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Thread: Biden administration trades Merchant of Death arms dealer for WNBA star Brittney Griner
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12-08-2022, 10:41 PM #1
Biden administration trades Merchant of Death arms dealer for WNBA star Brittney Griner
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sp...oner-swap.html
A dramatic White House deal that secured the sudden release of Brittney Griner from a Russian penal colony sparked joyous scenes – but was immediately plunged into controversy.
President Biden hugged and celebrated with WNBA star Griner’s wife in the Oval Office as the news of a prisoner swap with Russia was announced.
Yet it triggered despair for the family of a Marine who has been left behind in Russia – and condemnation that Griner was swapped for ‘Merchant of Death’ arms dealer Viktor Bout, whose arms sales have cost countless lives including US servicemen.
The deal was brokered with Vladimir Putin, responsible for the genocide in Ukraine – and with the help of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, just 48 hours after the U.S. dropped a lawsuit holding him responsible for the murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The news was met with anger by supporters of former Marine Paul Whelan, who remains in Russian prison. Republicans condemned that as 'unconscionable' and said the White House was focused on 'celebrities' over veterans detained by Putin.
In the Kremlin the announcement was seen as a 'New Year's gift' to bring home Bout, a former KGB officer who sold arms to human rights abusers in Africa and was linked to deals with the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
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12-09-2022, 12:12 AM #2
Incredible that they did this. Crazy situation with the ongoing war too.
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12-10-2022, 10:12 PM #3
Politics and it doesn't make sense to leave a veteran behind!
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12-11-2022, 01:24 PM #4
Yeah, this was a decision that has annoyed both the more principled among both the Democrats and Republicans. I really hate today's politics in the US, but that's another topic.
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