https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2012/05/30/smersh-and-memory/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 23:43:35 -0400<![CDATA[One reason for Poland&#8217;s sensitivity to President Obama&#8217;s mistaken identification of Nazi extermination facilities as being &#8220;Polish death camps&#8221; lies in the historical fact that the phrase has been used so often. Wikiquote has more than a dozen examples of the use of the phrase by various individuals going back to the 1980s.]]>Wed, 30 May 2012 20:36:27 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2012/05/30/smersh-and-memory-n191698