Brittney Griner pleaded guilty in a Russian court to drugs charges that could see her face 10 years in prison; Update: SHE IS FREE

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Like you’re saying he was probably a GRU/FSB operative forging relationships with militias and doing other dirt for russia. Why the fukk would he sell Russian weapons to Russia :dahell:
I think he's a high profile prisoner that Russia wants just to save face and cause an argument over here. I'm sure Russia has all the connects this guy had before he got locked up. The American media gave him those scary nicknames. As they always do.
 

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I think he's a high profile prisoner that Russia wants just to save face and cause an argument over here. I'm sure Russia has all the connects this guy had before he got locked up. The American media gave him those scary nicknames. As they always do.
Of course, I'd assume not all but this is basically 14-15 years of him being gone.

But yea, could be a thing like "we take care of people who really really put in work for us".
 

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Great news...but, the conspiracy theorist in me says this is more political threatre.

So, in a war with Russia, they release the Russian "Death Merchant"????
 

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Who is he Tony Stark? If he was that dangerous why was he getting out in six years.:dead:

Because that's what the court system gave him based on the evidence (or lack thereof) they had of him consipring against Americans.

But this guy was trafficking arms into the Africa well before the US busted him for what he was trying to do here. Dude was basically aiding in the genocide that was going in Africa.

And he got traded for a WNBA player :russ:
 

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Russia is the second biggest arms dealer---after the US---in the world, so I don't think they need Bout's help.
U don't think Russia knows how to sell weapons? :comeon:

U think this guy is going to singlehandedly change whats happening in Ukraine? Or anywhere else. If he was that guy he woulda got life

They need his help FINDING weapons. I'm not sure if you're ready about the war, but the world is finding out that Russia weapons ain't worth shyt.

Even beyond that, it is a false equivalency to try to bring US and Russia selling weapons into it.

The math is very simple. That person going free is going to cause more chaos and issues across the planet and that chaos wasn't worth Brittney Griner's entertainment value as a basketball player.
 

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The US is the biggest arms dealer in the world. Im sure dude was great at his job, but talking about him like he's a Marvel villain is insane. Those guys get captured and they don't go on trial. They usually get killed.

I'm not disputing any of that. It's just crazy to me that an international arms dealer just got traded for a WNBA player.
 

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They need his help FINDING weapons. I'm not sure if you're ready about the war, but the world is finding out that Russia weapons ain't worth shyt.

Even beyond that, it is a false equivalency to try to bring US and Russia selling weapons into it.

The math is very simple. That person going free is going to cause more chaos and issues across the planet and that chaos wasn't worth Brittney Griner's entertainment value as a basketball player.
I will repeat, Russia is the second biggest arms dealer in the world. They MAKE the weapons. :russ:

And since these mans been outposted from the global community, they don't have problems making arrangements with countries like Iran. They don't need Viktor Bout for shyt.

And Viktor Bout wasn't exactly giving Russians weapons. He was out sending Russian and other weapons to smaller nations.

He been away for 15 years. In a contacts industry, that’s retirement. He will probably take his money and go away.

You all have to stop letting the media tell you every foreign baddie is a Hitler redux.
 
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I'm not disputing any of that. It's just crazy to me that an international arms dealer just got traded for a WNBA player.
While I feel what you are saying, he was going to be released in six years. Its one thing if he was in there for life.
 

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While I feel what you are saying, he was going to be released in six years. Its one thing if he was in there for life.

I don't know why he didn't get a longer sentence, he's a real piece of shyt - Viktor Bout: Who is the Merchant of Death?

If any of ya'll remember the movie Lord of War with Nic Cage, that was loosely based on this dude (entertaining movie :whew:)
 

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I don't know why he didn't get a longer sentence, he's a real piece of shyt - Viktor Bout: Who is the Merchant of Death?

If any of ya'll remember the movie Lord of War with Nic Cage, that was loosely based on this dude (entertaining movie :whew:)
Thats a movie and the Bish admin was great at making villains. That dude they tortured was like the Arab Thanos let them tell it.
 
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