Epstein Secrets

policies. But the internet in particular was seen as an irresistible force that could render censorship of any kind impossible. In 2000, President Bill Clinton compared China's efforts to control inter- net content to "trying to nail Jell-O to the wall." Third, a growing number of experts began to identify

atements by then secretary of state Hillary Clinton were meant as a signal to the opposition to launch a color revolution in Russia. (The theme of Clinton as the puppet master behind a plot aimed at regime change in Russia was revived during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, when the Russian media

ing the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, when the Russian media displayed a clear preference for Republi- can candidate Donald Trump and disdain for Clinton.3) For Putin, the events of late 2011 and early 2012 were evidence of weakness and political incompetence. A ruling partywhose triumph requires that

evolution www.freedomhouse.org 23 EFTA00804747 BREAKING DOWN DEMOCRACY: Goals, Strategies, and Methods of Modern Authoritarians in Ukraine, the Maidan uprising of 2013-14, forced him to flee to Russia after a bloody crackdown failed to disperse the demonstrators. Among other things, the episode s

ussian influence with Nazi collaborators and pogromists. This served not only to explain Moscow's response, but also to deter any emulation of the Maidan protests in Russia itself. The assault on academic freedom Since the occupation of Crimea and invasion of east- ern Ukraine, it has become increasi

y, we often expect too much, that somehow Hillary Clinton should have been able to save the life of ambass

is just one example of how the internet has facilitated political mobilization. Others include the civil unrest in Istanbul's Taksim Gezi Park, the Maidan protests in Ukraine and the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong, all in 2013 or 2014. In America the main instances have been Occupy Wall Street in 2011

al policies. But the internet in particular was seen as an irresistible force that could render censorship of any kind impossible. In 2000, President Bill Clinton compared China's efforts to control inter- net content to “trying to nail Jell-O to the wall.”” Third, a growing number of experts began to identify

statements by then secretary of state Hillary Clinton were meant as a signal to the opposition to launch a color revolution in Russia. (The theme of Clinton as the puppet master behind a plot aimed at regime change in Russia was revived during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, when the Russian media d

offer no conflicting opinions and present American leaders as puppet masters. Among other claims, the docu- mentary asserts that Washington gave the Maidan forces information about Ukrainian security methods that American officials had obtained during bilateral exchange programs with the Kyiv government.