Poland's president, 96 others, die in plane crash

Apr 10, 2010 15:25

The president of Poland and 96 of his fellows died recently in a plane crash in Russia as they were flying to commemorate the Katyn Massacre during WW2. The latter being the incident where Stalin's Red Army killed several thousand Polish army officers after they helped Hitler slice the country in half.

The kicker? The plane was a Russian model.

So. Polish president wants to honor his people slain by the Russians. Dies on his way there together with a sizable chunk of the Polish government. In a Russian plane.

The universe has a lousy sense of humor sometimes.

All my prayers and best wishes to the people of Poland. They've got some rough months ahead... which is, sadly, something they're very used to.

world war 2, politics, history, catastrophe

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