Cold Holy Warrior

Remembrances of Pope John Paul II would not be complete without reflecting on and acknowledging his vast influence in ending the Cold War.

Debkafile reveals the secret dialogue opened between the Pope and the White House during the Carter administration. Interestingly, Zbigniew Brzezinski's initial harnessing of religious fervor as a tool to fight communism proved to work well in the Christian West, and not so well in the Muslim East.