Why exchange anybody?TLDR this thread but....
The Ruskie served 14 years or so right?
The Whelan guy was NOT active duty, correct? Dishonorable discharge for larceny? Held 4 passports and worked in corporate security or something?
Says he's NOT a spy?
The whole "She knowingly broke the law" trope is tired, man. Let it go.
It is a good thing to have someone in that position released from anywhere. It's a nonsense charge. No one should be doing time for a vape, particularly 9 years. The US did not MAKE her a political chess piece.
It is not cool to let an arms dealer go. Dude is obviously a POS. He's also been a tool for the US ("pentagon contractors" under Bush, Cheney, Wolfowitz... Jesus....)
Everyone knows that the US is the only acceptable arms dealer. Their judgement is infallible and their body count is unfuckwithable.
Wait. Our mule is the arms dealer. whoops?
He got caught and was doing the time
She got caught and was doing the same time as any local would have gotten for the same deal.
Never heard of Whelan before this so don't know about his case.
If someone is unjustly held then F yeah get em out! But these 2 - weird