Should U.S. Swap ‘Merchant of Death’ for Brittney Griner?

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hog88 said:
There are more Americans being held in Russia than her, longer than her too. What makes her so special?
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Or, the two Americans soldiers from Alabama?

And no country is going to trade all their prisoners for one important piece.

You all keep viewing it as" WHY IS SHE SO IMPORTANT?"

Duh! Because they're taking about HER.
That's really it. Has nothing to do with right or deserving.
 
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LittleVol said:
Or, the two Americans soldiers from Alabama?

And no country is going to trade all their prisoners for one important piece.

You all keep viewing it as" WHY IS SHE SO IMPORTANT?"

Duh! Because they're taking about HER.
That's really it. Has nothing to do with right or deserving.
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So you think our government should base things off the ultimate privilege. Not white, or other, except celebrity. Yea no.
 
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volfanhill said:
So you think our government should base things off the ultimate privilege. Not white, or other, except celebrity. Yea no.
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IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT I THINK.

Its about what is. That's it.

Y'all are arguing about the discretion of the Head of State. What do you want? A vote???
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It's OBVIOUS she's not more deserving than soldiers that went there to try and defense Ukraine.

But do you see anyone talking about that??
Is MSNBC or FOX clamoring for the soldiers to be returned??? No!
 
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LittleVol said:
IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT I THINK.

Its about what is. That's it.

Y'all are arguing about the discretion of the Head of State. What do you want? A vote???
😕

It's OBVIOUS she's not more deserving than soldiers that went there to try and defense Ukraine.

But do you see anyone talking about that??
Is MSNBC or FOX clamoring for the soldiers to be returned??? No!
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She's more deserving then people who went to Ukraine. I would guess most of our citizens arrested in Russia are more deserving .
 
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Franklin Pierce said:
Is America about to hand the World's Most Notorious Arms Dealer over to Russia? As 'The Merchant of Death', he Sold Arsenals of Weapons to Corrupt Regimes before being caught in a dramatic sting. But There's A Chilling Twist, writes TOM LEONARD

No matter how lavish the accommodation laid on for him by his grateful clients, Viktor Bout preferred to bed down at night with his helicopter crew, sleeping as close as possible to a chopper that was ready to fly in minutes. In his line of work, a fast getaway was essential.

As the world’s most notorious international arms dealer, for decades he ‘got away’ with supplying ruthless warlords, terrorists and criminals with weapons that allowed them to inflict untold suffering across the globe.

The shadowy Tajikistani businessman and alleged Soviet spy was famously dubbed ‘the merchant of death’ by British foreign minister Peter Hain and ‘the personification of evil’ by a senior U.S. diplomat — even though Bout was so adept at covering his tracks, the American government unwittingly used his private fleet of 30 transport planes.

Bout had a unique reputation for being a ‘one-stop shop’ for the world’s worst warmongers: he could get anything for anyone and, crucially, transport it any time and anywhere. He did this by exploiting the vast arsenals left behind after the collapse of the Soviet Union, so he provided everything from tens of thousands of assault rifles at a time to helicopter gunships and surface-to-air missiles.

Until his arrest in 2008 following an extraordinary sting operation in Thailand, Bout, 55, earned hundreds of millions of pounds from clients who allegedly included Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi, the Taliban and even al-Qaeda, although he denies supplying the latter two. In Afghanistan, weapons sold by Bout were almost certainly used against British and U.S. troops.

His most devastating effect was on Africa, where he turned machete-wielding thugs into killing machines armed with rockets, machine guns and assault rifles. Even if he wasn’t there in person, said a senior U.S. official, Bout ‘slaughtered hundreds of thousands of innocents with his weapons’. He would mostly be paid in so-called blood diamonds, mined in war zones and sold to finance wars.


