{"id":1768239,"date":"2022-12-08T17:02:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T22:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1768239"},"modified":"2022-12-08T17:33:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T22:33:30","slug":"hillary-praises-brittany-griner-release-ignores-other-u-s-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillary-praises-brittany-griner-release-ignores-other-u-s-prisoners\/","title":{"rendered":"Hillary Praises Brittany Griner Release, Ignores Other U.S. Prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhillary-praises-brittany-griner-release-ignores-other-u-s-prisoners%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1768239&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.08-06.14-thepoliticalinsider-639229828d394.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I\u2019m all about bringing home wrongfully detained Americans in foreign lands, particularly those countries that are clear enemies to the United States and our way of life. As readers may recall, just days before Russia decided to invade Ukraine, WNBA player Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia for allegedly bringing drugs into the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">No doubt Ms. Griner\u2019s demographics played a part in her being a target; as a black gay female American athletic star, she checks all the boxes regarding minority demographics elevated in America and generally treated terribly in Russia. Since her arrest and sentencing, the Biden administration has faced pressure to get this high-profile athlete home. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Finally, about ten months later, Ms. Griner is heading home to her wife and family thanks to a prisoner swap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">An excellent day for Brittney and her family, and arguably a fantastic day for Russia and the prisoner we traded her for. However, not such a great day for another American still languishing in the Russian prison system.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden just traded the guy that inspired \u201cLord of War\u201d for Brittney Griner, who didn\u2019t even make the cut for \u201cSpace Jam 2\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eR9gQN7jRB\">pic.twitter.com\/eR9gQN7jRB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Harrison (@HarrisonKrank) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarrisonKrank\/status\/1600844758326411265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A Job\u2026 Done<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You can count on former presidential candidate and, deep down inside, still presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton to weigh in on any significant political move, especially if it makes her party look good. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So she was quick to tweet:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cBrittney Griner is coming home. Just incredibly good news. Thank you to President Biden and everyone in the administration who made this happen, as well as the advocates who pushed for it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brittney Griner is coming home. <\/p>\n<p>Just incredibly good news. <\/p>\n<p>Thank you to President Biden and everyone in the administration who made this happen, as well as the advocates who pushed for it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xwAIyArOoK\">https:\/\/t.co\/xwAIyArOoK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HillaryClinton\/status\/1600847207476867072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In her rush to pat her fellow geriatric on the back, she forgot to mention American Marine Paul Whelan, who is still in Russia. She also failed to mention how we paid for Ms. Griner\u2019s freedom with the release of famed arms dealer Viktor Bout.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I would\u2019ve reminded her, but she doesn\u2019t have the ability to comment on her tweets enabled so I guess I\u2019ll have to hope she reads my article today. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I\u2019m sure she\u2019ll get to it eventually in between her virtue signaling about strong, gutsy women (provided they are Democrats, of course) and promoting the Clinton Center\u2019s new Christmas ornament equally filled with faux feminist imagery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/biden-reportedly-offers-major-illegal-arms-trafficker-in-trade-for-basketball-player-who-smuggled-weed-into-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden Reportedly Offers Major Illegal Arms Trafficker In Trade For Basketball Player Who Smuggled Weed Into Russia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">God Bless The U.S.A.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The best lesson from today\u2019s prisoner swap is just how fantastic it is to be an American, well, at least for some. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Like many American athletes in recent years, Ms. Griner was outspoken about her thoughts on how terrible her country is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/news\/2022\/08\/09\/brittney-griner-national-anthem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> as cities were burning to the ground during the George Floyd riots:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI honestly feel we should not play the National Anthem during our season.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">She said that if the WNBA decides to play the National Anthem, she would not \u201cbe out there\u201d for it, which is her right, whether you like it or not.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I wonder if Brittney Griner will sing and stand for the National Anthem now that the United States has compromised national security to free her?\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BrittneyGriner?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BrittneyGriner<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomiLahren\/status\/1600854143383392256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And how wonderful it is that you can disrespect the flag and the anthem of your home country and your nation\u00a0 \u2013 a nation that is so ingrained with systematic racism that it bends over backwards, or forwards depending on your view, to swap you out for one of the most dangerous men ever to walk the Earth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Today would be a good day for her to be proud to be an American because at least she knows she\u2019s free.