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Biden's Griner swap. I just don't know.

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Russia swaps basketball star for 'Merchant of Death' - BBC News

Brittney Griner flies home to the US while notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout returns to Russia.
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I am glad that Griner is on her way home. We all know that the charges were a bunch of B.S. anyway. That said, a one-for-one swap with a notorious arms dealer just doesn't seem quite right to me. The accolades that we in this country have given to sports figures has simply become ludicrous. In Griner's case, we can add LGBT notoriety to the list as well.
To bring Griner home without bringing Whelen home as well just doesn't seem right to me.
 
I don't see relevance to LGBT but otherwise agree.
 
Showtime586 said:
I am glad that Griner is on her way home. We all know that the charges were a bunch of B.S. anyway. That said, a one-for-one swap with a notorious arms dealer just doesn't seem quite right to me. The accolades that we in this country have given to sports figures has simply become ludicrous. In Griner's case, we can add LGBT notoriety to the list as well.
To bring Griner home without bringing Whelen home as well just doesn't seem right to me.
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The US government continues woking on prisoner swaps to bring home all Americans held in Putin's gulag system.

Memo to all Americans --- DO NOT travel to Russia!
 
Showtime586 said:
www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org

Russia swaps basketball star for 'Merchant of Death' - BBC News

Brittney Griner flies home to the US while notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout returns to Russia.
www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org

I am glad that Griner is on her way home. We all know that the charges were a bunch of B.S. anyway. That said, a one-for-one swap with a notorious arms dealer just doesn't seem quite right to me. The accolades that we in this country have given to sports figures has simply become ludicrous. In Griner's case, we can add LGBT notoriety to the list as well.
To bring Griner home without bringing Whelen home as well just doesn't seem right to me.
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Once again, the Biden pukes fail at negotiations and get their asses handed to them.

Regarding Whelen...I don't know if we have any high value prisoner to give up to get him released.
 
With any luck the notoriety of Griner's predicament will make it clear to Westerners to not travel to Russia under any circumstances.
 
Mycroft said:
Once again, the Biden pukes fail at negotiations and get their asses handed to them.

Regarding Whelen...I don't know if we have any high value prisoner to give up to get him released.
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Bizarre. The negotiations were successful, and it was the Trump pukes who didn't bring Whelan home. Just...a bizarre post.
 
Meh...I'm glad for her and her family.

Lots of people still in US jails for marijuana use. Just sayin.......
 
VanceMack said:
Meh...I'm glad for her and her family.

Lots of people still in US jails for marijuana use. Just sayin.......
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Change the laws. Canada did it. If we can, why can't you?
 
Showtime586 said:
www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org

Russia swaps basketball star for 'Merchant of Death' - BBC News

Brittney Griner flies home to the US while notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout returns to Russia.
www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org

I am glad that Griner is on her way home. We all know that the charges were a bunch of B.S. anyway. That said, a one-for-one swap with a notorious arms dealer just doesn't seem quite right to me. The accolades that we in this country have given to sports figures has simply become ludicrous. In Griner's case, we can add LGBT notoriety to the list as well.
To bring Griner home without bringing Whelen home as well just doesn't seem right to me.
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It was apparently one or none. In that case
you take the one.

Whelen's been in prison for 5 years.
Not sure what he's alleged to have done and
whether there's any
merit to those charges.
 
Showtime586 said:
www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org

Russia swaps basketball star for 'Merchant of Death' - BBC News

Brittney Griner flies home to the US while notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout returns to Russia.
www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org

I am glad that Griner is on her way home. We all know that the charges were a bunch of B.S. anyway. That said, a one-for-one swap with a notorious arms dealer just doesn't seem quite right to me. The accolades that we in this country have given to sports figures has simply become ludicrous. In Griner's case, we can add LGBT notoriety to the list as well.
To bring Griner home without bringing Whelen home as well just doesn't seem right to me.
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Not sure what her sexual preferences have to do with anything?
 
VanceMack said:
Meh...I'm glad for her and her family.

Lots of people still in US jails for marijuana use. Just sayin.......
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Absolutely true, but Biden only has the power to address Federal marijuana crimes.
 
dmpi said:
Freeing an prolific arms dealer is like freeing one hundred terrorists. This is bad for the whole world.
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Finally a post we can agree on.
 
Showtime586 said:
www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org

Russia swaps basketball star for 'Merchant of Death' - BBC News

Brittney Griner flies home to the US while notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout returns to Russia.
www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org

I am glad that Griner is on her way home. We all know that the charges were a bunch of B.S. anyway. That said, a one-for-one swap with a notorious arms dealer just doesn't seem quite right to me. The accolades that we in this country have given to sports figures has simply become ludicrous. In Griner's case, we can add LGBT notoriety to the list as well.
To bring Griner home without bringing Whelen home as well just doesn't seem right to me.
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There's probably a drone with Bout's name on it.
 
Mycroft said:
Once again, the Biden pukes fail at negotiations and get their asses handed to them.

Regarding Whelen...I don't know if we have any high value prisoner to give up to get him released.
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Whelan was arrested and sent prison in Russia during the Trump administration. Why did the master negotiator get him released?
 
Showtime586 said:
Again, IMHO, a minority member of the LGBT community has to check a couple of political boxes.
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if you have evidence that this swap happened because she's black and LGBTQ please post it. Otherwise it's no more relevant than her eye color or her mother's name or if she likes dogs or cats better.
 
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