I was deeply
saddened to learn of the death of Colonel Ryszard Kuklinski, a true
hero of the Cold War to whom we all owe an everlasting debt of
gratitude. This passionate and courageous man helped keep the Cold War
from becoming hot, providing the CIA with precious information upon
which so many critical national security decisions rested. And he did
so for the noblest of reasons – to advance the sacred causes of
liberty and peace in his homeland and throughout the world. It is in
great measure due to the bravery and sacrifice of Colonel Kuklinski
that his own native Poland, and the other once-captive nations of
Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, are now free. |