Discussion: Brother Of American Detained In Russia Wonders If He's Political Pawn

 Whelan, 48, was discharged from the Marines for bad conduct.

Is this guy a tRump/Putin loving kind of guy? Might there be any chance that he offered his ass up with an exchange for Butina or this Makarenko character? I say let him marinate in Lefortovo Prison until itā€™s clear what he was doing in Russia.

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But Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Saturday that discussing a possible swap involving Whelan and Maria Butina would be premature because Whelan hasnā€™t been formally charged, according to Russian news agencies.

I know there has been speculation about this from outsiders, but what informed person or persons within our government have brought this up? Why is the Russian government talking about it at all - even if it say itā€™s too early to talk about it? Laying the ground for Trump?

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Ya think? Trumpers put him there to placate Putin.

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Well, Whelan is such a patriot that one country to die for is not enough for him, thatā€™s why he holds three or four nationalitiesā€¦

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Thatā€™s the question I have been asking all weekā€¦

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Sergei Makerenko was indicted in the US in 2017. He was apprehended in a US territory, where he was stupid enough to allow himself to be found with a US indictment. I would love to hear Putinā€™s theory on how this is yet another attack on Russian citizens.

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(AP) We unquestioningly report everything Russian news and information outlets tell us, and relay it to you, the American rabbit.
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More hereā€¦

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The Russians AND the Republicans want Bettina gone before she spills the beans on the Oligarch money that was laundered through the NRA
NRA contributions to Republicans 2012- $12 Million
NRA contributions to Republicans 2016- $80 Million
Something stinks
The NRA doesnā€™t have that kind of money

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Brad Parscaleā€™s ā€œmiracle grassroots fundraisingā€ for DJTā€™s 2016 campaign likely has a similar source. Data analytics my ass.

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Where is Turtle in all this?

Anybody?

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ā€œBrother Of American Detained In Russia Wonders If Heā€™s Political Pawnā€

Hint: If youā€™re even ASKING that question, the answer is YES.

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Data analytics my ass.

I agree, which also explains Parscaleā€™s promotion from Trumpā€™s digital media director in 2016 to campaign manager for 2020.

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It is probably too late for that. I guess is she has been spilling it all. I think Butina is going to bring down many Republicans.

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Mongo only pawn in game of life.

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If heā€™s a pawn, heā€™s Trumpā€™s pawn. His whole purpose is to provide an excuse to send Butina back to Moscow so she can no longer cooperate - Duh!. Jesus - there isnā€™t anyone in this administration clever enough to even organize a car wash.

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Yes. He is a political pawn.

This has been another installment of Simple Answers to Simple Questions.

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Turtle?

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