FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 7, 2007 New York

POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS
LAUNCHES LONG ISLAND CHAPTER

It's now official. The Downstate New York Division of the Polish American Congress announced its long-awaited Long Island Chapter covering the counties of Nassau and Suffolk will begin operations on September 1st with the Polish National Club of Hempstead as its home base. "We first started planning such a chapter several years ago," said Frank Milewski who heads the Downstate N.Y. Division. "Now that we were able to get the right people to run it we're ready to go." Heading the chapter will be Richard Brzozowski, presently the secretary of the Downstate Division which is domiciled at the Polish & Slavic Center in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
At this time, the chapter's executive committee will include Kazimierz Nietupski of the Polish Friends of Copiague; Michael Madejski of the Armia Krajowa Veterans Association; Margaret Gradzki of the Polish National Club of Hempstead and Zbigniew Koralewski of the Polish Singers Alliance. When the Downstate N.Y. Division was formed at the end of World War II, most of the area's Polonia was situated within the City of New York.
So were the N.Y. PAC's headquarters, even to this day. "Now, with such a significant number of Polish Americans outside the city, we have to branch out to serve them there," said Milewski. "Once we get going on Long Island, we'll have to start planning to extend our presence to the northern suburbs as well." As Polonia's national umbrella organization, the Polish American Congress intends to have its new chapter work closely with the American Polish Council of Long Island, the local umbrella organization there. "We hope to be the place where the English-speaking and Polish- speaking components of our ethnic community will find a common ground and a common purpose in the multicultural and politically conscious society we live in," he said.
To build and expand membership, the chapter hopes to contact every Polish American organization and parish on Long Island with an invitation to join and participate in the latest effort to give the Polish American community a powerful and united voice. Throughout the United States, the Polish American Congress has an aggregate membership of over one million. Included are over 3,000 Polish American organizations consisting of fraternal, veteran, cultural and professional groups, religious societies and social associations. It also encompasses individual, corporate and associate memberships.
Through its 29 state divisions and 10 chapters, as well as its member organizations, the Polish American Congress promotes civic, educational and cultural programs designed to further not only the knowledge of Polish history, language and culture but also to stimulate Polish American involvement and accomplishment. Much of the work of the Congress is delegated to standing committees which are involved in such issues as the American Agenda, Polish Affairs, Anti-Bigotry, Holocaust Documentation, Education, Polish American Heritage Month, Environment and Youth.
For more information about the Long Island Chapter, please call Richard Brzozowski at (516) 354-4349. Contact: Frank Milewski (718) 263-2700 - Ext. 105 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed  

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A notice from the Office of
U.S. Representative Rahm Emmanuel
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, July 27, 2007

CONTACT:
Kathleen Connery/202- 226-7639
Sarah Feinberg, Nick Papas/202-225- 1400

Passage of 9/11 Bill takes First Step towards Modernization of Visa Waiver
Program Emanuel Pledges to Continue Fight to Admit Poland into the Program.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)
released the following statement praising the passage of the 9/11 Bill, this
legislation will make America safer by implementing the recommendations of
the bipartisan 9/11 Commission and stronger by modernizing the Visa Waiver
Program.

"Poland is a first class friend and you cannot treat your first class friend
as a second class citizen. Expanding the Visa Waiver Program is an
important step towards providing our closest allies with the opportunity to
visit to the United States. This bill is only a starting point. I will
continue to fight to make Poland part of the visa waiver program."

Emanuel has led the way to modernize and expand this program. In his first
term in Congress, Emanuel introduced an amendment to the foreign aid bill
calling on the Secretary of State to include Poland in the Visa Waiver
program. In the 109th Congress, Emanuel introduced a resolution calling on
the Secretary of State to include Poland in the Visa Waiver program [HR 78.]
Last year, President Bush called on Congress to expand the program to
deserving nations making it easier for citizens of our allies to come to the
United States and at the same time share information to thwart terrorist
plots. And this year, Emanuel introduced the Visa Waiver Modernization Act
of 2007 [HR 1543] expanding the Visa Waver program to our allies in the
global war on terror including Poland.

