Submitted by PrincessBananas85 t3_znj5ip in sports
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steinmas t1_j0idgso wrote
Didn’t the state department confirm that Russia said Fogel and Whelan were not on the table for a trade right now? It was either Griner or nobody?
DefendTheLand t1_j0j7sah wrote
Not sure why your comment is being downvoted. It’s true.
steinmas t1_j0j9at2 wrote
Everything is politicized now, facts don’t mean squat. Whelan’s own family said it’s unpatriotic to be upset Griner came home.
WarpedCore t1_j0igy9s wrote
Yes, but what the hell? Why? The world may never know.
steinmas t1_j0ihweh wrote
Perhaps Russia wants a lot more for Fogel and Whelan? Whelan was convicted of espionage, a much more serious crime. Russia is trying to get the US to have Germany release a convicted assassin for Whelan, which is a much more difficult task than trading for someone in US custody.
WarpedCore t1_j0ik66x wrote
The Federal Government gave Viktor "The Merchant of Death" Bout. He's a freaking arms dealer. Some have considered him the Highest profile Russian in US custody. Not any more. Bye Bye.
An arms dealer, convicted of conspiring to kill American citizens for a WNBA player who did not obey the Marijuana Laws of a foreign country that she has frequented in for a number of years playing off season basketball.
I think the law is stupid, but it is Russian law at a time where shit is all messed up in Russia. She has played in Russia for years, and HAD to have known the laws by now. She thought she was bigger than the stupid THC law and she got caught.
dub-fresh t1_j0hk9tf wrote
Slap in the face to anyone without clout
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Syrath36 t1_j0jqoq0 wrote
Now even less people will watch so they will ge down to 12 from 15.
askmeaboutmysciatica t1_j0jw8hq wrote
Are we supposed to be mad at her for that?
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stretcherjockey411 t1_j0kzj79 wrote
Six figure salary in the WNBA in America is a pittance. Gotta supplement that a bit. I hear the Russian league pays pretty well. She should try that.
Str8luck t1_j0ldnuv wrote
When are we releasing all inmates charged with marijuana possession???
stretcherjockey411 t1_j0my51y wrote
Right
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BootyBrown t1_j0j2x4h wrote
Im really confused about what you guys want her to do now that she's back?
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RickRossnips t1_j0kzwvq wrote
Bruh I swear if she still smokin carts..
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GHIDORA777 t1_j0h7dpe wrote
Good for her
EasyYard t1_j0ha7fp wrote
In russia?
WarpedCore t1_j0i3ij0 wrote
Paul Whelan
Whelan, a corporate security executive, traveled to Moscow in December 2018 for a wedding and was detained by Russian authorities on espionage charges. In 2020, the former Marine received a 16-year prison sentence in what the U.S. has called a sham trial.
Whelan, 52, was ordered to serve time at a prison labor camp in the province of Mordovia.
Last month, Whelan was moved to a prison hospital for undisclosed reasons.
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Marc Fogel
Fogel, a history teacher from Pittsburgh who taught the children of U.S. diplomats abroad, was detained in Moscow in August 2021. He had with him a small amount of medical marijuana he used for chronic back pain. In June, Fogel, 61, was sentenced to 14 years at a labor camp.
The federal government has not designated Fogel as wrongfully detained.