1. Arresting protesters is not the only function of an intelligence community. If it was then OMOH could do their job and there would be no need for the ФСБ, ГРУ ГШ, or СВР in Russia now.
2. If that's the only interest the CIA has (or had) in the internet then I have to conclude that the CIA is ignorant, incompetent, or both. Also, the Snowden leaks revealed that there are NSA sock-puppet accounts online.
Forbes magazine, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian, and Business Insider. For example, this article appeared in Forbes magazine and the video speaks volumes.
I have a lot more links to mainstream US articles if you're interested.
Washington's Man Yatsenyuk Setting Ukraine Up For Ruin - Forbes
I said that emotions should never be allowed to guide a debate but now I have to make an exception.
What preceded the event in Odessa is irrelevant. It was cowardly, dishonorable, and inhuman! Imo, the people that committed that heinous crime should be treated as animals, not humans.
The only excuse for that kind of behavior is not being human. Death before dishonor. The animals that slaughtered those people are worse than dead. And I would rather be shot and killed than to ever do what they did. At least I would still have my honor.
You claimed that pro-Russians attacked peaceful demonstrators with bats. That's called a street fight. There's a massive difference between fighting and slaughter.