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Poland declares state of emergency after 'Arbeit Macht Frei' stolen from Auschwitz
guardian.co.uk ^ | December 18, 2009 | Kate Connolly

Posted on 12/18/2009 11:32:47 AM PST by dmartin

A state of emergency was announced in Poland today involving tightened border controls and random police checks as a nationwide hunt was launched for the infamous bronze sign to the former German Nazi death camp Auschwitz after it was stolen.

(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Front Page News
KEYWORDS: auschwitz; poland
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1 posted on 12/18/2009 11:32:49 AM PST by dmartin
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To: dmartin

Obama having is shipped over here? /s


2 posted on 12/18/2009 11:34:16 AM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I don't have a 'Cousin Pookie'.)
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To: dmartin

for a sign?

I guess it would be nuclear war for a jersey barrier.


3 posted on 12/18/2009 11:34:34 AM PST by Tulsa Ramjet ("If not now, when?" "Because it's judgment that defeats us.")
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4 posted on 12/18/2009 11:34:44 AM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: dmartin

Hey, its the Dems 2010 campaign slogan, lighten up Francis!


5 posted on 12/18/2009 11:34:44 AM PST by equalitybeforethelaw
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To: dmartin

Didn’t Shelly tell us during the campaign the Barack expects everyone to work or some such blather. Guess she meant we’ll all have to work more to pay our taxes.


6 posted on 12/18/2009 11:37:35 AM PST by YankeeReb (There's no such thing as Free Health care OR a JOBLESS RECOVERY)
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To: dmartin

How long before Mohammedan sympathisers claim that “The Jews” stole the sign to garner sympathy?


7 posted on 12/18/2009 11:38:32 AM PST by Minutemen ("It's a Religion of Peace")
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To: equalitybeforethelaw

in regard to the sign “work sets you free”, the only work that the lib dems know, and agree with, is that of a surgeon cutting up little babies, and calling it tissue.

How’s that for an “in-their-face” replay?


8 posted on 12/18/2009 11:39:27 AM PST by Tulsa Ramjet ("If not now, when?" "Because it's judgment that defeats us.")
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To: equalitybeforethelaw

yeah,...”Work Sets you Free”,...the taxes on other people’s work,..sets you free to do nothing.


9 posted on 12/18/2009 11:40:33 AM PST by Tulsa Ramjet ("If not now, when?" "Because it's judgment that defeats us.")
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To: dmartin

I think the Romans did something similar in Jerusalem in 70 A.D., namely destroy all the jewish lineage records.

Life goes on.


10 posted on 12/18/2009 11:41:03 AM PST by Soothesayer9
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

“Obama having is shipped over here? /s”

Thanks for making me laugh. :)


11 posted on 12/18/2009 11:47:52 AM PST by Comparative Advantage
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
Obama having is shipped over here? /s

That was funny.

12 posted on 12/18/2009 11:51:11 AM PST by SIDENET ("If that's your best, your best won't do." -Dee Snider)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear; SunkenCiv
>>> Obama having is shipped over here? /s" <<<

LOLOLOL

13 posted on 12/18/2009 11:55:50 AM PST by hennie pennie (/)
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To: dmartin

wow. a state of emergency sounds like overkill.


14 posted on 12/18/2009 11:56:36 AM PST by GeronL
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To: GeronL

Maybe so, but Poland is very sensitive to charges of antisemitism, and lack of sensitivity to the Holocaust, that they probably wanted to make it clear that this was a top priority.


15 posted on 12/18/2009 11:59:36 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: GeronL

Yeah, obviously it’s unfortunate that this historical artifact has been stolen, but ‘state of emergency’?! Come on, it’s a metal sign. I’m sure that (even) Polish craftsmen could make a replacement replica in few hours.


16 posted on 12/18/2009 12:03:52 PM PST by irishjuggler
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To: GeronL

That sign is a reminder of cruelty and thousands of lost human lives. It’s recovery warrants top priority.


17 posted on 12/18/2009 12:08:35 PM PST by Minutemen ("It's a Religion of Peace")
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To: Tulsa Ramjet
for a sign?

It isn't just a sign. It is one of the most significant relics of the Holocaust.

18 posted on 12/18/2009 12:09:16 PM PST by Drew68
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To: irishjuggler

If you read the story, the sign was made by the prisoners.


19 posted on 12/18/2009 12:09:58 PM PST by Minutemen ("It's a Religion of Peace")
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To: Minutemen

It can’t be easy to hide it. Its always possible this thing was out of the country before they launched their state of emergency.


20 posted on 12/18/2009 12:20:13 PM PST by GeronL
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