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I have merged several small threads into this one, plus a larger thread which was in the Europe arena.

One thread remains as a 'stand alone' a failed Russian info operation in Germany, Operation...

I have just moved approx. twenty-one posts on suspected Russian information operations and the recent US elections to here - they came from the Syria thread, where they did not belong.

Hat tip to WoTR, thanks to a pointer from Clint Watts - one of three authors:
Link:http://warontherocks.com/2016/11/trolling-for-trump-how-russia-is-trying-to-destroy-our-democracy/

I have moved a number of posts from the Ukraine at War thread to better places: the Russian cyber & infowar and Russian politics threads.

Just whether a new thread is needed for the apparent...

Outlaw09,

Good catch that Examiner link, as I'd just found an excerpt from the latest Adam Curtis documentary. Adam works for the BBC and makes excellent, thoughtful documentaries and the excerpt...

A useful guide for the layman on this practice:http://ukraineatwar.blogspot.nl/2014/05/how-to-spot-russian-twitter-troll.html

Link:http://www.opendemocracy.net/od-russia/oleg-kashin/secret-medals-for-very-public-operation

I have a vague recollection that this may have been mentioned before.

Judge for yourself whether...

Earlier I posted this: A number of posts have been and are in the process of being moved here, from the main Ukraine thread. They refer to suspected information operations, in particular an exchange...