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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m sympathetic to her, 9 years is ridiculous. But there are so many Americans that this happens to, drug laws in some countries are extreme. A prisoner swap for an arms dealer is way overboard. What about the other 1000+ Americans doing oversees jail time for drugs, we can’t just swap everyone? Also she had a month warning, the US told people to leave Russia. It’s similar to the people who stayed in Ukraine and expected rescue after the US had been telling them to leave for weeks. Sometimes personal responsibility is a thing. Feel bad but a swap comes with consequences, wouldn’t other countries just start jailing Americans to get their real bad prisoners (spies, arms dealers etc) back.[/quote]

Griner's timeline is absurd.

2021 and 2022 - Aug 2021 Fogel arrested in Russia.  Excluded from the Griner for major arms dealer potential swap. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-russia-american-teacher-marc-fogel-drug-smuggler-medical-marijuana/

Perhaps the white male 60+ year old teacher is not considered important by the administration?  Low media coverage so maybe Griner didn't read his story.  Note any reasonable person traveling to Russia would have read recent articles on the place.  Griner's timeline is like the fools who went on vacation to Afghanistan summer 2021. Only she considered herself special ...

Jan 23- State Dept Do Not Travel to Russia https://ru.usembassy.gov/security-alert-update-to-travel-advisory-for-russia-january-23-2022/
Jan 27-Fogel arrest details released in Russia https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-russia-american-teacher-marc-fogel-drug-smuggler-medical-marijuana/
Feb 17-Griner arrives from outside of Russia for extended employment in Russia.  Moscow Airport- dog sniffed drugs.
Feb 17- Kennedy Center cancellation notice of Russian company https://www.kennedy-center.org/globalassets/news-room/press-release-pdfs/2022/mariinsky-ballet_kennedy-center-cancelation.pdf
Feb 17 plus- non Russians employed in Russia continue leaving.  Ukraine citizenship persons and others depart. [/quote]

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