article_snippet.sent: FBI director James Comey has caused huge offense to a key U.S. ally by using language that suggested that Poland was an accomplice in the Holocaust.
article_snippet.sent: FBI director James Comey, pictured at a news conference last month,  has caused huge offense to a U.S. ally by using language to suggest that Poles were accomplices in the Holocaust .
article_snippet.sent: FBI director James Comey's comments are particularly offensive to Poles not only because Poles had no role in running Auschwitz and other death camps where Jews were murdered during World War II, but because Poles were Poles victims of the Third Reich.
article_snippet.sent: Poles see Poles as heroes of the war who have never been properly recognized, making comments like Comey's hurt even more.
article_snippet.sent: FBI director James Comey originally delivered the remarks on Wednesday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in arguing for the importance of Holocaust education.
article_snippet.sent: In Washington, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf later echoed that sentiment, saying that 'Poles certainly bore a huge brunt of the barbarism of Nazi GermanyGermany.' '
highlights_snippet.sent: FBI director James Comey suggested in remarks last week that Poles were accomplices during the holocaust .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: FBI director James Comey's comments are offensive to Poles as Poles had no role in running death camps and were Poles victims of the Third Reich .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Poles see Poles as heroes of the war who have never been properly recognized, making Comey's comments yet more hurtful .
  