Poland Spy

Re “Poland’s Spy Who’s Still Out in the Cold,” Dec. 17: Almost two generations after Americans rejoiced at the end of WWII, Poland, the country that was the first to fight the evil of Nazism, regained its freedom from the other evil of this century, communism. Just as America required time to rebuild its national character, Poland is struggling to do so now with its own identity.

It would be simple but undemocratic to deny Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski the bully pulpit that he continues to enjoy in Poland at the present time. However, the true test of his patriotism versus that of Col. Ryszard Kuklinski will be decided by history. Despite the controversy, I think that those reading history will continue to view Jaruzelski as nothing more than a Russian general in a Polish uniform.

RICHARD J. WIDERYNSKI

Long Beach