Reading

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something to think about

Ten Popular Mind Control Techniques Used Today
http://themindunleashed.org/2014/07/ten-popular-mind-control-techniques-used-today.html

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Maps of the Crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/17/world/europe/maps-of-the-crash-of-malaysian-airlines-flight-mh17.html?_r=0

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World peace? These are the only 11 countries in the world that are actually free from conflict
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/world-peace-these-are-the-only-11-countries-in-the-world-that-are-actually-free-from-conflict-9669623.html

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(Maps)
Who's the richest person in your favorite European country?
http://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/8/26/6071077/whos-the-richest-person-in-your-favorite-european-country?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=voxdotcom&utm_content=tuesday

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Every phone call Putin has made to a world leader in 2014
by
Ami Sedghi, George Arnett and Alberto Nardelli   

Russian president Vladimir Putin has had 35 phone calls with German Chancellor Angela Merkel so far this year - more than three times the number of calls he has had with US president Barack Obama, and six times the number of phone conversations he’s had with UK PM David Cameron

http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/sep/09/every-call-putin-has-made-to-a-world-leader-in-2014?CMP=fb_gu

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Philosopher Isaiah Berlin, was born in our city, Riga...

A Message to the 21st Century
Isaiah Berlin

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2014/oct/23/message-21st-century/

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The 10 greatest changes of the past 1,000 years
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/oct/30/10-greatest-changes-of-the-past-1000-years?CMP=fb_gu

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Daughter of Latvian refugees receives top technological award at White House
http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/education/?doc=19329

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Mayor of Latvian Capital Tries to Bridge Old Divide
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/13/world/europe/nils-usakovs-mayor-of-riga-aims-to-move-beyond-ethnic-politics.html?src=relcon

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Center for Eurasian Strategic Intelligence (CESI)
ON FINDINGS AS FOR SPECIAL OPERATION PLANNED IN LATGALE
http://eurasianintelligence.org/news.php?new=213&num

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Agnia Grigas
Russia’s information warfare in the Baltic states
http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/foreign-affairs/russias-information-warfare-in-the-baltic-states-ii.d?id=66778660

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Russia’s top 100 lies about Ukraine
http://www.stopfake.org/en/russia-s-top-lies-about-ukraine-part-1/
http://www.stopfake.org/en/russia-s-top-lies-about-ukraine-part-2/
http://www.stopfake.org/en/russia-s-top-100-lies-about-ukraine/

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Top 10 things I learned in Davos
By Bill Gross
https://agenda.weforum.org/2015/01/top-10-things-i-learned-in-davos/?utm_content=bufferfeaca&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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Absolutely everything you need to understand the ECB’s plan to save Europe
http://qz.com/331488/absolutely-everything-you-need-to-understand-the-ecbs-plan-to-save-europe/

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Ukraine Shares the Blame for Russia's Aggression
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2014/04/ukraine_shares_the_blame_for_russias_aggression.html#.VMSlvo36smU.twitter#ixzz3PorSrh8L