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Washington, D.C. - Dzisiaj, Kongresman Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) wydal
nastepujacy komunikat na temat przyznania projektu ustawy "9/11 Bill".
Ustawa ma wzmocnic bezpieczenstwo narodowe Ameryki przez wprowadzenie
rekomendacji obupartyjnej Komisji 911 i zwiekszenie liczbe panstw objete
programem bezwizowym wspolpracujac we walce z terroryzmem.

"Polska jest przyjacielem pierwszej kategorii i nie mozemy traktowac naszych
sprawdzonych aliantow jako obywateli drugiej kategorii. Rozwiniecie Programu
Bezwizowego jest istotne dla umozliwienia podrozy do Stanow Zjednoczonych
dla naszych najblizszych miedzynarodowych sojusznikow, jak Polska. Ta ustawa
jest kolejnym krokiem w osiagnieciu wymienionego celu. Nie przestane walczyc
zeby Polska byla objeta Program Bezwizowym," powiedzial Emanuel.

Od poczatku swojej dzialalnosci w Kongresie kongresman Emanuel zabiega o
objecie Polski programem bezwizowym. Podczas zarowno 108 jak i 109 kandencji
Kongresu. Kongresman Emanuel przedstawil obupartyjne rezolucje (HR 601 oraz
HR 78 "Rezolucja w Sprawie Zniesienia Wiz dla Polski"), wzywajace
Departamenty Stanu oraz Bezpieczenstwa Wewnetrznego do objecia Polski
programem bezwizowym. Kongresman pisal wielokrotnie do Sekretarza Stanu
Colina Powella, do Sekretarza Stanu Condoleezzy Rice, a ostatnio do
Prezydenta Busha, podkreslajac swoje mocne poparcie dla objecia Polski
programem bezwizowym. W zeszlym roku, Prezydent Bush wezwal Kongres do
rozszerzenia programu bezwizowego o kolejne zaslugujace na to panstwa, aby
ulatwic obywatelom naszych sojusznikow podroz do Stanow Zjednoczonych ,
wspolpracujac jednoczesnie we wspolnej walce z terroryzmem. W tym roku,
kongresman Emanuel przedstawil projekt ustway o rozszerzeniu programu
bezwizowego (HR 1543 "Zmodernizowany Program Zniesienia Wiz 2007") ktory by
zwiekszyl liczbe panstw objete programem bezwizowym oraz wzmocni standardy
bezpieczenstwa wszystkich krajow nim objetych.

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PRESS RELEASE: COLONEL LENARD HONORED WITH
THE GRAND CROSS OF THE ORDER OF MERIT

PAC Washington D.C. July 17, 2007 – On July 15, 2007 Col. Casimir I. Lenard,
AUS (RET.) the Executive Director of the Washington D.C. Office of the
Polish American Congress was honored with the Grand Cross of the Order of
Merit of the Republic of Poland by Lech Kaczynski, President of the Republic
of Poland.

Lenard received the award for his life’s work in the cause for Poland in a
ceremony at the Polish Embassy in Washington, hosted by His Excellency
Janusz Reiter, Ambassador from the Republic of Poland.

Lenard was one of three Polish Americans presented with an Order of Merit
award by Poland’s Defense Minister Mr. Aleksander Szczyglo. The other two
were, retired architect, Julian Kulski – recognized with the Commander Cross
with Star, and Professor Ryszard Michalski with the Officer Cross.

Lenard, born in Chicago, Illinois, was sent to Poland by his parents for
studies and spent eight years in a Jesuit run old-classical Academy. In 1940
he joined the armed conflict in the defense of Poland’s freedom. He
“gratefully accepted the award not only in recognition of his efforts but
mainly for the collective endeavors by members of the Polish American
Congress.”

Polish American Congress President Frank Spula flew in from Chicago to be
present at the award ceremony for Lenard, who in 1994 and then in 2000,with
his wife Myra, had received the Commander Cross and then the Commander Cross
with Star bestowed upon them individually, by Poland’s Presidents Lech
Walesa and Aleksander Kwasniewski, respectively.

“The Polish American Congress owes a great debt of gratitude to Cas’
leadership and that of his late wife Myra” said President Spula. “We are
pleased that the Polish government decided to recognize Cas, who is one of
the pillars of Polonia and of better relations between the United States and
the government and people of Poland.”

