US anti-missile shield polarizes opinion

This way PiS has guaranteed itself support from Self-Defense, which until now was against the project. Meanwhile, the opposition is preparing itself for a battle against the shield.  According to a CBOS poll, it has public support reaching 57%. The youth section of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) announced plans to collect signatures against the shield. The head of the Young Socialdemocrats Federation, Grzegorz Pietruczuk, declared that the SLD will demand a referendum concerning the issue. Representatives of the Civic Platform (PO) claim that a referendum is not a good idea, as several elements of the potential agreement will be secret, so the public will not have full access to the information. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A4) A.K.