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http://www.wikileaks-forum.com/index.php/topic,19310.0.html original PRISM docs from wikileaks

http://www.wikileaks-forum.com/index.php/topic,19310.0.html original PRISM docs from wikileaks

http://www.gazeta.ru/science/2011/12/10_a_3922390.shtml Eng: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gazeta.ru%2Fscience%2F2011%2F12%2F10_a_3922390.shtml&sl;=ru&tl;=en&hl;=&ie;=UTF-8 In short, statistical analysis of Duma [Russian parliament] election of 2011 shows ~23% artificial skew in favor of the official party United Russia

http://www.gazeta.ru/science/2011/12/10_a_3922390.shtml Eng: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gazeta.ru%2Fscience%2F2011%2F12%2F10_a_3922390.shtml&sl;=ru&tl;=en&hl;=&ie;=UTF-8 In short, statistical analysis of Duma [Russian parliament] election of 2011 shows ~23% artificial skew in favor of the official party United Russia

http://www.gazeta.ru/science/2011/12/10_a_3922390.shtml Eng: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gazeta.ru%2Fscience%2F2011%2F12%2F10_a_3922390.shtml&sl;=ru&tl;=en&hl;=&ie;=UTF-8 In short, statistical analysis of Duma [Russian parliament] election of 2011 shows ~23% artificial skew in favor of the official party United Russia

http://ir-ingr.livejournal.com/868809.html#cutid1 Cartoons about live in modern Afghanistan. Two cartoonists traveled trough the country and published their story.

http://ir-ingr.livejournal.com/868809.html#cutid1 Cartoons about live in modern Afghanistan. Two cartoonists traveled trough the country and published their story.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/04/04/110404fa_fact_ioffe?printable=true&currentPage=all An excellent (as always) write-up from New Yorker about a rising star in Russian modern politics Alexey Navalny and the current state of corruption in Russia ( fake government contracts, kickbacks, etc). What is interesting to know (and I happen to agree) that Navalny describes current governing elite in Russia as a just a bunch or crooks, i.e. that nowadays there is no such thing as all-powerful KGB or Mafia, but rather a loosely connected network of highly-corrupt officials motivated mostly by personal financial gain. ...

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/why-isnt-wall-street-in-jail-20110216?print=true “Financial crooks brought down the world’s economy — but the feds are doing more to protect them than to prosecute them” About feds “enforcement” efforts for economic crimes. An excellent article (needs aprox. 30 mins to read)

http://starshinazapasa.livejournal.com/223533.html#cutid1 Article by Akrady Babchenko ( http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&tag;=mozilla-20&index;=blended&link;_code=qs&field-keywords;=babchenko ) about how Dedovschina (folk system of seniority based on stage of service, hazing tradition of the russian army ) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedovschina ) evolved and changed after recent reforms in the russian army