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I was reading today that Putin actually wanted to trade the same guy for our Marine but Trump turned it down when he was in office.
Fake News
If this was true, why did Trump make this comment last week?
"What kind of a deal is it to swap Brittney Griner, a basketball player who openly hates our Country, for the man known as āThe Merchant of Death,ā who is one of the biggest arms dealers anywhere in the World, and responsible for tens of thousands of deaths and horrific injuries. Why wasnāt former Marine Paul Whelan included in this totally one-sided transaction? He would have been let out for the asking. What a āstupidā and unpatriotic embarrassment for the USA!!!"
"What kind of a deal is it to swap Brittney Griner, a basketball player who openly hates our Country, for the man known as āThe Merchant of Death,ā who is one of the biggest arms dealers anywhere in the World, and responsible for tens of thousands of deaths and horrific injuries. Why wasnāt former Marine Paul Whelan included in this totally one-sided transaction? He would have been let out for the asking. What a āstupidā and unpatriotic embarrassment for the USA!!!"
Even that was supposedly a ****** deal for the USA. The way I read Trump's statement was he made a choice not to do the deal OFFERED------US Marine for terrorist arms dealer. Look, I dont pretend to know what's true with all this enemy/spy propaganda. But I know what I've read (CIA/corporate media spin)
It's not that Putin WANTED to make any particular trade whatsoever. We'll never know which side was pushing for a trade and which side was holding out for a better offer.
In this instance it's fairly obvious your president Joe Biden was desperate to get that 7' African-American lesbian ballplayer out of the Russian Gulag at any cost.
AT ANY COST.
That poor spy who thought he was next on the list for a fair trade never had a chance.
her name is Brittney, and the last time I had to make a deal with the devil, (to keep my livelihood) did not make me proud of that decision. One could even say I was made vulnerable and desperate to make a choice.
There are no easy answers in life when life is complicated and those Complexityās require a particularly elusive skill set. One that requires many failures in the equation before gaining mastery.
There are no easy answers in life when life is complicated and those Complexityās require a particularly elusive skill set. One that requires many failures in the equation before gaining mastery.
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I would rather have seen the teacher, Marc Fogel, get out. He had been going to Russia to teach English. He had a very bad back and had medical pot for his back pain. He got sentenced to 14 years and has served 3.
Griner was convicted of assault on her wife. She has publicly said that she hates the US. This was her 8th trip to Russia to play basketball for $1 million each season. She knew better. She has talked about being oppressed in the US while making millions.
Paul Whelan was kicked out of the Marines for numerous crimes including theft. He was caught trying to smuggle a flash drive out of Russia that supposedly contained Russian military secrets. Who knows? He may have been a CIA operative. It would not be surprising.
Should have swapped for a Russian convicted of drug possession in the US.
......not that there is one, jus sayin'
......not that there is one, jus sayin'
I don't believe in complicating very simple equations with extraneous factors------like her name.
She got PRIORITY over our other Russian prisoners BECAUSE she's a 7' black lesbian. That's what makes this objectionable to most fair minded, thinking people.
There are no easy answers in life when your motivations are unfair and crooked and you want to present an image of respectability and honor. This was a sleazy political deal. Nothing complicated about that.
That makes perfect sense Ingognito, and a sound none complicated conclusion on the surface, but maybe concluding hurts more than helps ? Let me try to explainā¦.if we look deeper into our human complexities maybe an awareness kicks in and our attitude gets adjusted ?
Staying with the theme of surfaces, one could imagine that the foundation of humanity is the substrate, an unchangeable force and that the changeable section of humanity is the surface. Demo, scarify, seal, polish, install a new product, we must Labor for change. How do we best do that ?
I propose that Motivation or motives is an inherent part of our foundation. Like moisture content in a slab. Itās the Minds part of ā the mind, body, spirit ā and Once we accept this condition, mind and motives work together, we can then make adjustments on the surface only and probably in a more productive manner to gain better performance.
Now, when we conclude about the motivation we essentially turn the changeable top layer into the substrate, into an unchangeable layer that canāt be improved upon, In other words, judging peopleās Motives, through our motives no matter how altruistic they may be will only postpone, detour, or derail the installation of a better performing surface thatās needed.
Could it be that once we accept this possible truthā¦..ā that motives are an inherent human foundation ā maybe silencing ours serves others better, allows us and others to focus on need. To not call them out as the way we see it, through our inherently flawed motives. Just go directly to the changeable surface area and give direction.
