A lot of people on /tg were accusing Gonzalo of being a glowie, a plant, that there was no other way he could report on Azov / Tornado / Pravy Sektor and their role in the post-Maidan regime whilst inside Ukraine without being killed out of hand.
Turns out he just had enormous balls and a US passport.
And the passport isn't good for much if you've upset Victoria Nuland.
Poor brave crazy bastard...