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Bring it, asswipe.
Texas Man Working With Russian Army Wants to Return to U.S. on a Tank
merican veteran Russell 'Texas' Bentley says the only way he'll ever return to the U.S. is if he's on a Russian tank arriving to "liberate" America.
Bentley has been based in the Donbas region of Ukraine since December 2014 when he arrived from Texas to fight with a pro-Russian militant group in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Speaking exclusively to Newsweek, 61-year-old Bentley said he has no intention of ever returning to the United States because he'd be arrested on "some bogus bulls*** charge" but also because there's currently no place he'd rather live than Donbas.
"I'm sure that if I went back to the United States, I would be met at the plane by cops and put in chains and never see the light of day again," Bentley told Newsweek.
As a young man, Bentley served in the United States army before gaining an honorable discharge. During his time out in Ukraine, Bentley says he has served on the front lines with the Russian militant group the Vostok Battalion, but is staying out of the current conflict as he prefers life as a veteran more than a soldier.
Bentley echoes Vladimir Putin's unfounded claims that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is aimed at removing neo-Nazis from the "fascist" Ukrainian government, and the only way he'd return to America is if it were part of the same mission.
"If I return to the U.S., it'll be on a Russian tank to liberate the U.S. just like what we're doing here," Bentley said.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/texas-man-working-with-russian-army-wants-to-return-to-u-s-on-a-tank/ar-AAUzdW3?ocid=msedgntp
vlyons
(10,252 posts)nt
FSogol
(45,488 posts)jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)Bettie
(16,110 posts)because that seems like the right thing to do at this point.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Mariana
(14,858 posts)If he ever actually wages war against the US, he could be tried for treason.
inthewind21
(4,616 posts)Article III, Section 3, Clause 1: Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court. Think Benedict Arnold.
Blogging about isn't the best of ideas for this doofus. Best outcome, he becomes a casualty.
Mariana
(14,858 posts)Therefore, by definition, this person can not be adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.
Also, the Supreme Court has ruled that it must be material aid and comfort. Expressions of opinion in favor or support of the enemy (when there is an enemy), or criticism of the US, its government, its officials, or its actions, don't count as treason.
https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/interpretation/article-iii/clauses/39
Boomerproud
(7,955 posts)dalton99a
(81,515 posts)"You can see the quality of life in Ukraine. It's the shittiest country in all of Europe right now. I mean, 25 percent of all the prostitutes in Europe are from Ukraine. That's a fact," said Bentley. Newsweek could not find any evidence to support this claim.
"Russia's gonna roll back as soon as the Nazi military might is destroyed. Russia is gonna say: 'Hey, you know, this is your country. It needs some fixing. We don't got time for it, but you guys go ahead. Maybe we can help out some.'"
https://www.newsweek.com/russell-texas-bentley-interview-pro-russia-donbas-ukraine-1684450
The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)Duncanpup
(12,860 posts)Unbelievable
keithbvadu2
(36,828 posts)Talitha
(6,593 posts)Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,034 posts)In shackles or in a box.