Eric Czuleger

Yeah, I think that's, I mean, it's sort of demonstrated in how well Russia understands the American character, really. You know, I think about how there are quite a few skeletons in the American closet, and they're really good at, like, playing the xylophone on those ribs, right? One good example, a sort of famous example, I want to say, it had a really cool... Operation Codename.

Yeah, I think that's, I mean, it's sort of demonstrated in how well Russia understands the American character, really. You know, I think about how there are quite a few skeletons in the American closet, and they're really good at, like, playing the xylophone on those ribs, right? One good example, a sort of famous example, I want to say, it had a really cool... Operation Codename.

Yeah, I think that's, I mean, it's sort of demonstrated in how well Russia understands the American character, really. You know, I think about how there are quite a few skeletons in the American closet, and they're really good at, like, playing the xylophone on those ribs, right? One good example, a sort of famous example, I want to say, it had a really cool... Operation Codename.

It was called like Infection or something. But anyway, this is one of the more famous ones, and it was during the AIDS crisis. They wanted to sew this story into the American media that AIDS was being generated as a biological weapon. to affect marginalized populations in the United States. So what they did was they sort of smuggled a story into a paper, and I want to say it was India.

It was called like Infection or something. But anyway, this is one of the more famous ones, and it was during the AIDS crisis. They wanted to sew this story into the American media that AIDS was being generated as a biological weapon. to affect marginalized populations in the United States. So what they did was they sort of smuggled a story into a paper, and I want to say it was India.

It was called like Infection or something. But anyway, this is one of the more famous ones, and it was during the AIDS crisis. They wanted to sew this story into the American media that AIDS was being generated as a biological weapon. to affect marginalized populations in the United States. So what they did was they sort of smuggled a story into a paper, and I want to say it was India.

And then that hit the international news wires because it was a story in India. It was really hard to fact check, and also it's a fairly sensationalist story. So it sounds really... Like it sounds plausible. It sounds exciting. And both of these things are big red flags when you want to like identify what is and isn't, you know, a psychological operation.

And then that hit the international news wires because it was a story in India. It was really hard to fact check, and also it's a fairly sensationalist story. So it sounds really... Like it sounds plausible. It sounds exciting. And both of these things are big red flags when you want to like identify what is and isn't, you know, a psychological operation.

And then that hit the international news wires because it was a story in India. It was really hard to fact check, and also it's a fairly sensationalist story. So it sounds really... Like it sounds plausible. It sounds exciting. And both of these things are big red flags when you want to like identify what is and isn't, you know, a psychological operation.

And then suddenly ends up in the American news cycle. I think I mean, one of the one of the big news broadcasters broadcast on it. I want to say Tom Brokaw, but that's like literally the only name that I can think of right now.

And then suddenly ends up in the American news cycle. I think I mean, one of the one of the big news broadcasters broadcast on it. I want to say Tom Brokaw, but that's like literally the only name that I can think of right now.

And then suddenly ends up in the American news cycle. I think I mean, one of the one of the big news broadcasters broadcast on it. I want to say Tom Brokaw, but that's like literally the only name that I can think of right now.

anyway people ran with it and and the I it's a process of idea laundering so you put an idea somewhere within some sphere of influence that has a direct line into the target community and then from there you have a certain amount of

anyway people ran with it and and the I it's a process of idea laundering so you put an idea somewhere within some sphere of influence that has a direct line into the target community and then from there you have a certain amount of

anyway people ran with it and and the I it's a process of idea laundering so you put an idea somewhere within some sphere of influence that has a direct line into the target community and then from there you have a certain amount of

you know well-known uh sources of information that uh seemingly vet that information and suddenly it becomes almost indistinguishable from the truth yeah but it has a distinct effect on the american population um one of my favorite favorite versions of this was so they had the um i think this was um uh yevgeny progosians um uh he was the the the guy who uh

you know well-known uh sources of information that uh seemingly vet that information and suddenly it becomes almost indistinguishable from the truth yeah but it has a distinct effect on the american population um one of my favorite favorite versions of this was so they had the um i think this was um uh yevgeny progosians um uh he was the the the guy who uh

you know well-known uh sources of information that uh seemingly vet that information and suddenly it becomes almost indistinguishable from the truth yeah but it has a distinct effect on the american population um one of my favorite favorite versions of this was so they had the um i think this was um uh yevgeny progosians um uh he was the the the guy who uh

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