Lenard was the Executive Director of the Washington D.C. Office from 1970 to
1974, and is currently since May 2000. It was mainly during Myra’s tenure
as Executive Director of the Washington Office from early 1980’s to the time
of her demise in May 2000, that great things were accomplished for the
benefit of the people of Poland and the American Polonia through the
teamwork of the Lenard’s.

Other members of the Polish American Congress leadership present at the
ceremony were Mr. Ludwik Wnekowicz, Vice President for Polish Agenda,
Dr. Susanne Lotarski, President of the Washington Metropolitan Area Division,
Dr. Barbara Borzuchowska Andersen, Director of Research at the Washington
D.C. Office, and PAC National Directors Ava Polansky, Adam Bąk
and Thaddeus Mirecki, former President of the Metro Division
and recently elected President of the American Council of Polish Culture.

Among other distinguished representatives of the local Polish American
community present were LT General (Ret.) Edward Rowny and retired State
Department diplomat Leonard Bałdyga.
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Pictures from this ceremony.

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Immigration Bill Advances in Senate
Jun 26 01:24 PM US/Eastern
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted Tuesday to jump-start a stalled
immigration measure to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants.

President Bush said the bill offered a "historic opportunity for Congress to
act," and appeared optimistic about its passage by week's end.

The pivotal test-vote was 64-35 to revive the divisive legislation. It still
faces formidable obstacles in the Senate, including bitter opposition by GOP
conservatives and attempts by some waverers in both parties to revise its
key elements.

Supporters needed 60 votes to scale procedural hurdles and return to the
bill. A similar test-vote earlier this month found just 45 supporters, only
seven of them Republicans. This time, 24 Republicans joined 39 Democrats and
independent Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut, to back moving ahead
with the bill. Opposing the move were 25 Republicans, nine Democrats and
independent Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont.

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., an architect of the bill, said he was proud
of the vote, calling it "a major step forward for our national security, for
our economy, and for our humanity."

"We did the right thing today because we know the American people sent us
here to act on our most urgent problems. We know they will not stand for
small political factions getting in the way," Kennedy said in a statement
following the vote.

Tuesday's outcome was far from conclusive, however. The measure still must
overcome another make-or-break vote as early as Thursday that will also
require the backing of 60 senators. And there is no guarantee that it will
ultimately attract even the simple majority it needs to pass.

The Senate was preparing to begin voting as early as Tuesday afternoon on
some two dozen amendments that have the potential to either sap its support
or draw new backers.

Republicans and Democrats alike are deeply conflicted over the measure,
which also creates a temporary worker program, strengthens border security
and institutes a new system for weeding out illegal immigrants from workplaces.

Bush has mounted an unusually personal effort to defuse Republican
opposition to the bill, appearing at a Senate party lunch earlier this month
and dispatching two Cabinet secretaries to take up near-constant residence
on Capitol Hill to push the compromise.

He called the measure a deal worthy of support. "In a good piece of
legislation like this, and a difficult piece of legislation like this, one
side doesn't get everything they want," he told business leaders and
representatives of religious, Hispanic and agricultural communities earlier
Tuesday. "It's a careful compromise."

The vote suggested that key senators and White House officials had
succeeded-at least for now-in bargaining with skeptical lawmakers for a
second chance to pass the bill. Several senators who have been promised
votes on their amendments, including Sens. Kit Bond, R-Mo., Barbara Boxer,
D-Calif., Norm Coleman, R-Mo., Pete Domenici, R-N.M., John Ensign, R-Nev.,
and Jim Webb, D-Va., switched their votes to support moving ahead with the
measure.

Still, after a chaotic several weeks in which the legislation survived
several near-death experiences, it remained buffeted by intraparty
squabbles.

As senators were preparing for the showdown vote Tuesday morning, House
Republicans meeting privately on the other side of the Capitol were plotting
to register their opposition through a party resolution. The measure never
saw a vote for procedural reasons, but an attempt to kill it failed
overwhelmingly, signaling deep GOP skepticism.

"It's clear there's a large number of the House Republicans who have serious
concerns with the Senate bill," said Rep. John Boehner, R- Ohio, the
minority leader.

