The massacres in Germany and the US; a difficult year for Polish troops in Afghanistan; 100 less richer Poles and a tv series about the Warsaw underground. – these are some of the stories in today’s dailies.
 
Presented by Elzbieta Krajewska
 
The massacres in Germany and USA gain front-page coverage in the Polish dailies, with GAZETA WYBORCZA listing all of the shootings at schools in the past decade, from Belgium, Finland, Germany and the USA to Japan. RZECZPOSPOLITA attempts a comment, writing that such incidents often happen in the United States because, among others, of the culture of violence and easy access to weapons… meanwhile, GAZETA WYBORCZA warns that frustrated youngsters could be candidates for a ‘caste of terrorists of a new type’. 

Back to Polish issues: RZECZPOSPOLITA reports that this year is expected to be difficult for the Polish military mission in Afghanistan. The planned offensive may drive Talib militants into the so far relatively quiet province where the Poles are stationed. Are Polish troops ready? asks the daily.

DZIENNIK has a feature on “100 of the now less richer Poles” reporting that the assets of the richest people in Poland have melted by 40%, according to the newest Forbes ranking. “Polish millionaires are counting their losses” writes DZIENNIK, adding that only one, owner of commercial Polsat television Zygmunt Solorz-Żak, raked in 53% profits. According to the daily, the hardest-struck, Mariusz Walter owner of media group ITI, lost as much as 85%.

DZIENNIK also publishes an interview with father Isakowicz-Zaleski, who rose to prominence with his demands on vetting the Polish Catholic Church for communist-era security services infiltration. He criticises the Church nowadays for too-good relations with the authorities … “the Church enjoys privileges and the respect of all politicians. That lulls into security… while problems arise which are beyond the state-Church relation” he tells the daily. 

Warsaw city paper ŻYCIE WARSZAWY writes about a future tv series about… the Warsaw underground. Now in the making, the series, based on real events and people, eventually will be aired by public TVP.  Producer Waldemar Krzystek says that had it not been for World War II, Warsaw would have long had at least seven metro lines, instead of the existing one…

And lastly, over to tabloid FAKT which caught Health Minister Ewa Kopacz… smoking! She had given her word of honour that she would dump the habit! writes the daily ironising that the woman “passionately” dragging on a cigarette without respect for her own health was responsible for the health of the whole Polish population…