T. Kadijevic
April 5th, 2008, 02:49 PM
Harper honours Holocaust victims at Auschwitz plus other ZOG agendas.
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper said a prayer in front of the Killing Wall Memorial at Auschwitz to pay tribute to those who died in the Holocaust.
CTV.ca News Staff
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper kneels before the Wall of Death for a moment of reflection at the Auschwitz Birkenau State museum in Auschwitz, Poland, Saturday, April 5, 2008. (Tom Hanson / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
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Auschwitz opened in 1940, originally used to house Polish political prisoners after Nazi Germany occupied the country. In 1942, it started to become the first such facility to start executing European Jews.
Between 1.1 million and 1.5 million people are believed to have been killed in the camp's gas chambers, the vast majority of victims being Jewish, before troops of the Red Army liberated the camp on Jan. 27, 1945.
"Stephen Harper clearly felt this was an important place to be," CTV's Graham Richardson told Newsnet on Saturday.
"Even if you read about it ... actually being here is quite something. You walk in the gates under the infamous (sign), and you read about the horrors that went on here, it's almost undescribable."
The wall where Harper laid a wreath and prayer is where thousands of prisoners had been lined up and shot.
A book of remembrance is located in what was an early version of the camp's gas chambers.
"We are witnesses to the vestages of unspeakable cruelty, horror and death. Let us never forget these things and work always to prevent their repetition. Lord, bless the souls of those who suffered and perished here and deliver them from evil," Harper wrote. He didn't speak to reporters.
Former prime minister Jean Chretien visited the camp in 1999.
Earlier Saturday, Harper met with Solidarity founder and former Polish president Lech Walesa in the Baltic Sea port city of Gdansk.
Richardson said that Poland is an ally in the Afghanistan fight and will be providing two helicopters for Canadian troops to use there.
"If we do hear from the prime minister today, he'll reiterate that Canada thanks Poland for the help," Richardson said by telephone from Poland.
Another other stop on Harper's visit include a trip to Wawel Castle near Krakow .
Richardson said the castle houses wall tapestries and other artifacts that Canada help preserve during the war.
Harper -- who leaves for Canada later on Saturday -- worked the Poland visit in after the NATO summit ended in Bucharest, Romania on Friday.
The summit had France promising to add another battalion of troops to serve in Afghanistan, with the U.S. promising to help Canada's mission in Kandahar province with another 1,000 troops.
U.S. President George W. Bush held out the promise of more help in 2009.
"I think the Canadian delegation comes out of NATO feeling very, very good," said Richardson, adding it sounded like Canada had been given very strong signals before the summit that more U.S. help would be forthcoming.
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper said a prayer in front of the Killing Wall Memorial at Auschwitz to pay tribute to those who died in the Holocaust.
CTV.ca News Staff
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper kneels before the Wall of Death for a moment of reflection at the Auschwitz Birkenau State museum in Auschwitz, Poland, Saturday, April 5, 2008. (Tom Hanson / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
http://news.sympatico.msn.ca/content/channels/news/watch_this_video.gif (http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20080405%2fharper_poland_080405#) On Saturday, Harper walked under the infamous "Arbeit Macht Frei" ("Work shall set you free") sign above the one-time Nazi death camp for a mostly private tour.
Auschwitz opened in 1940, originally used to house Polish political prisoners after Nazi Germany occupied the country. In 1942, it started to become the first such facility to start executing European Jews.
Between 1.1 million and 1.5 million people are believed to have been killed in the camp's gas chambers, the vast majority of victims being Jewish, before troops of the Red Army liberated the camp on Jan. 27, 1945.
"Stephen Harper clearly felt this was an important place to be," CTV's Graham Richardson told Newsnet on Saturday.
"Even if you read about it ... actually being here is quite something. You walk in the gates under the infamous (sign), and you read about the horrors that went on here, it's almost undescribable."
The wall where Harper laid a wreath and prayer is where thousands of prisoners had been lined up and shot.
A book of remembrance is located in what was an early version of the camp's gas chambers.
"We are witnesses to the vestages of unspeakable cruelty, horror and death. Let us never forget these things and work always to prevent their repetition. Lord, bless the souls of those who suffered and perished here and deliver them from evil," Harper wrote. He didn't speak to reporters.
Former prime minister Jean Chretien visited the camp in 1999.
Earlier Saturday, Harper met with Solidarity founder and former Polish president Lech Walesa in the Baltic Sea port city of Gdansk.
Richardson said that Poland is an ally in the Afghanistan fight and will be providing two helicopters for Canadian troops to use there.
"If we do hear from the prime minister today, he'll reiterate that Canada thanks Poland for the help," Richardson said by telephone from Poland.
Another other stop on Harper's visit include a trip to Wawel Castle near Krakow .
Richardson said the castle houses wall tapestries and other artifacts that Canada help preserve during the war.
Harper -- who leaves for Canada later on Saturday -- worked the Poland visit in after the NATO summit ended in Bucharest, Romania on Friday.
The summit had France promising to add another battalion of troops to serve in Afghanistan, with the U.S. promising to help Canada's mission in Kandahar province with another 1,000 troops.
U.S. President George W. Bush held out the promise of more help in 2009.
"I think the Canadian delegation comes out of NATO feeling very, very good," said Richardson, adding it sounded like Canada had been given very strong signals before the summit that more U.S. help would be forthcoming.