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Wojciech Jaruzelski speaks during an interview in Warsaw, April 10, 2006. (Peter Andrews/Reuters)
Jaruzelski, age 86, again mounts a defense
The struggles of the general who crushed the 1981 Solidarity uprising reflect Poland's complicated history.
WARSAW, Poland — General Wojciech Jaruzelski may be ill and 86 but he continues to divide his country over his 1981 decision to crush the Solidarity labor union with force, saying he was acting to prevent a possible Soviet invasion.
The latest blow-up over the general’s past came last week following the broadcast of a documentary called “Comrade General,” which...
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