It was recently revealed that a Twitter executive is
also a British army reservist whose unit specializes in "information
warfare" and “non-lethal" ways of conducting war. That is the very
definition of hybrid war.
It is problematic to invade, occupy, overthrow and impose deadly
sanctions on helpless civilians when average people can easily access
information for themselves. Getting and keeping public support for evil
doing is a risky proposition. That is why governments tell lies. They
can’t assume a thumbs up from the public when they kill and destroy.
They need propaganda and at this stage of history when the United States
and its allies can’t expect to get what they want, the lies must be
many and they must be promoted constantly.
We see this dynamic in action in Bolivia where a right wing coup
aided and abetted by the United States forced president Evo Morales out
of office and out of his country in fear for his life. The coup makers
were stealthy, and used their scribes in corporate media and
institutions like the Organization of American States (OAS) to vilify
Morales and claim that his recent election was fraudulent.
-- Margaret Kimberley, "Freedom Rider: Hybrid Warfare in Bolivia and Beyond" (BLACK AGENDA REPORT).