You may have heard that Joe Biden's latest "victory" involved the release of US women's-basketball player Brittney Griner from Russian prison. Griner had only recently been transferred to a labor camp. Biden agreed to a prison swap: Griner for a Russian individual known as "The Merchant of Death," Viktor Bout, a notorious arms dealer. Meanwhile, men like ex-Marine Paul Whelan, who actually loves America and served his country, continue to languish in Russia. Front Page Mag:
Bout was convicted of conspiracy to kill US citizens and officials, deliver anti-aircraft missiles[,] and provide aid to a terrorist organisation.
During Bout’s trial, which began on 12 October, prosecutors said the weapons had been intended to arm the group against what Bout had called a common enemy: US forces supporting the Colombian government.
In the opening statements of his trial[,] the prosecution alleged that Bout had agreed to deliver 100 surface-to-air missiles, 20,000 high-powered rifles[,] and 10m rounds of ammunition to rebels in Colombia in 2008.
They told the jury that Bout had been told the weapons would be used to target US pilots working with Colombian officials.
Prosecutors say Bout replied: “We have the same enemy.”
Griner is on record making anti-American statements. She was also in a lesbian marriage with Glory Johnson. After Johnson announced she was pregnant, Griner filed for an annulment, saying the marriage had been a mistake. I'm not sure Griner even knows what it means to live a proper life. I'm not talking about her being a lesbian because, frankly, who cares? I'm talking about making life-choices that don't turn out to be major fuck-ups. Openly hating America, marrying a woman who gets pregnant on the sly, carrying cannabis oil with you to Russia... can Griner do anything right? I'd say she's in line for a Darwin Award.
Anyway, thanks to Senile Joe, Griner will be coming home. I'm sure that's good news to someone. Griner can go right back to her America-hating ways while she uses her cannabis oil. No lessons will have been learned during her short time in Russian prison. As for Ol' Joe... well, I saw this hilarious headline at the Genesius Times:
BREAKING: Man who released illegal arms dealer from prison gives lecture on gun control
WASHINGTON, DC—President* Joe Biden on Wednesday renewed vows to secure a new ban on assault weapons in the United States as he turns up heat on lawmakers to pass legislation shortly after securing the release of notorious illegal arms dealer Viktor Bout, known as the “Merchant of Death.”
“We did it before,” Biden said of the ban at a vigil for victims of gun violence at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Washington. “And this time[,] it’s going to take more effort [...] because I just released a Russian arms dealer, so there’s that.”
Biden seeks to lead by example[,] and releasing notorious arms dealers definitely helps in gun control. Biden also highlighted his own family’s history of gun control at the service.
Biden’s son Hunter lied on ATF Form 4473, also known as a Firearms Transaction Record, about concealing his history of illegal drug use during a firearms purchase in 2018 and left it in a dumpster.
I'm not sure what the "it" is in that last sentence (even satire is sloppily written these days), but the Genesius Times piece makes its point.
ADDENDUM: saw this quote at Instapundit:
“Brittney Griner is a cliché America-hating lefty who was stupid enough to pack drugs for a trip to a hostile foreign nation. If ever anyone needed a harsh lesson about why America is better, it’s this idiot. She should have had to serve out her labor-camp penalty in Russia until she was ready to wake up and sing the Star Spangled Banner every day.”
It really is an outrage. My lefty-loving friend Jeremy posted about how the government didn't intercede on his behalf during his six-year imprisonment in Korea. I'm not saying the situations are similar, but to trade a terrorist who targets Americans for a person like Griner is scary stupid.
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