Simple example: Yesterday Larry left 25 sharp staples on the staircase after he shop vacuumed and ! my finger found one of them.
It hurt, but I simply showed him the 25 I gathered and told him to be more careful next time, so ! ā¦..me and the customer could have a better, safer surface to work and walk on. Sorry! Mumbo Jumbo? Or does that make any sense ?
I think I lost myself there and now I have a headache 
Bonus material if youāre still here
I sat next to Kane ( a Mill - a- kin sales rep) today at breakfast. I wanted to address CFRās situation but he wouldnāt shut up
ā¦..really cool guy like CFR, full of knowledge and loves sharing. He ! got to talking, before we even knew our communality and shared two Latin phrases. One was ā today is a good day to dieā the other was ā we are all going to dieā Howās that for perspective, I hope I keep a hold of it for more than today.Finally, Iāve always had a problem with the phrase ā Hate has no home here ā because
I prefer hearing it this way, ā Love has a home here ā ā¦ā¦ could it be that my motivation is clashing with their motivation and we are delivering the same message differently ?
How about, "life is a bitch and then you die,"?That makes perfect sense Ingognito, and a sound none complicated conclusion on the surface, but maybe concluding hurts more than helps ? Let me try to explainā¦.if we look deeper into our human complexities maybe an awareness kicks in and our attitude gets adjusted ?
Staying with the theme of surfaces, one could imagine that the foundation of humanity is the substrate, an unchangeable force and that the changeable section of humanity is the surface. Demo, scarify, seal, polish, install a new product, we must Labor for change. How do we best do that ?
I propose that Motivation or motives is an inherent part of our foundation. Like moisture content in a slab. Itās the Minds part of ā the mind, body, spirit ā and Once we accept this condition, mind and motives work together, we can then make adjustments on the surface only and probably in a more productive manner to gain better performance.
Now, when we conclude about the motivation we essentially turn the changeable top layer into the substrate, into an unchangeable layer that canāt be improved upon, In other words, judging peopleās Motives, through our motives no matter how altruistic they may be will only postpone, detour, or derail the installation of a better performing surface thatās needed.
Could it be that once we accept this possible truthā¦..ā that motives are an inherent human foundation ā maybe silencing ours serves others better, allows us and others to focus on need. To not call them out as the way we see it, through our inherently flawed motives. Just go directly to the changeable surface area and give direction.
Simple example: Yesterday Larry left 25 sharp staples on the staircase after he shop vacuumed and ! my finger found one of them.
Sorry! Mumbo Jumbo? Or does that make any sense ?
Bonus material if youāre still here
I sat next to Kane ( a Mill - a- kin sales rep) today at breakfast. I wanted to address CFRās situation but he wouldnāt shut up
Finally, Iāve always had a problem with the phrase ā Hate has no home here ā because
I prefer hearing it this way, ā Love has a home here ā ā¦ā¦ could it be that my motivation is clashing with their motivation and we are delivering the same message differently ?
It's really just mumbo jumbo to me Mike.
She's close enough to 7' for me to round up.
She's black
She's lesbian.
Besides those hard facts what would you argue were the MOTIVATIONS------politically for your President to choose this particular "political prisoner" to exchange for the Russian arms dealer who we accused of supplying terrorists with very serious weapons?
Stay focused!!!!
She's close enough to 7' for me to round up.
She's black
She's lesbian.
Besides those hard facts what would you argue were the MOTIVATIONS------politically for your President to choose this particular "political prisoner" to exchange for the Russian arms dealer who we accused of supplying terrorists with very serious weapons?
Stay focused!!!!
A bunch more of the Warren Commission stuff was released.
Anything earth shattering?
Ok will do
I doubt it. The original was full of BS.
They said that Kennedy had been shot but not by an assault weapon, so we need to ban non-assault weapons too.
They might have said other stuff too
I'm wondering if there are any Russians in US jails that aren't spies or the equivalent. It might be hard finding a "fair" trade/swap.
That said, I'm sure they could have done better.
That got me thinking. Here's the first article I read after a very quick Google:
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2014...ian-subculture-of-the-us-prison-system-a37284
American criminals dont sneak into Russia. Nor are they otherwise allowed entry. You cant have a whole subculture here in the States with just a handful of inmates so--------it's a LOT. I'm quite interested in finding harder stats. I'll get to it.
