Brittany Griner (32) was held in Russian prison after a conviction for drug possession. Viktor Bout (55) was held in American prison after a conviction for illegal arms sales, supporting terrorists and money laundering. In a prisoner exchange that took place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at Abu Dhabi airport, WNBA player Brittany Griner and Russian dealer Viktor Bout walked past each other on the tarmac.
NOTE: Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) negotiated the deal. Yesterday, in federal court the U.S. dropped a lawsuit against MbS for the Khoshoggi killing. The case was dismissed. The timing is transparent.
The Biden administration gets a popular transvestite hero of the LGBTQ+ community, while Vladimir Putin gets a Russian born global arms dealer nicknamed “the merchant of death.” All things considered, the exchange priorities sound about right.
(Joe Biden) – “Moments ago, standing together with her wife, Cherelle, in the Oval Office, I spoke with Brittney Griner. She’s safe. She’s on a plane. She’s on her way home.
After months of being unjustly detained in Russia, held under intolerable circumstances, Brittney will soon be back in the arms of her loved ones, and she should have been there all along. This is a day we’ve worked toward for a long time. We never stopped pushing for her release.
It took painstaking and intense negotiations, and I want to thank all the hardworking public servants across my administration who worked tirelessly to secure her release.” (read more)
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(Reuters) – […] Saudi Arabia and the UAE, both traditional U.S. allies, are members of the OPEC+ oil producers alliance that includes Russia and have resisted Western pressure to help isolate Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
Their mediation reflects efforts to show their ties with Russia are of benefit to Washington, which had accused Gulf oil producers of siding with Russia when OPEC+ agreed in October to cut oil output targets over U.S. objections. (more)
“And then I told him he had to stand on the tarmac and hit a three-point shot to save his johnson”…
“with her wife Cherrel” Shirley schum mistake?
Even for the embicile masquerading as the leader of the free world ….. Please help me understand America.
This absolutely makes me sick. As always the Biden administration supports American breaking other country’s laws. So sad these evil corrupt politicians have total disregard for “Never leave a Marine behind”. Its no wonder any sane patriotic American will never join the US military!
Congrats to MbS and Putin – have to admire how they manipulated the Obama/ Biden WH.
Rumaggi has trouble saying this considering it/gerbil/rat is on its knees servicing Biden.
…and MBS and Xi Xinping still agreed to work together on arms trade, as well as assisting Iran with its tech and nuclear program.
Intentional buffoonery by the Obamanistas…
anyone else think it is…odd..that the gulag..where she was supposed to be held..was not the hole that was depicted.she had a clean
bed..abeit small..after all “he” is almost 7 ft.. going thru a cafeteria line(in a modern looking room) with what looked like lot of food..and then sitting with another prisoner eating her meal..hardly the scenario that was depicted..breaking rocks, hard labor, little food, no medical treatment 100 lashes..blah, blah…
someone dropped the ball on those pix..someone needs to go back to photoshop………school…
so, maybe the WNBA does allow Trans athletes to compete? This picture sure looks like a dude
Russians Mock U.S. For Prioritizing Griner Over Whelan
Russian news program host acknowledged the three reasons why Whelan was the less desirable prisoner to swap.
“His first problem is that he is white,” the moderator pointed out. “His second problem is he is a man. His third problem: He is a heterosexual.”
“This is not something that can be forgiven today,” the host continued. “It’s just a catastrophe. Yes, here Griner beats him in every aspect.”
There were plenty of details the moderator got wrong, but the exchange proves how obvious the Biden administration’s obsession with identity politics is.
SOURCE : https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2022/12/10/watch-russian-media-is-laughing-at-the-u-s-over-griner-swap-n1652526
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