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Radicalized son of a CIA director was killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine: report
2025-04-26
[NYPost] The radicalized son of a CIA director was killed last year while allegedly fighting for Russia in Ukraine, according to a new investigation.

Michael Alexander Gloss, the 21-year-old son of the CIA’s Deputy Director for Digital Innovation Juliane Gallina Gloss and a Navy veteran father, was killed on the front lines after enlisting in the Russian army, according to a lengthy investigation by independent Russian outlet Important Stories.

His death was confirmed by The Post Friday by his father, Larry Gloss, who said his son suffered from mental illness and had a fixation on water purification.

"One of the manifestations of his mental illness was grandiosity," Larry Gloss explained. "He always cared about the environment. He always wanted to take care of those disadvantaged, less able.
Posted by:Besoeker

#5  Right. He had a fixation on water purification and was grandiose, so he decides to go fight in a war. Makes sense to me.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2025-04-26 17:15  

#4  I suspect a goodly number of those KIA's have been mistified.
Posted by: Besoeker   2025-04-26 12:34  

#3  Son of a native tribal chair in the USA recently was killed fighting for Ukraine. Social media comments hinted that his body has not yet been returned to the US.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2025-04-26 11:59  

#2  Falling apple, tree ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2025-04-26 11:53  

#1  "He always cared about the environment."

Sure...because war is always so gentle on the environment.
Posted by: Warthog   2025-04-26 09:41  

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