It sounds like they’re not just admitting to this, but admitting to creating thousands of accounts on all US controlled social media platforms since 2001 to influence everyone.

Why are they admitting this?

Why is Reuters claiming that propagandizing Americans was not allowed when, I believe, the patriot act gave them permission to do just that? And it’s very obvious lots of users on Reddit, Twitter, YouTube etc all glow so bright you could light a city?

I feel this is sort of a damage control thing. Admitting to something they perceive as less horrible (with lame justifications) in order to continue hiding the larger campaign being performed on the English speaking internet. Like a sort of “ok we’re bad, we did this thing and we admit it, there is nothing else we’re hiding ok?”

I recall operation songbird (?) was this exact thing?

I don’t have any sources, just what I remember. So please feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.

Also why is the military the ones doing this? Does the CIA outsource their dumber operations to the military?

And once again why are they even admitting to any of this?