Latvia’s prime minister defended the decision to publish files on informers for the Soviet secret police after the release revealed previously unknown information on well-known figures in the Baltic country.
The files, hidden from public view for more than two decades, have raised questions about collaboration with the Soviet regime, while a debate on their authenticity and some gaps in the records have complicated the process.
If authentic, its a great idea. The truth sets you free. The idea of informing on your neighbors just sucks anyway, but I guess they're used to rolling that way in Paranoid-land.
There is a Latvian saying: the best meal for a Latvian is another Latvian. That's probably what it is. Either a part of some factional struggle or "just because".
