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eff Stein May 6, 2014 -- Whatever happened to honor among thieves? When the National Security Agency was caught eavesdropping on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cell phone, it was considered a rude way to treat a friend. Now U.S. intelligence officials are saying—albeit very EFTA00662698 quietly, behind
ragedy, the danger of a violent outcome that will dismember Ukraine is rising rapidly. In last Thursday's phone call with EFTA00662716 Chancellor Merkel, Putin demanded that to defuse the crisis, the Ukrainian government withdraw its troops from southeastern regions. Defying that demand, Kiev sent i
n last Thursday's phone call with EFTA00662716 Chancellor Merkel, Putin demanded that to defuse the crisis, the Uk
a nuclear bomb or bombing it to prevent that happening, igniting what is likely to become a wider war in the Middle East. Second, think about the Baltics. Imagine a scenario in which we see a replay of Crimea or Donetsk in Latvia where one quarter of the population are ethnic Russians or Russian spea
arian states.° While Putin called the pact 'immoral" during a 2009 visit to Poland, he defended the agreement during a joint press conference with Angela Merkel in 2015, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He did so in a fashion typical of current Russian propa- ganda methods. He accused the West of try
sHikraine/merkel.listens.aszputin.defends.ussrs.ciart-with.nazi.ap any-388241.html. Tulin Defends Ribbon- trop-Molotov Pact in Press Conference with Merkel; Moscow Times, May 11, 2015, fands.ribbentrop.mnIntny.nart.incresc.rnnfwranra.with-markal.46441 8. Li nas Linkevidius, 'Putin Has Defended the Nazi
than was described in Orwell's master- piece, Russian media today preach a strident message of external encirclement by Russophobes in Ukraine, the Baltics, Georgia, and elsewhere, and internal fifth-columnists among bloggers, civil society organi- zations, and advocates of gay rights. The media in dem
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n than was described in Orwell's master- piece, Russian media tocay preach a strident message of external encirclement by Russophobes in Ukraine, the Baltics, Georgia, and elsewhere, and internal fifth-columnists among bloggers, civil society organi- zations, and advocates of gay rights. The media in demo
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019251 →alitarian states. While Putin called the pact “immoral” during a 2009 visit to Poland, he defended the agreement during a joint press conference with Angela Merkel in 2015, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. q He did so in a fashion typical of current Russian propa- ganda methods. He accused the West of t
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019264 →hetimes.co.uk/tto/ news/world/europe/article3926546.ece. 6. Gabriela Baczynska, “Putin Accused of Soviet Tactics in Drafting New History Book.” 7. “Merkel Listens as Putin Defends USSR's Pact with Nazi Germany,” Kviv Post, May 10, 2015, httos://www.kyivpost.com/article/con- tent/war-against-ukraine/merk
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019268 →Entities connected to both Angela Merkel and Baltics

Jeffrey Epstein
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Barack Obama
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Bill Clinton
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Vladimir Putin
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Donald Trump
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Bloomberg L.P.
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Marc Rich
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Joe Biden
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Ghislaine Maxwell
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Prince Andrew
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Stephen Hawking
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Virginia Giuffre
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Prince Charles
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Eric Trump
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