To: Cautious_Optimist who wrote (88548 ) 5/29/2012 10:08:13 PM From: joseffy Respond to of 89467 Poles Demand Obama Apology For “Polish Death Camps” Comment The president referred to “Polish death camps” while awarding a posthumous Medal of Freedom to Polish professor Jan Karski, a hero of the anti-Nazi resistance. May 29, 2012 Rosie Gray BuzzFeed Staffbuzzfeed.com The remark, which barely drew notice in America, is all over the Polish news today. On the country's largest television station: And on the website of Poland's leading daily, Rzeczpospolita: On Twitter: Tomasz Kuzia @tomaszkuzia To zaczynamy akcje #. Barack Obama has used today a term "Polish death camp". So, You need to apologise us, mr #BarackObama ! 29 May 2012 Reply Retweet Favorite Jaroslaw Gorzko @jgorzko Barack Obama has used today a slur "Polish death camp" during a ceremony in Washington. Shame! 29 May 2012 Reply Retweet Favorite Barack Obama @BarackObama Watch live: President Obama and the First Lady honor recipients of the 2011 Medal of Freedom at the White House. t.co Marcin Jakubowski @jakmarcin @BarackObama It is a really a shame, that you do not know basic facts: the death camps were build in occupied Poland by Germans during WWII. 29 May 2012 Reply Retweet Favorite KrzysztofNakonieczny @knakonieczny @BarackObama like Gerald Ford's "there is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe" 29 May 2012 Reply Retweet Favorite Related: a meme about Poland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Radek Sikorski, who might be in this scenario right now: Reactions are starting to roll in from Polish politicians. First up, Adam Hofman, the spokesman for PiS, a major opposition party in Poland: Adam Hofman @AdamHofman Skandaliczna wypowiedz Prezydenta Baracka Obamy. Rano zdecydowane dzialania Prawa i Sprawiedliwosci w tej sprawie. 29 May 2012 Reply Retweet Favorite Translation: "A scandalous statement by President Obama. PiS will take decisive actions in the morning." Radek Sikorski @sikorskiradek Bialy Dom przeprosi za oburzajacy blad.PM Tusk rano zajmie stanowisko.Szkoda, ze doniosla uroczystosc przycmila ignorancja i niekompetencja. 29 May 2012 Reply Retweet Favorite UPDATE: Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski, a longtime pro-American voice, tweeted: "The White House will apologize for this outrageous error. [Prime Minister Donald] Tusk will make a statement in the morning. It's a pity that this important ceremony was upstaged by ignorance and incompetence." Tweeted cabinet spokesman Pawel Gras, a close Tusk Advisor: "The Prime Minister asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Polish Ambassador to the U.S. for full information regarding Obama's remarks." Pawel Gras @pawelgras Premier pilnie poprosil szefa MSZ i ambasadora w USA o pelna informacje w sprawie wystapienia prezydenta Obamy. 29 May 2012 Reply Retweet Favorite UPDATE: National Security Council Spokesman Tommy Vietor tells BuzzFeed: “The President was referring to Nazi death camps operated in Poland. The President has demonstrated in word and deed his rock-solid commitment to our close alliance with Poland." UPDATE: In a second comment, Vietor said: "The President misspoke - he was referring to Nazi death camps in Poland. We regret this misstatement, which should not detract from the clear intention to honor Mr. Karski and those brave citizens who stood on the side of human dignity in the face of tyranny."