Gal Haimovich, 49, admitted to deceiving American companies about the destination of goods, including some that had missile technology applications, which he supplied to intermediaries en route to Russian customers, the US Justice Department said in a statement Tuesday.

The Israeli national hid from suppliers that he was ultimately working on behalf of Siberia Airlines, which he billed for some $2 million. He has now agreed to forfeit the money along with various aircraft parts.

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Israel has become the Trump of geopolitics. International law? What’s that? Lol

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He has now agreed to forfeit the money along with various aircraft parts.

Oh look. Another example that we live in capitalist plutocracy’s masquerading as democracy™️… Imagine trafficking drugs and the only consequence being forfeiture of the proceeds and inventory.

Non violent drug offense? Life in prison! Violating sanctions and assisting a hostile enemy? Oopsie whoopsie!

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Oh no not the Putler. Will US sanction Israel then?

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hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhhhhh, that was a good one.

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I dunno, this might actually activate a brain cell or three in the government. I’m not holding my breath, but…

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14 points

I would love to be wrong, but history tells me I won’t be.

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What did you extract from the article that would lead you to believe this was a systematic issue and not an individual one?

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Lol, you assume they actually read the article.

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23 points

Capitalist country does capitalism. Wow. What a shock it is not.

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This is way beyond the realms of capitalism. This is an ideological gravestone sat on top of a pile of dead people.

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i.e. capitalism

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12 points

What’s your take on Russia officially still selling oil, gas, nickel, aluminum and a shitton of other resources to Europe and USA? Or rather, what’s your take on those countries buying?

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Whats the difference? It is however kind of fitting that it would be the country currently committing a genocide that sells actual weapons to russia.

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Country?

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You know what I meant, no need to be cheeky

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I don’t, because a single individual committed a crime, and got punished for it. Not sure what you think was obvious about this.

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Russia good, Israel bad

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