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Russia Blames Stalin for Polish Massacre

He ordered killing of 22,000 in Katyn

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 26, 2010 4:14 PM CST

(Newser) – A rarity out of Russia today: Official condemnation of Josef Stalin. The lower house of parliament censured Stalin and blamed him for ordering the massacre of 22,000 Polish officers during World War II, Reuters reports. It's not exactly news that Stalin did so, though for decades the Soviet propaganda machine had pinned the blame for the Katyn massacre on the Nazis.

"Material, kept for many years in secret archives...bears witness to the fact that the Katyn crime was carried out under Stalin's direct orders," said the resolution. "The State Duma deputies extend a hand of friendship to the Polish people and hope this will mark a new era of relations between our countries." The move is also notable because the Putin government had been embellishing Stalin's image and downplaying his atrocities.

In this 1943 photo, two German officers, left, and a group of Allied officers who were prisoners of war look over a partly-emptied mass grave in the Katyn Forest in Russia.
In this 1943 photo, two German officers, left, and a group of Allied officers who were prisoners of war look over a partly-emptied mass grave in the Katyn Forest in Russia.   (AP Photo, File)
Josef Stalin in a photo from 1950.
Josef Stalin in a photo from 1950.   (AP Photo/Files)
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Box1Car
Nov 26, 2010 8:57 PM CST
Stalin, Saddam, Hitler are minor league players in balancing the equation of life on this planet wherein our
FINAL SOLUTION is always to increase DEATH RATES whenever there's been a high BIRTH RATE over an
extended time period of 3 generations. Like so many human-lemmings, when the 4th generation arrives its
the straw that breaks the economy's back for who is working when RETIREES began to leave workforce?
Only 1 generation of 4 is working to support AGED, NEWBORN and RETIREES. When does it happen?
Its written in the Bible- Rev.Ch13 last verse- "Here is wisdom- a Solar Scientist can calculate this number
It is the normal LIFESPAN of a man and it is 3 solar cycles = 3 x 22.2yrs = 66.6yrs" So every 3 generations in modern history economy collapses leading to depression, war and genocide KJV scribes knew nothing of decimal systems when they translated original manuscripts in early 1600s- Missed the decimal. Again, the strong men of history who committed all the attrocities are NOTHING compared to those whose BIRTH RATE policies ensured use of GENOCIDE as the FINAL SOLUTION to rebalance the economy by DEATH RATE increase to turn "Family Values" on its head- that the REAL Criminals are ones who have more than 2or3 kids per family on a finite planet of limited resources to ensure destruction of the planet we all "walk on"- Google [Solar Mortality Theory] & read scientific evidence of root cause of GENOCIDE- Rwandans had high Birth Rates ~10/family Final Solution? Troops ordered to kill all civilians, there's too many people> 2 + 10 + 100 + 1000 = 1112 people where only 2 walked before- its not sustainable, means strong men step in to clean up the mess rest of US created- wasn't their doing- its too much fornication promoted by religious right wing self-righteous DOLTS who still think Earth is FLAT- duh
finkster
Nov 26, 2010 8:40 PM CST
Test
finkster
Nov 26, 2010 8:30 PM CST
And let's just forget entirely about Pearl Harbor that started the war with Japan in the first place.
 

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