| Well this story is hard to comprehend... 10:21 - Sep 30 with 715 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
The first trans officer in the US military and her wife, who is a doctor at a leading hospital, made contact with the Russian Embassy, motivated by "patriotism for Russia", offering to sell Confidential medical information about US military patients, details of training given by US military to Ukraine, and operational details of how the US organises military hospitals in combat scenarios.
They have been charged.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63079868
What I don't get is why a trans person and their wife would want to have anything to do with Putin's vociferously anti-LGBTQ+ Government, particularly when removing what he would term "Western degradation" from "Greater Russia" has been one of his stated war aims since the beginning of this year's invasion of Ukraine:
https://bostonreview.net/articles/putins-anti-gay-war-on-ukraine/
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| Well this story is hard to comprehend... on 10:45 - Sep 30 with 626 views | lowhouseblue |
in the days of communism you could understand some westerners having an ideological commitment to the ussr. but unless you had close family connections to russia why would anyone feel a commitment now - unless they have a penchant for gangsterism and thuggery. either they're mad or they're hoping the pay is good. |  |
| And so as the loose-bowelled pigeon of time swoops low over the unsuspecting tourist of destiny, and the flatulent skunk of fate wanders into the air-conditioning system of eternity, I notice it's the end of the show |
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| Well this story is hard to comprehend... on 10:49 - Sep 30 with 598 views | Guthrum |
| Well this story is hard to comprehend... on 10:45 - Sep 30 by lowhouseblue |
in the days of communism you could understand some westerners having an ideological commitment to the ussr. but unless you had close family connections to russia why would anyone feel a commitment now - unless they have a penchant for gangsterism and thuggery. either they're mad or they're hoping the pay is good. |
It seems Anna Gabrielian may be Russian, or of Russian extraction, judging by the quote '... she was motivated by patriotism toward Russia to provide any assistance she could to Russia ...' |  |
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| Well this story is hard to comprehend... on 10:54 - Sep 30 with 572 views | XYZ |
How on earth is their gender relevant to this story?
"Person accused of treason has non-standard personal life" shock; horror; outrage; prejudice against others. | | | |
| Well this story is hard to comprehend... on 10:58 - Sep 30 with 565 views | Guthrum |
| Well this story is hard to comprehend... on 10:54 - Sep 30 by XYZ |
How on earth is their gender relevant to this story?
"Person accused of treason has non-standard personal life" shock; horror; outrage; prejudice against others. |
I think the point being made is incomprehension as to why a ground-breaking trans person would be favouring an openly transphobic (and homophobic) regime to the point of treason. | |
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| Well this story is hard to comprehend... on 11:32 - Sep 30 with 481 views | XYZ |
| Well this story is hard to comprehend... on 10:58 - Sep 30 by Guthrum |
I think the point being made is incomprehension as to why a ground-breaking trans person would be favouring an openly transphobic (and homophobic) regime to the point of treason. |
Ah, I see, thanks. | | | |
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