investigate it while pretending to be helpful. Don't get me wrong, I know and like many Russian folks in person, but still their government is one of the crappiest (and most dangerous), by the standards of western democracies.

kunley 17y ago
Looks like I've been wrong predicting Russia reaction: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE63A08I.htm http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE63A08I.htm Fortunately!!