I could barely believe the news this morning: the President of Poland, his wife, and numerous senior government officials were killed in a plane crash in Russia. That's the kind of story you never expect to read outside of a Tom Clancy political thriller. After all, you just assume that the safety standards for government travelers would be even higher than what's in place for run-of-the-mill air traffic (and the trips the rest of us take by air are absurdly safe, statistically-speaking). Plus, aren't there rules against having that many high-ranking officials together in one plane... spurred by fears of just such a tragedy?
At any rate, this has certainly been one of the worst days in Polish history. And that's saying something, considering what so many of them were put through in the second World War. I had many Polish friends at my last place of employment, and I hope they and any family members back home are getting through this as best they can.
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