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Как обычно, журнализды всё переврали. Почитай оригинал -> http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-military-plugs-into-social-media-for-intelligence-gathering-1407346557
Бюрократ защищает свою контору. Побольше штат, побольше бюджет и т.д.

Minutes after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down on July 17 in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 on board, a Defense Intelligence Agency analyst sifting social-media communications got "a hit." The Russian-speaking analyst saw a posting from pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine, on Russia's VK social-media site, claiming to have shot down a Ukrainian military cargo plane. "The first indication of who shot it, what shot it and when and where it was shot was all social media," said Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the DIA chief, who described the work at the agency's Europe and Eurasia Center in an interview. "It was literally within minutes."