Several of the Republican amendments slated for upcoming Senate votes would
make the bill tougher on unlawful immigrants, while those by Democrats would
make it easier on those seeking to immigrate legally based solely on family ties.

Particularly worrisome to supporters, including the Bush administration, is
a bipartisan amendment by Sens. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Barack Obama,
D-Ill., and Max Baucus, D-Mont., that would change the bill's new program
for weeding out illegal employees from U.S. workplaces.

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NEWS from THE POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS
ANTI-BIGOTRY COMMITTEE
177 Kent St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11222 - (718) 349-9689

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2007

POLISH SURVIVORS CORRECT ANOTHER

HOLOCAUST MISREPRESENTATION

NEW YORK, N.Y. - NJ101.5's talk show hosts Carton & Rossi

aired what was, for them, a very different type of show from what

they usually give their audience.

It was an interview with two Polish Catholic survivors of the

Holocaust who are members of the Polish American Congress.

An agreement to do the interview was reached only minutes

before air time with a delegation from the Anti-Bigotry Committee

of the Polish American Congress in New York.

The group had come to the station's Trenton  studios to meet with

management and the radio personalities to correct a false statement

previously made about the Polish people in World War II.

It was bad enough when Carton & Rossi went after New Jersey

State Senator Raymond Lesniak and called him a "Polack."

Politicians may be fair game for the media but most Polish Americans

feel the word "Polack" is just as offensive as "nigger," "kike" or "spic"

would be to someone else.

Then, Carton really lost his cool when a listener called in to object to

the duo's bashing of Lesniak with that word and reminded them that

Hitler and the Nazis also denigrated the people of Poland as they

occupied that country in World War II.

Carton interrupted the caller and asked him if he was Jewish. "No,

Catholic," he answered. Carton shot back: "and you're going to tell

a Jew (Carton is Jewish) about the Holocaust? Half the Polacks joined

the Nazi Party - to do what - kill Jews" and disconnected the caller.

The incident created a furor in the Polish American community, even

beyond the local area. Senator Lesniak was upset. So were countless

Polish Christians whose families the Germans tortured or murdered

the same way they tortured and murdered the Jews of Poland.

Also upset was Michael Preisler who personally got to know how the

Germans tortured and murdered their victims because he spent more

than three years as one of their prisoners in Auschwitz. So was Paul

Wos who survived the Flossenburg concentration camp. But before

the Germans sent Wos there, he and his parents rescued twelve Jews

from the clutches of the Nazis and saved their lives.

Mr. Preisler and Mr.Wos are spending their latter years speaking and

educating the public about "the anti-Christian, the anti-Catholic

prejudice which has now become so evident among some so-called

Holocaust historians and is destroying the reliability of that history."

Both of them felt the statement Carton blurted out was so absurd

that he must have done it more from ignorance than from malice.

But they also thought the accusation, preposterous as it was, badly

needed a correction. Despite their age and physical constrictions,

they wanted to go and personally confront Carton about his false

accusation.

So they asked Frank Milewski who heads the Anti-Bigotry Committee

to arrange a meeting with the Millennium Radio Group which

employs Carton & Rossi.

"We are deeply grieved by such an outright lie you allowed on your

station," Milewski advised Millennium. " Mr. Carton should not be

permitted to mislead your audience by making such malicious and

fraudulent charges. It is distressing that you have not yet rebuked

him for it and directed him to correct this falsehood." Millennium

agreed to a meeting.

In a two-hour session prior to show time, Preisler and Wos gave

Millennium and their talk show hosts a Polish perspective on

Holocaust history which often has been "deliberately suppressed."

Over the years, Preisler noted "only Gypsies, Jehovah's Witnesses

and homosexuals are usually recognized as the 'other' victims

besides the Jews. Rarely the Christians."

When Paul Wos and his parents were honored at the Israeli Consulate

in New York with the Yad Vashem Medal as "Righteous Among the

Nations," the Consul General played an audiotape recorded by one

of the Jews the Wos family had rescued. In it, he thanked them for

risking their lives to do it. Mr. Wos brought the tape with him and

asked Carton & Rossi to listen to it and learn from it.

