Son of CIA deputy director was killed while fighting for Russia, report says
Son of CIA deputy director was killed while fighting for Russia, report says
Michael Alexander Gloss, 21, who died on 4 April 2024, was the son of top-ranking US spy Juliane Gallina
While in Turkey, Gloss began expressing a desire to go on to Russia. “He was usually watching videos about Palestine and was so angry at America,” one acquaintance told iStories. “He started thinking about going to Russia. He wanted to war with the USA. But I think he was very influenced by the conspiracy theory videos.”
A number of acquaintances told the outlet that he had not been interested in fighting, but hoped the army would allow him to receive a Russian passport and stay in the country.
I cannot comprehend how anyone could possibly believe they would be able to join the Russian army during a war and some how not have to fight??
And why join the Russian army at that point and not Ukraine if he hated fascists?? None of this makes any sense.
Propaganda works. Tankies exist. If America is bad, their enemies must be good.
But Russia is no longer their enemy. So confusing these days.
Probably trying to leverage his relationship to his dad, Russia loves that shit
I think it was his mom, but they had to know right?
Like I've known complete nobodies who got hassled for being very low level government employees from America traveling near the Russian border.
It definitely seems like he made some very unwise decisions, but seems like he potentially had some mental health issues.
This article says he apparently talked about how he conquered mortality and different incarnations of himself. He was also right at the age when symptoms start to become more apparent.
Such a shame... anyway.
Idk dude, this doesn't make any sense. I mean it could be some dude who wasn't very bright, and joined the army because he was very confused and disillusioned, but why would a leftist who hates fascism go join the Russian army?
No one is releasing any information about his death other than he was killed in Ukraine and it's not known if the Russian army knew he was the son of a CIA agent when he joined.
Very odd
This isn't a case of 'I needed to get out of poverty, so I took the only lifeline available'. This dude left the country he lived in to fight someone elses war. I can be grossly indifferent to his death. He opted into it.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ bye bitch
Nice
Cool!