Polish Gov’t Launches Auschwitz Probe

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2011 The capture and prosecution of Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk in the U.S. earlier this year has prompted the Polish government to launch another hunt for any remaining staff members from Auschwitz who could still be at large. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Demjanjuk Walks Free

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Demjanjuk Facing Jail Time for Holocaust Role

Staff / Truthdig May 12, 2011 It's taken several decades and a couple of different judicial systems, but Thursday, John Demjanjuk, an American who helped the Nazis murder about 28,000 Jews at a prison camp in Poland during the Holocaust, was finally sentenced to prison. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Russia Points to Pilot Error in Polish President’s Crash

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2011 Last April's plane crash in Smolensk, Russia, which claimed the lives of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 other passengers, was due to error on the part of the Tu-154's Polish pilots -- or so say Russian investigators, drawing mixed reactions from the Polish side. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Internet Pranksters Ready to Send Teen Idol to North Korea

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2010 Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber invited fans to pick the destination of his next tour. Some clever hooligans over at 4chan decided to hijack the vote and send the teen heartthrob to -- where else? -- North Korea. With a day and change left to vote, the Hermit Kingdom was beating out second-place Israel and third-place Poland by a few thousand votes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Polish Presidential Contenders Get Ready for Runoff

Staff / Truthdig Jun 21, 2010 Poland's acting President Bronislaw Komorowski is holding strong in the run-up to the runoff election to replace the late President Lech Kaczynski on July 4, but it looks as if Kaczynski's twin brother Jaroslaw (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Poles Head to the Polls

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2010 Poland's presidential election is finally under way following the death of the country's last president, Lech Kaczynski, in a plane crash two months ago. Acting President Bronislaw Komorowski was the favorite going in, expected to defeat the late president's twin brother, Jaroslaw Kaczynski. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Why, Helen Thomas, Why?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 8, 2010 Veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas, clearly not so good at being on the receiving end of an interview, landed herself in quite the professional pickle this week, and Jon Stewart has some zingers for her on her way out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Russia Has Trouble Escaping the Past

Staff / Truthdig Jun 8, 2010 Russia has come a long way, but geopolitics in Eastern Europe are still overshadowed by a mutual distrust rooted in World War II. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Helen Thomas Hangs It Up

Staff / Truthdig Jun 7, 2010 White House press corps veteran Helen Thomas, 89, has faced off with nine different presidents -- starting with Eisenhower -- and their supporting players over the course of her career, but ultimately her own words (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Floodwaters Threaten Warsaw, Claim at Least 14 in Poland

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2010 The Polish people are having a rough time of it this spring. At least 14 people have died in recent days after Poland's largest river, the Vistula, flooded an area some 50 miles away from Warsaw, and the capital city is in danger of becoming waterlogged as well. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Poland Considers June Vote, President’s Burial Site

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2010 It's looking like the Polish people will vote for the replacement of their late President Lech Kaczynski, lost in last weekend's plane crash in Russia, on June 20, giving the grieving nation a little extra time to gear up for the election. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )