Today it's the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's downfall, when our neighbours from Western side of Oder River followed Solidarność's example and got rid off the commies.
With the brick wall made by pro-Soviet DDR regime, another wall, inside human hearts and minds, was pulled down that day.

This Wednesday, the world will be celebrating another anniversary - of World War I coming to an end. But for us, Poles, 11th November is the symbol of Rebirth of Poland - after 123 years of Russian-Prussian-Austrian slavery between 1795 and 1918, we managed to revive our motherland.

And I hope Poland and Germany will continue the era of friendly affairs, that started yet in 1965.

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It seems there's terrorist fifth column in the United States. I wonder, why didn't the commanders of major Hasan act, when he started acting suspiciously before he attacked his comrades in Fort Hood.

2)European Muslims also seem aggressive, hopefully not like Major Hassan. This week, they forced European Court of Justice to consider Christian Cross as religious symbol, not culture symbol and eventually, they managed to remove such crosses from one school in Italy.

Okay, I understand they cannot stand the symbol of Christianity ( although they consider Jesus Christ as prophet before Muhammad ! ) , but they don't want to know, that European Culture is based on Christianity, just like the Arab culture is based on Koran.

If we, Europeans, submitted a statute, that Muslim women are not allowed to wear their traditional outfits in public, they either would have made a scandal or even hire terrorists to attack us. And if they complain, we have to obey them.

1) I've had first seminary classes at the professor, who examined me in American Law last year. Good I signed up for him - the prof doesn't make classes on fixed hours, his students attend him during his duty hours. Next week, I'll be trying to find out, if he still accepts works about American Law or something about comparison.
2) As most of You may have noticed, I don't visit dA as often as I used to. That's due to long exam session ( I have first exam - Victimology - yet in November, second part of Penal Procedure after my Birthday in December ) and requests I'm working on.
I'll try to give feedback whenever I'm able to, so don't worry.

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So, holidays have almost come to an end and students in Poland will be returning to universities. At least I could have normal holidays after exam session, that reminded me battles in Vietnam War.
Good news are that I've signed up for seminary classes at the professor, who gave me A in American Law. If the God allows me, I'll be writing Bachelor of Law degree work about American Law and Polish Law in comparison or similar work I'm looking forward to write.

And I wish all my brothers and sisters from Poland, Europe and the United States, who also have duties at school/college/university best results in education ! Large break is coming this December.

70 years ago, the IIIrd Reich started World War II by attacking Poland. Although French Prime Minister Edouard Daladier and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain did declare war with Nazis on 3rd September 1939, they did nothing important to help us, Poles. One year earlier, they allowed Hitler to take Czechoslovakia without any objection and one year after ( in 1940 ), both paid for being cowards - the Wehrmacht took France and threatened the United Kingdom.

Even without help from the West, Polish Army was able to stop the forces of the IIIrd Reich, if the Red Army didn't attack us in thievish way on 17th September 1939 - as part of Ribbentrop-Molotov agreement.

It's no doubt Hitler, his squire named Hans Frank and the Nazis kept us, Poles in terror between 1939 and 1945 - my mother's father escaped from Majdanek prison camp in 1942, when the Nazi terror grew in power. And my grandfather from father's side effectively fought the Nazis and their minions as Armia Krajowa soldier.

However, unlike bulk part of the Polish society, I'm convinced that being prejudiced against Germans for World War II and earlier events lost sense. Our neighbours from Western side of Oder River had already paid for Nazis' crimes and they don't deserve constant reminding them about the period of 1939-45.

In 1960s, German Bishops and Polish Bishops started new period of Polish-German affairs based on peace, well known here ( not sure if in Germany ). Since we're both in UN, NATO and EU, I don't see any basis for Polish-German hate, like shown by Erika Steinbach, Rudi Pavelka and Polish radicals led by Jacek Kurski ( PiS member ).

Sadly, I can't accept the fact Kremlin is keeping to denying the fact of Ribbentrop-Molotov pact. Yes, we, Poles, had pact on non-aggression with Hitler, signed in 1934, but this wasn't aimed against the Soviet Union, both in direct meaning and interpretations.
And how will Kremlin explain the fact, they taught German Panzerwaffe soldiers in 1929-1933 ? It was before Polish-IIIrd Reich treaty. Not to mention the Nazis took the idea of their prison camps from GRU/NKVD, that has been existing since 1920s...


Let's not forget those, who fought in World War II - both Poles, who defended Poland and Germans, who were forced to obey stupid orders.