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It added that he would be invited to speak to lawmakers on the Duma's International Affairs committee. | It added that he would be invited to speak to lawmakers on the Duma's International Affairs committee. | ||
- | On [[https:// | + | On Channel One Russia, the state-run news outlet widely watched in Russia, an announcer hailed Bout as a ' |
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- | He's been sitting in jail for | + | 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 | + | 'Happy for Griner. 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,' | They can make up any nonsense to keep them there,' | ||
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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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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: ' | 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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'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. | ||
- | If you cherished this article therefore you would like to receive more info about [[https:// | + | sting operatives 'put words in his mouth' so he'd say he was aware Americans could die from weapons he sold in order to require a terrorism enhancement that would force a long prison sentence, if not a life term. |
Scheindlin gave Bout the mandatory minimum 25-year sentence but said she did so only because it was required. | Scheindlin gave Bout the mandatory minimum 25-year sentence but said she did so only because it was required. | ||
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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 [[https:// | + | 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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