When Preisler and Wos took their seats at the microphones of NJ101.5,

they were able to tell listeners in New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania

and New York facts about the Holocaust which most of them, undoubtedly,

never heard before.

They emphasized that the magnitude of the Holocaust was even greater

than what has thus far been revealed. It was not limited simply to Jews

and some small minority groups but also included millions of Christians

like Preisler and Wos.

Preisler recalled how he was told when he first arrived in Auschwitz

that the only way out of there was up the chimney of the crematorium.

These days, when people notice his Auschwitz number engraved on his

arm, they usually express their sympathy and respect for the Jewish people.

When Preisler tells them he is Christian and not Jewish, the most

common response from them is "we didn't know there were Christians

in Auschwitz."

When a puzzled Carton asked Wos why he and his parents were

willing to risk the possibility of being killed for trying to rescue someone

else, Wos told him "because I am a Christian."

In its official statement issued after the Polish survivors appeared on

the station, Program Director Eric Johnson said "New Jersey 101.5

was happy to extend an invitation to the Polish American Congress

and work in cooperation with them to resolve this issue."

Contact: Frank Milewski

(718) 263-2700 Ext. 105

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After (AP).

WASHINGTON, May. 24, 2007

New EU countries from the Eastern Europe have hired Washington Lobbying Company "DUTKO WORLDWIDE", to better present their goals to the lawmakers. Seven of the countries whose citizens are required to obtain visas are Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Slovakia. Very complicated legislative process is still on the agenda of the Washington politicians from both parties. The current program allows citizens from most Western European countries and some from other parts of the world to enter the country without visas. It excludes many of the newer European Union member states, however, particularly those that were within the Soviet bloc during the Cold War. The Senate-passed bill would bring most of them into the visa program but with restrictions.

President Bush is traveling early next month to two other countries seeking to join the program, Poland and the Czech Republic. The Bush administration, which favors limited expansion of the program, would like to reward allies who have been supportive in the Iraq war and in anti-terror cooperation.

Webmaster.
Jacek Moszczynski

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Legislative Update: 
The Visa Waiver Program Expansion 
and the Immigration Reform

From: The Polish American Congress, Washington, D.C.
To: Officers and Members of the Polish American Congress
Members and Friends of the Polish American Community
Date: May 22, 2007

Washington D.C., May 22, 2007 -- On May 21st, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. the Senate
began the historic debate on bill S. 1348, Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Act of 2007. It was introduced on May 9th, by Majority Leader, Senator Harry
Reid (D-NV), and cosponsored by Senators Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), Patrick
J. Leahy (D-VT), Robert Mendez (D-NJ) and Ken Salazar (D-CO).

The part of greatest interest to the Polish American community is the Visa
Waiver Program Expansion provision, discussed under Title IV, Section 413 of
the bill which can be viewed through http://thomas. loc.gov.

SEC. 413. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM EXPANSION.
Section 217(c) (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

`(8) PROBATIONARY ADMISSION-

`(A) DEFINITION OF MATERIAL SUPPORT- In this paragraph, the term `material
support' means the current provision of the equivalent of, but not less
than, a battalion (which consists of 300 to 1,000 military personnel) to
Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom to provide training,
logistical or tactical support, or a military presence.

`(B) DESIGNATION AS A PROGRAM COUNTRY- Notwithstanding any other provision
of this section, a country may be designated as a program country, on a
probationary basis, under this section if--

`(i) the country is a member of the European Union;

`(ii) the country is providing material support to the United States or the
multilateral forces in Afghanistan or Iraq, as determined by the Secretary
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State; and

`(iii) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, determines that participation of the country in the visa
waiver program under this section does not compromise the law enforcement
interests of the United States.

`(C) REFUSAL RATES; OVERSTAY RATES- The determination under subparagraph
(B)(iii) shall only take into account any refusal rates or overstay rates
after the expiration of the first full year of the country's admission into
the European Union.

`(D) FULL COMPLIANCE- Not later than 2 years after the date of a country's
designation under subparagraph (B), the country--

`(i) shall be in full compliance with all applicable requirements for
program country status under this section; or

`(ii) shall have its program country designation terminated.

`(E) EXTENSIONS- The Secretary of State may extend, for a period not to
exceed 2 years, the probationary designation granted under subparagraph (B)
if the country--

`(i) is making significant progress towards coming into full compliance with
all applicable requirements for program country status under this section;

`(ii) is likely to achieve full compliance before the end of such 2-year
period; and

`(iii) continues to be an ally of the United States against terrorist
states, organizations, and individuals, as determined by the Secretary of
Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State.'.

Poland qualifies under the above criteria. Depending on the size of their
military forces assisting the United States, many of the Central and East
European countries may also qualify.

Individual qualification for US Citizenship is included in the balance of
the S. 1348 bill, which is lengthy and comprehensive, and here, in this
write-up, we could only provide some highlights, which will undergo detailed
scrutiny and discussion in the next few weeks.

Following is summary of some of the basic sections:

SUMMARY

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 - Sets forth border security
and enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) personnel
and asset increases and enhancements; (2) a National Strategy for Border
Security; (3) border security initiatives, including biometric data
enhancements and a biometric entry-exit system, document integrity, and
mandatory detention of aliens apprehended at or between ports of entry; (4)
Central American gangs; (5) cooperation with Mexico; (6) National Guard
support on the southern border; and (7) extension of the Western Hemisphere
travel initiative.

Establishes a temporary guest worker program (H-2C visa). Provides: (1) that
the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) shall determine H-2C
eligibility; (2) for a three-year admission with one additional three-year
extension; (3) issuance of H-4 nonimmigrant visas for accompanying or
following spouse and children; (4) for U.S. worker protection; (5) for
implementation of an alien employment management system; and (6)
establishment of a Temporary Worker Task Force.

Expands the visas waiver program to include on a probationary basis a
European Union (EU) country that is assisting the United States in
Afghanistan or Iraq and whose participation does not compromise U.S. law
enforcement interests.

Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2007, or
AgJOBS Act of 2007 - Establishes a pilot program (Blue Card program) for
adjustment to permanent resident status of qualifying agricultural workers
who have worked in the United States during the two-year period ending
December 31, 2005, and have been employed for specified periods of time
subsequent to enactment of this Act.

States that English is the national language of the United States. Requires
the government to preserve and enhance the role of English as the national
language of the United States.

We will keep you updated as further information becomes available. The
current compromise would allow for strengthened border controls, heightened
security and more efficient workplace verification enforcement. Once those
provisions are enacted, a points-based system for skilled workers would go
into effect and the number of visas available to non-nuclear members of
immigrant families would decrease. Those workers already presenting the
United States illegally would be able to apply for new Z visas after paying
a $5,000 fine per person and the head of the household returning to their
country of origin to file the necessary paperwork. The overall process
would take approximately 8 to 13 years.

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For our freedom and yours.
v/r
John

Mideast Stars and Stripes
May 9, 2007
U.S. Troops In Afghanistan To Fall Under Polish Command
By Kevin Dougherty, Stars and Stripes
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan In the next few weeks, a company of U.S. soldiers is scheduled to set up camp in southeastern Afghanistan and report directly to a Polish lieutenant colonel.
A similar swap is in the cards for a Polish company and an American battalion, exchanges that underscore an increased willingness in the U.S. military to selectively mix and match regular infantry units with allies in a combat zone.
It's a very good experience, not just for Polish forces, but for American forces, too, said Polish army Brig. Gen. Marek Tomaszycki, his country's highest ranking officer in Afghanistan.
As recently as a couple of months ago, the Polish military had no more than a couple of hundred troops operating here, mostly engineers and de-mining specialists. Now there are about 1,200 in Afghanistan, nearly half of them special forces personnel, according to Maj. Wojciech Kaliszczak, spokesman for the Polish task force.
Tomaszycki indicated the Polish push will last about a year and that his government would decide later whether to extend the mission beyond the current mandate. A Polish soldier typically deploys for six months, so the troop increase would likely involve two rotations.
The move was in response to “a request from NATO to increase the number of troops in the eastern theater of Afghanistan, Tomaszycki said. So the Polish government decided to [set] the example for the other nations, which are not very eager to give the people.
NATO’s call for reinforcements came late last year, so Poland’s response was relatively quick, given the country also has about 1,000 troops in Iraq.
Everyone needs more troops, Tomaszycki said.
The American unit that will join the Polish battalion is part of the U.S. Army’s 4th Brigade Combat Team, headquartered at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Paktia province.
The company would be based with Polish troops at a smaller base in the neighboring province of Paktika, and fall under the direct command of Polish army Lt. Col. Adam Strek.
Strek actually will operate out of larger installation called Sharona, which will serve as the primary home for his battle group.
The Polish company linking up with the Americans will operate from yet another base, in Ghazni Province.

