Declaration on Strategic Cooperation Between the United States of America and the Republic of Poland www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2008/aug/108660.htm

Text of US-Polish declaration www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/20/news/Poland-US-Missile-Defense-Text.php

Remarks With Polish President Lech Kaczynski www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/08/108738.htm

Interview with Condoleeza Rice in Warsaw www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/08/108737.htm

Rice and Poles drink to shield with Georgian wine www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/08/22/europe/OUKWD-UK-SHIELD-POLAND-WINE.php

Q&A: the US-Poland missile deal explained www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4574722.ece

Moscow's Hard Line Backfires in Poland topics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/18/russian-bullying-backfires-in-poland/index.html

US Missile Shield Gains Popular Support in Poland www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3576023,00.html

Poland: once bitten, twice shy. Poles have suddenly changed their minds about the US missile shield. Georgia has reawakened their fear of Russian aggression www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/21/poland.usa

Some Democrats Urge Delay in Building a U.S. Missile System in Eastern Europe www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/washington/20congress.html

Missiles in Poland split parties in Congress www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/20/america/missile.php

Missile defense proponents say US should speed European system because of resurgent Russia "...they appear to be bolstering an argument made repeatedly by Moscow and rejected by Washington: that the true target of the system is Russia." www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-us-russia-missile-defense,0,1879203.story

Russia's attack on Georgia stems from wounded pride, nervousness about borders www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-russia-wounded-pride,0,4906508.story

Why Georgia is not start of 'Cold War II' www.csmonitor.com/2008/0822/p01s02-woeu.html

Moscow ups the ante in poker game with West www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4597024.ece

NATO Meows Op-Ed by Charles Krauthammer "Poland dropped its dithering over details of a missile defense battery, agreeing almost overnight to American terms." [It was the other way around - US agreed to Polish terms. So much for journalistic accuracy.]

Distracted and weakened, Nato is lost www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/19/nato.russia

EDITORIAL: NATO paralysis www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/21/nato-paralysis/

We tilt at windmills as world war looms "There is no strategic justification for siting American missile systems in Poland and the Czech Republic." www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/simon_jenkins/article4597385.ece [This link must end with .ece on the same line as http]

Commentary: Echoes of Berlin www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/19/echoes-of-berlin/ [Comparison of Beijing/Georgia of today with Berlin/Poland of 1936-39]

Old Europe vs. New in Georgia talks www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-euro-georgiaaug19,0,5214535.story

Georgian Crisis Brings Attitude Change to a Flush Poland www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/world/europe/21poland.html

A harsh world for Russia's neighbours www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75ae3ec6-7073-11dd-b514-0000779fd18c.html

Poland, Ukraine and the Baltics: Nervous neighbours Russia's war in Georgia troubles its western neighbours www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11985994

Russia threatens to suspend NATO cooperation Moscow believes the US-Poland deal for a missile defense system makes it more vulnerable to a nuclear attack. www.csmonitor.com/2008/0821/p99s01-duts.html

America botches Georgia www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/19/opinion/edgreenway.php

The Sound of Silence: The Decline of the Voice of America in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia www.heritage.org/Research/PublicDiplomacy/wm2029.cfm

Poland to offer asylum, money to Iraqis www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/19/AR2008081901780.html

Seized properties shame Poland news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7568841.stm

Jozef Szajna, Polish playwright and director, dies at 86 www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/30/europe/obits.php

My first language. Before becoming a novelist, Eva Hoffman studied the piano in her native Poland and dreamed of becoming a professional musician. Here she explores the complex relationship between music and literature - and how they have both shaped her life. www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/aug/19/classicalmusicandopera.poland