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After months of detention in Russia on drug-smuggling charges she acknowledged, WNBA celebrity Brittney Griner was « set free » and returned to America. In the meantime, less-celebrated Marine Paul Whelan remains in a maximum-security penal colony in Russia, having been sentenced to 16 years after a closed door « kangaroo court » trial convicted him on charges he totally denies and labels « fraudulent. »
At the White House celebration, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris posed for pictures with Cherelle Griner, Brittney’s second lesbian « wife. » Biden said the basketball star was released after « painstaking and intense negotiations. »
Brittney Griner was swapped for Victor Bout, currently imprisoned on a 25-year sentence, having been convicted in U.S. federal court for « conspiracy to kill American citizens and officials. » He is a radical terrorist and mass murderer nicknamed « The Merchant of Death. »
While many Americans are delighted to see Brittney come home, multitudes question Biden’s decision as the world looks on the exchange and public legitimization and celebration of gay « marriage. »
To understand the complexities of the situation, it’s beneficial to know the « rest of the story, » as Paul Harvey used to say.
What happened
In February of this year, Griner was arrested in Russia for breaking the law by carrying marijuana cartridges into a nation that will not tolerate recreational drugs. She was caught « red-handed, » detained for months, pleaded guilty and subsequently was sentenced to nine years in prison.
Many Americans don’t like the Russian criminal justice system and have put pressure on Biden to do something, do anything, to get Griner out. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an offer publicly to exchange prisoners to secure her release. Her sympathizers applaud the « progressive » maneuver and said, « Let’s get on with it, it should be a done deal! »
Who is Ms. Griner?
Brittney Griner is a 6-foot-9 WNBA basketball player, 31 years old, weighing 205 pounds and wearing size 17 shoes. Russian authorities required her to have a DNA test to determine if she is masculine or feminine in gender. Putin and his party don’t much care for being « woke. »
Growing up, Brittney says she was bullied because of her size. She attended the largest Southern Baptist university in America, Baylor, which is strongly Christian and maintains an over 100-year tradition of a weekly chapel for all the students.
