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US Swaps Russian Arms Dealer Viktor Bout for Brittney Griner
Newsmax ^ | December 8, 2022

Posted on 12/08/2022 6:32:32 AM PST by Navy Patriot

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American officials said. The swap, at a time of heightened tensions over Ukraine, achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden, but carried a heavy price – and left behind an American jailed for nearly four years in Russia.

The deal, the second such exchange in eight months with Russia, procured the release of the most prominent American detained abroad. Griner is a two-time Olympic gold medalist whose monthslong imprisonment on drug charges brought unprecedented attention to the population of wrongful detainees.

"Moments ago I spoke to Brittney Griner. She is safe. She is on a plane. She is on her way home," Biden tweeted Thursday morning.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Russia; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: brittneygriner; cowboys; dallas; dallascowboys; genderdysphoria; homosexualagenda; letsgobrandon; merchantofdeath; micahparsons; nfl; paulwhelan; russia; texas; viktorbout; wnba
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The American most representing American Values and Policy Has Been Freed!
1 posted on 12/08/2022 6:32:32 AM PST by Navy Patriot
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To: Navy Patriot

Wonder how the Americans trapped in Trashcanistan feel about this wonderful news.


2 posted on 12/08/2022 6:34:49 AM PST by bray (The Republic of Texas is available on Barnes and Noble and Audible)
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To: Navy Patriot

The unfortunate women who were at that prison are undoubtedly glad to see her go.


3 posted on 12/08/2022 6:35:25 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: Navy Patriot

I’m disgusted that the pres cares so much about her, because she checks all the victim boxes, that he would trade her for an arms dealer.


4 posted on 12/08/2022 6:36:13 AM PST by I want the USA back (Our news media isn't worth camel spit. Neither is the democrat party. )
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To: Navy Patriot

Never leave your trannies behind!

Or is it

Never leave your tranny’s behind?


5 posted on 12/08/2022 6:36:55 AM PST by PGR88
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To: Navy Patriot

The Biden cabal gave the Russians a lot more than an arms dealer to get their poster child back. If all the details were made public, decent Americans would gag.


6 posted on 12/08/2022 6:37:15 AM PST by allendale
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To: Navy Patriot

She better kiss the ground when she sets foot on United States. However, I expect she will all too soon go back to ranting against this country.


7 posted on 12/08/2022 6:39:09 AM PST by The Great RJ
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To: allendale

I would bet that part of the deal is that the arms dealer will give the biden crime family 10%.


8 posted on 12/08/2022 6:39:34 AM PST by Texas resident (Who is running our country?)
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To: Navy Patriot

This makes the Lou Brock trade look like genius.


9 posted on 12/08/2022 6:39:41 AM PST by glorgau
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To: Navy Patriot

I suspect we are seeing the birth of another career politician.
I cannot help but wonder how long it will be until she is in either the House or the Senate.
2 years maybe?


10 posted on 12/08/2022 6:40:04 AM PST by Tupelo (A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand)
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To: Navy Patriot

Nooooooooo!!!!!


11 posted on 12/08/2022 6:40:53 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Navy Patriot

Former Marine is still there.


12 posted on 12/08/2022 6:40:55 AM PST by EEGator
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To: Navy Patriot
We always get fleeced in these prisoner swap deals.
13 posted on 12/08/2022 6:41:20 AM PST by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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To: Navy Patriot

Well shyte, that was easy!


14 posted on 12/08/2022 6:41:51 AM PST by old school
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To: Navy Patriot

So, who won on this trade? Brittney is clearly the better player but to make a fair living from her talents, she had to go to Russia thus endangering her. Meanwhile a male NBA player of little talent makes 10x what Ms. Griner earns.


15 posted on 12/08/2022 6:44:07 AM PST by Phlap (REDNECK@LIBARTS.EDU)
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To: Navy Patriot

Freed from the Gulag.


16 posted on 12/08/2022 6:46:31 AM PST by Ciexyz (Prayers for America.)
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To: Navy Patriot

Many high-level Russians are having fatal accidents. How long will Bout last?


17 posted on 12/08/2022 6:48:12 AM PST by ryderann
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To: Phlap

Nobody wants to see women’s basketball! Let alone, pay to watch it.


18 posted on 12/08/2022 6:48:44 AM PST by old school
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To: Navy Patriot

That’s Biden and democrats trying to lock up the LGBTQ+ vote.

Biden can’t win the military votes, so, a certain Marine will remain in a Russian prison until another president comes along.


19 posted on 12/08/2022 6:49:41 AM PST by adorno
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To: allendale

Good post.

This reminds of the resolution of the 1960s Cuban missile crisis.

The word “Turkey” was never mentioned by the Mockingbird Media.


20 posted on 12/08/2022 6:50:10 AM PST by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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