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Unfortunately, the same can\u2019t be said for the white heterosexual male American veteran serving time in Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Reading Between The Lines<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We know who Ms. Griner is, but in case you need a refresher, the man who gained his freedom in exchange for hers was none other than the muse for the fantastic movie starring Nicholas Cage, <em>Lord of War<\/em>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Viktor Bout was serving a 25-year sentence for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/12\/08\/americas\/viktor-bout-profile-prisoner-swap-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">following<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">conspiring to kill Americans<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">acquiring and exporting anti-aircraft missiles<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">providing material support for terrorist organizations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He\u2019s a pretty bad mama jama and, at one point, was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/who-is-viktor-bout-russian-arms-dealer-swapped-griner-2022-12-08\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#2 most wanted<\/a> man in the world, second to Osama bin Laden. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The other individual missing from Hillary\u2019s heartfelt tweet is Paul Whelan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/trump-torches-bidens-proposed-russian-prisoner-swap-were-supposed-to-trade-a-spoiled-person-for-a-killer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump Torches Biden\u2019s Proposed Russian Prisoner Swap: We\u2019re Supposed to Trade a \u2018Spoiled\u2019 Person For a Killer?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mr. Whelan was a U.S. Marine and former Michigan police officer arrested for espionage in 2018 and sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison. Mr. Whelan claims he was and is not a spook, which our own country argues is accurate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Many say he couldn\u2019t possibly be an American spy in Russia because he was given a bad-conduct military discharge after a court martial for larceny. Perhaps I read too many spy novels, but that sounds like an excellent cover for an undercover American spook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">One has to wonder if we will ever get Mr. Whelan home if Russia wouldn\u2019t accept a trade for the Merchant of Death for his release. Who could we have hidden away in a cell somewhere that would be more enticing for Russian in exchange for an alleged regular old vet?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I\u2019ll let you take a moment to chew on that for a spell.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On the bright side, at least now we might get a sequel to Lord of War<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Harrison (@HarrisonKrank) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarrisonKrank\/status\/1600867195504001027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Back In Business<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I shouldn\u2019t rain on Uncle Joe\u2019s parade today. What a win and an excellent Christmas gift for Ms. Griner and her family.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shopping for a gutsy woman this holiday season? <\/p>\n<p>Allow me to recommend the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClintonCenter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@clintoncenter<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/womensvoices?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#womensvoices<\/a> ornament celebrating incredible women from Susan B. Anthony and Ruby Bridges to Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8cSAzuui1y\">https:\/\/t.co\/8cSAzuui1y<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BYWCEMEvXK\">pic.twitter.com\/BYWCEMEvXK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HillaryClinton\/status\/1600558438488023041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Plus, this allows Hillary to attempt to maintain her relevance on Twitter, so we should all be taking a victory lap. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, John Sipher, the former deputy head of the \u201cRussia House\u201d at the CIA, brings up a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/who-is-viktor-bout-infamous-arms-dealer-swapped-brittney-griner-153308286.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">good point<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201c\u2026we should admit that we played Vladimir Putin\u2019s game. He got what he wanted in his typical bullying manner. He knows he can push the West around and will do it until he is stopped.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He\u2019s not wrong; am I the only one who saw the fantastic movie starring Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman, <em>Air Force One<\/em>? If you have not seen it, watch it when you finish reading my article.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/democrat-claims-any-desire-to-track-money-sent-to-ukraine-is-evil-russian-propaganda\/?utm_source=home-headline-stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrat Claims Any Desire to Track Money Sent to Ukraine is Evil Russian Propaganda<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the indictment on Mr. Bout, it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/who-is-viktor-bout-infamous-arms-dealer-swapped-brittney-griner-153308286.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">states<\/a> that he:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cAssembled a fleet of cargo airplanes capable of transporting weapons and military equipment to various parts of the world, including Africa, South America, and the Middle East.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What will happen to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/11\/27\/republicans-press-biden-on-more-oversight-into-ukraine-funds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other 90%<\/a> of weapons that the Biden administration didn\u2019t inspect that were headed to Ukraine?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> I don\u2019t think we have fully paid for Brittney Griner\u2019s release; I think that payment will happen over the years as the Merchant of Death reopens his business in Eastern Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I wonder what Putin\u2019s cut will be, or the Biden family\u2019s, for that matter. Welcome home, Brittney.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Now is the time to support and share the sources you trust.<\/strong><br \/>The Political Insider ranks #3 on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/political_blogs\/\">Feedspot\u2019s<\/a> \u201c100 Best Political Blogs and Websites.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m all about bringing home wrongfully detained Americans in foreign lands, particularly those countries that are clear enemies to the United States and our way of life. 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