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  • In Rare Contact, US Offers Russia Deal for Griner, Whelan

    07/28/2022 5:55:24 PM PDT · by Navy Patriot · 56 replies
    CBN News (Christian Perspective) ^ | July 28, 2022 | Matthew Lee and Eric Tucker
    The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. In a sharp reversal of previous policy, Blinken also said he expects to speak with his Kremlin counterpart for the first time since before Russia invaded Ukraine to discuss the deal and other matters. Blinken's comments marked the first time the U.S. government has publicly revealed any concrete action it has taken to secure the release of Griner, who was arrested on drug-related charges at a Moscow airport in February and...
  • What Does Toni Smith Mean?

    03/04/2003 9:22:36 AM PST · by az4vlad · 18 replies · 363+ views
    IntellectualConservative.com ^ | March 3, 2003 | Brian S. Wise
    A look at the college basketball player who turns her back on the American flag. Examining the fine line between experienced protest and youthful exuberance.People in their very early twenties, not at all unlike people in their mid to late teens, have opinions … and that’s just one small part of what’s wrong with them. The unfortunate part of young opinion, whether it comes from the Left or the Right, is that it’s so often rooted in one’s suspicion and gut feelings (as opposed to fact) that it loses its grandest intentions and becomes self parody. Anyone who has...