JOHN D. NAWOICHYK
MAJ, OD
Instructor, Department of Military Instruction
CIV PHONE: (845)938-3494
DSN: 688-3494

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Wypowiedź Grzegorza Michalskiego na uktualne tematy.

Prawda to obsesja!!

Jestem gleboko przekonany, ze Polska zbliza sie do odkrycia i ujawnienia prawdy, prawdy, ktora moze okazac sie bomba atomowa. Swiadczy o tym histeria przeciwnikow rzadu, lustracji, w zwiazku  z ostatnia wypowiedzia Andrzeja Gwiazdy, iz strajki w stoczni mogly byc inspirowane przez SB i agentow.  Mysle, ze dobrze sie stalo, ze Andrzej Gwiazda zostal wybrany tam, gdzie wybrany byc powinien.

W tym roku bedzie 27 lat, jak zaczely sie strajki i z perspektywy czasu widac coraz wyrazniej, ze kulisy tego wszystkiego co jest ogolnie znane z autopsji, historii, jest blizsze temu co mowia A. Gwiazda i A.Walentynowicz.

Strajki w 1980 roku mogly byc inspirowane przez PZPR i SB w ich wewnetrznych rozgrywkach, prosze zauwazyc, ze Jurczykowi [z PZPR] przywodcy strajku w St Szczecinskiej, a z ktorym mialem okazje spotkac sie w Poznaniu w 1981 roku, udowodniono, ze byl TW,  a takze  podejrzenie Walesy jako TW Bolek.  To wlasnie Walesa i Jurczyk zakonczyli strajk po tym jak uzyskali ustepstwa lokalne.  Gdyby nie Anna Walentynowicz oraz Alina Pienkowska, dzis zapewne nikt nie slyszalby o solidarnosci a strajk zostalby zakonczony po kliku dniach.

To dzis wlasnie A.Walentynowicz i A. Gwiazda sa opluwani przez Walese a media nigdzie nie dopuszczaja ich do glosu. Dzieki A. Walentynowicz i A. Pienkowskiej  strajk wznowiono, ktory pozniej przerosl wyobrazenia wladzy i juz tylko stan wojenny przerwal dazenia spoleczne.

Pozniej juz w 1989 z wybranymi przez SB ,, opozycjonistami’’ przy kanciastym meblu, organizuje sie za plecami Narodu Polskiego zmiany systemowe, gwarantuje bezkarnosc komunistom, zbrodniarzom stanu wojennego, oraz pozwala na urzadzenie sie nomenklatury PZPR – budujac  III RP – zlodziejska.  Narod Polski zostal wystawiony do wiatru i bolesnie oszukany!!!

Dzis jedni z PZPR bronia zlodziejskich zdobyczy a drudzy przed ujawnieniem teczek. Nic dzis nie zmienia czy Borusewicz byl inspirowany czy Walesa to Bolek—my  oceniamy i mamy rezultaty.  Ja oceniam, ze mozna bylo te podla gre zakonczyc i zeralizowac uchwale Sejmu w 1992roku i natychmiast rozpoczac dekomunizacje, ujawnic agentow, Bolkow, [ rzad J. Olszewskiego] a nie bronic i umacniac lewa strone na Nocnej Zmianie, z ogromna szkoda dla Polski, Polakow. Mowienie przez Niesiolowskiego, ze Gwiazda ma obsesje stawia go na rowni w pozycji intelektualnej z ; ja nie chcem ale muszem’’.

                                                                             Grzegorz Michalski

                                            byly czlonek ZR Wlkp NSZZ S,  internowany w Gebarzewie
                                            13/12/81---09/07/1982
                                            gregorymichalski@verizon.net ;  gmichalski83@gmail.com  

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