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50. This happens once an "asset" has outlived its usefulness. It happened to a cousin of my wife

Mon Dec 27, 2021, 02:16 PM

Dec 2021

He used visit the former East Germany on occasion. On one visit, he met ,and fell in love with an East German woman. They applied for an exit visa for her, which was granted with remarkably (he never suspected a thing) little bureaucracy and no harassment. As soon as she was in the west, they got married. The day after the marriage, she left him. She went to work in the tech sector. Right after the Berlin Wall fell, and the socialist regime announced its dissolution and reunification with the West was announced, she committed suicide.

My wife's cousin was only useful as long as he was giving her a legitimate excuse to show up in the west. Once she was married and had a legal residence (citizenship was granted automatically to all East Germans arriving in the West), he was of no further use to the Stasi, and she was free to do what she had been sent to do, which was acquire high tech knowledge for her Stasi/KGB masters. Whether her suicide was genuine, or "assisted" was never investigated, or if so, not publicly.

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Cawthorn's wife a Russian asset? [View all] FelineOverlord Dec 2021 OP

Big Deal SoCalDavidS Dec 2021 #1

It's a really big deal. Kingofalldems Dec 2021 #6

Maybe To Us It Is SoCalDavidS Dec 2021 #8

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With Thune. BHDem53 Dec 2021 #45

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None. They were outlawed in 2009. Celerity Dec 2021 #72

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But wouldn't the Russians be smart enough to hook up their Red Sparrow Ocelot II Dec 2021 #4

You can cast a wide net and cull out the losers. But he is a US Congressman, how big do you want? dem4decades Dec 2021 #7

worst that could happen is they pick up another useful idiot. mopinko Dec 2021 #11

He's definitely an idiot; how useful he might be is another question.... Ocelot II Dec 2021 #12

well, did they help him get his seat? mopinko Dec 2021 #16

Cawthorn got his seat courtesy of the NC GOP and the RW scum that own it. The same filthy rich who Ford_Prefect Dec 2021 #51

Maybe that's why she's divorcing him. Totally useless and no information. panader0 Dec 2021 #46

Melania took trump. ....🤷🏼‍♀️ LakeArenal Dec 2021 #35

The Russians infiltrated the US Congress. That is huge. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #65

I agree rockfordfile Dec 2021 #74

Yeah, I think I'm going to need more information on this one. MineralMan Dec 2021 #5

It's Good Enough For Agit-Prop Work, Sir The Magistrate Dec 2021 #10

Yes, Indeed, Sir. Cawthorn Is an ASS, MineralMan Dec 2021 #13

True Or Not, Sir, Is Of Little Importance Nowadays The Magistrate Dec 2021 #19

Regrettably, you are correct, sir. MineralMan Dec 2021 #20

The only people who will believe it are those who already don't like Cawthorn onenote Dec 2021 #22

The story is confusing. She herself was not an Army captain and has never visited Russia mn9driver Dec 2021 #24

Doesn't Marjorie Taylor Green work for CrossFit? yardwork Dec 2021 #77

Sounds like "she" wasn't the Cap. The Captain is the guy who introduced them, in FL. nt Progressive Jones Dec 2021 #73

... "and her mother is a sexagenarian" lapucelle Dec 2021 #23

Sounds like rumor and hearsay.... albacore Dec 2021 #9

He said it himself. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2021 #32

yeah this doesn't look like much........ Takket Dec 2021 #14

Why would an army captain marry this nincampoop? viva la Dec 2021 #17

he likes lap dances !!!! monkeyman1 Dec 2021 #25

This happens once an "asset" has outlived its usefulness. It happened to a cousin of my wife DFW Dec 2021 #50

That's such a cold war story... amazing viva la Dec 2021 #61

Definitely a cold war story, and certainly not unique DFW Dec 2021 #62

Mission accomplished or she was found out. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #66

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Cawthorn's wife a Russian asset? FelineOverlord Dec 2021 #15

Wait a minute. Is this the modern-day equivalent of Russian mail-order bride? bucolic_frolic Dec 2021 #26

Via the internet Historic NY Dec 2021 #30

Someone needs to find a picture of Ms. Cawthorn. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2021 #27

Here's a couple from the Daily Mail. She's quite the athletic girl. Joinfortmill Dec 2021 #49

The DOJ is on this... berni_mccoy Dec 2021 #28

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Many would disagree with you. berni_mccoy Dec 2021 #53

Most would not. Even Schiff's comments have proven to not be as critical as some make it... George II Dec 2021 #57

I'm still waiting for the day when you realize berni_mccoy Dec 2021 #58

Please stop. You have zero real information, yet you are bold MineralMan Dec 2021 #68

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He would have needed a visa to enter Russia Sienna86 Dec 2021 #36

Well there is video of them being there even at a McDonalds... Historic NY Dec 2021 #54

If Chump had won the election, that marriage would have lasted FakeNoose Dec 2021 #31

Bookmarking for later. revmclaren Dec 2021 #33

Why was this little snot-nose in Russia? Wingus Dingus Dec 2021 #37

Did he "win" any money while he was at the "casino" in St. Petersburg? TheRealNorth Dec 2021 #79

It's the internet, so it must be true! Mark Zuckerberg funded the Cross Fit Competition, so I heard cayugafalls Dec 2021 #39

ok, so, how many refuKKKchickens in the word "dumbfuck"? (trick question ha - all of 'em!) bringthePaine Dec 2021 #40

So he got lured into a marriage and now an expensive quickie divorce bucolic_frolic Dec 2021 #41

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Possibility #1: Russia-connected right wing Batista Cubans in Miami, and stupidity. ancianita Dec 2021 #44

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Republican Party is now the Republican Russian Party. Joinfortmill Dec 2021 #47

Cawthorn has once again been caught in a blatant lie - make that two: George II Dec 2021 #55

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I expect to hear that Cawthorn ... Xoan Dec 2021 #63

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Russian republican party. Un-American pos rockfordfile Dec 2021 #71

Army Captain? rockfordfile Dec 2021 #75

Maddy Cawthorn and this whole back story is BS. There are only 6 zones where gambling / casinos are Celerity Dec 2021 #78

Did he "win" a lot of money? TheRealNorth Dec 2021 #80

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