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Jesus Malverde

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14. Carousing in a friendly country with weak intelligence services and getting hammered in KGBville

Reply to TwilightGardener (Reply #13)

Tue Feb 11, 2014, 12:52 PM

Feb 2014

are to be two different things.

He was on official business representing the US army.

I don't think this behavior would have slid in the 1950s or 60's either.

I'm sure if patreaus had been seeing the local kabul cigar seller he would have met the same fate.

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