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'This is a position of strength, comrades,' | 'This is a position of strength, comrades,' | ||
On Thursday, the US and Russia announced that Griner, who was sentenced to nine years of hard prison time on cannabis-related charges, had been exchanged for Bout. | On Thursday, the US and Russia announced that Griner, who was sentenced to nine years of hard prison time on cannabis-related charges, had been exchanged for Bout. | ||
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The controversial swap took place in Abu Dhabi, and Russian TV showed Bout in a private jet on the flight to Russia, getting his blood pressure checked, speaking with his family by phone and saying, 'I love you very much.' | The controversial swap took place in Abu Dhabi, and Russian TV showed Bout in a private jet on the flight to Russia, getting his blood pressure checked, speaking with his family by phone and saying, 'I love you very much.' | ||
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- | Congratulations for the return of Viktor. If you enjoyed this post and you would certainly like to obtain more details relating to [[https:// | + | Congratulations for the return of Viktor. I wrote him a letter in America with words of support. I'm very glad this part of history is over,' another wrote. |
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He's been sitting in jail for years. Freedom,' | He's been sitting in jail for years. Freedom,' | ||
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Trading a figure like Bout for a basketball player…' | Trading a figure like Bout for a basketball player…' | ||
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Other Russian-language comments were skeptical of the deal, and slammed Russia for imprisoning Griner. | Other Russian-language comments were skeptical of the deal, and slammed Russia for imprisoning Griner. | ||
'What shame and embarrassment! | 'What shame and embarrassment! | ||
- | They took an innocent person hostage, blamed her for something, the devils, just to trade in for a criminal!' | + | If you have any type of questions pertaining to where and ways to make use of [[https:// |
'Happy for Griner. But this creates an unpleasant precedent in the sense that it is already dangerous for any US citizen to visit Russia. | 'Happy for Griner. But this creates an unpleasant precedent in the sense that it is already dangerous for any US citizen to visit Russia. | ||
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Bout is widely known abroad as the ' | Bout is widely known abroad as the ' | ||
The 2005 Nicolas Cage movie 'Lord of War' was loosely based on Bout, a former Soviet air force officer who gained fame supposedly by supplying weapons for civil wars in South America, the Middle East and Africa. | The 2005 Nicolas Cage movie 'Lord of War' was loosely based on Bout, a former Soviet air force officer who gained fame supposedly by supplying weapons for civil wars in South America, the Middle East and Africa. | ||
- | His clients were said to include Liberia' | + | His clients were said to include Liberia' |
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They took an innocent person hostage, blamed her for something, the devils, just to trade in for a criminal!' | They took an innocent person hostage, blamed her for something, the devils, just to trade in for a criminal!' | ||
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But this creates an unpleasant precedent in the sense that it is already dangerous for any US citizen to visit Russia. They can make up any nonsense to keep them there,' | But this creates an unpleasant precedent in the sense that it is already dangerous for any US citizen to visit Russia. They can make up any nonsense to keep them there,' | ||
In Russia, however, he's seen as a swashbuckling businessman who was unjustly imprisoned after an overly aggressive US sting operation. | In Russia, however, he's seen as a swashbuckling businessman who was unjustly imprisoned after an overly aggressive US sting operation. | ||
Russia had pressed for Bout´s release for years and as speculation grew about such a deal, the upper house of parliament opened a display of paintings he made in prison - whose subjects ranged from Soviet dictator Josef Stalin to a kitten. | Russia had pressed for Bout´s release for years and as speculation grew about such a deal, the upper house of parliament opened a display of paintings he made in prison - whose subjects ranged from Soviet dictator Josef Stalin to a kitten. | ||
- | The show of his art underlined Bout's complexities. | + | The show of his art underlined Bout' |
Though in a bloody business, the 55-year-old was a vegetarian and classical music fan who is said to speak six languages. | Though in a bloody business, the 55-year-old was a vegetarian and classical music fan who is said to speak six languages. | ||
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Bout was convicted in 2011 on terrorism charges. | Bout was convicted in 2011 on terrorism charges. | ||
- | Prosecutors said he was ready to sell up to $20 million in weapons, including surface-to-air missiles to shoot down U.S. [[https:// | + | Prosecutors said he was ready to sell up to $20 million in weapons, including surface-to-air missiles to shoot down U.S. helicopters. When they made the claim at his 2012 sentencing, Bout shouted: ' |
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Bout has steadfastly proclaimed his innocence, describing himself as a legitimate businessman who didn´t sell weapons. | Bout has steadfastly proclaimed his innocence, describing himself as a legitimate businessman who didn´t sell weapons. | ||
Bout's case fit well into Moscow' | Bout's case fit well into Moscow' | ||
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His wife and lawyer claimed his health deteriorated in the harsh prison environment where foreigners are not always eligible for breaks that Americans might receive. | His wife and lawyer claimed his health deteriorated in the harsh prison environment where foreigners are not always eligible for breaks that Americans might receive. | ||
- | Bout had not been scheduled to be released until 2029. He was held in a medium-security facility in Marion, | + | Bout had not been scheduled to be released until 2029. He was held in a medium-security facility in Marion, Illinois. |
'He got a hard deal,' said Scheindlin, the retired judge, noting the U.S. | 'He got a hard deal,' said Scheindlin, the retired judge, noting the U.S. | ||
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targeted Bout vindictively because it was embarrassed that his companies helped deliver goods to American military contractors involved in the war in Iraq. | targeted Bout vindictively because it was embarrassed that his companies helped deliver goods to American military contractors involved in the war in Iraq. | ||
The deliveries occurred despite United Nations sanctions imposed against Bout since 2001 because of his reputation as a notorious illegal arms dealer. | The deliveries occurred despite United Nations sanctions imposed against Bout since 2001 because of his reputation as a notorious illegal arms dealer. | ||
- | Prosecutors had urged Scheindlin to impose a life sentence, saying that if Bout was right to call himself nothing more than a businessman, | + | Prosecutors had urged Scheindlin to impose a life sentence, saying that if Bout was right to call himself nothing more than a businessman, |
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