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Viktor Bout was arrested in Thailand at the request of US officials in 2008. He has been incarcerated ever since, and may now be released in a prisoner swap

Since 2011, when he was convicted in New York of conspiring to kill Americans, selling anti-aircraft missiles and aiding terrorists, and given a 25-year prison sentence, Bout has been behind bars in the U.S. and the world has been spared his poisonous services.

But he may not be for much longer.

Is America about to hand the world's most notorious arms dealer 'Merchant of Death' over to Russia? | Daily Mail Online
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The US and UK are just mad he cut into their business.
 
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Franklin Pierce said:
REVEALED: Megan Rapinoe 'told Joe Biden to do MORE to free Brittney Griner' when he phoned her with the news she was going to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom

US Soccer star Megan Rapinoe last month urged President Joe Biden in a phone call to do more to secure the release of Brittney Griner from her detention in Russia.

According to Politico, Rapinoe made the request when Biden called her to inform her she would be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom - the highest honor bestowed upon a civilian in America.

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Since then, reports have surfaced of the possible prisoner swap with Griner and Paul Whelan, a former US marine who is held in Russia.

On Thursday, Russia's foreign ministry said it was engaged in 'quiet diplomacy' over the possible swap involving Griner.

'Quiet diplomacy is under way and it should bear fruit if Washington follows it, and not fall into propaganda through media hype to score points before an election,' said Ivan Nechayev, a spokesman for the Russian foreign ministry, referring to the midterm elections in November.

Megan Rapinoe 'told Joe Biden to do MORE to free Brittney Griner' in phone call | Daily Mail Online
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Why the hell is Rapinoe getting the Medal of Freedom? She's hates America and kicks a ball.
 
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n_huffhines said:
What makes you say this?

The people who cheered the USWNT loss are less American than Rapinoe.
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Megan Rapinoe hates many aspects of America.

She hates the patriarchy.
She hates the privilege.
She hates the evangelical impact.

“I love this country - now let me tell you all the things that are wrong and we need to fundamentally change.”
 
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85SugarVol said:
Megan Rapinoe hates many aspects of America.

She hates the patriarchy.
She hates the privilege.
She hates the evangelical impact.

“I love this country - now let me tell you all the things that are wrong and we need to fundamentally change.”
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Is that what you think America is? JFC

News flash, everybody wants change. Everybody wants big change.

"_______ hates America." is one of the lowest forms of political discourse
 
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85SugarVol said:
Megan Rapinoe hates many aspects of America.

She hates the patriarchy.
She hates the privilege.
She hates the evangelical impact.

“I love this country - now let me tell you all the things that are wrong and we need to fundamentally change.”
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I highly doubt you love every aspect of this country. Lol. The fact you think she shouldn’t have an opinion and should “shut up and play sports” is what’s wrong with this country. She has a platform, and she uses it. What’s wrong with that? You’d prefer her not voice her opinions, and that’s just about as unAmerican as anything she’s ever said.
 
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85SugarVol said:
Megan Rapinoe hates many aspects of America.

She hates the patriarchy.
She hates the privilege.
She hates the evangelical impact.

“I love this country - now let me tell you all the things that are wrong and we need to fundamentally change.”
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I hate aspects of this country and feel there are many wrongs that need to fundamentally change. Odd to find out I hate my country for feeling that way
 
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I haven't hung out in this thread, but I can take a guess how it is going down. "She deserved it." She is black and a lesbian, "hope the worst happens to her." VN
 
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zeppelin128 said:
I haven't hung out in this thread, but I can take a guess how it is going down. "She deserved it." She is black and a lesbian, "hope the worst happens to her." VN
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She deserved it because she committed a crime in Russia. That's how it works in other parts of the world. Commit a crime = pay a penalty. That's how it used to work in the US.
 
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n_huffhines said:
Is that what you think America is? JFC

News flash, everybody wants change. Everybody wants big change.

"_______ hates America." is one of the lowest forms of political discourse
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Everyone does not want big change. That’s not true at all.

Should we say she strongly dislikes America as founded? How does that sit with you?
 
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