By now, you have heard the good news that Brittney Griner has been free and is currently on her way to the United States. She had been arrested in February before the start of the Russia and Ukraine war for bringing in vape cartridges containing oils derived from cannabis through a Moscow airport as she was returning to the country to play for a basketball league in the country.
About 10 months later, just weeks before the Christmas holiday, Griner is coming home.
Griner was freed from a Russian penal colony on Thursday in a prisoner exchange for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Bout is known as the “Merchant of Death” and the possible swap for him was floated back in May. He was in the middle of a 25-year sentence in federal prison after he was convicted of conspiracy to kill Americans relating to the support of a Colombian terrorist organization.
In the meantime, all the talk about freeing her has left many wondering why marine Paul Whelan was not brough home.
Dallas Cowboys star defensive player Micah Parsons was one of those people who called it out on Twitter.
“Wait nah!! We left a marine?!! Hell nah”
He also made it clear he wasn’t taking a shot at Griner and isn’t a fan of Biden or Trump.
“My last tweet was no shot at Brittney Griner. I’m super happy she’s back home as she should be. I just have family who have served and it’s crazy to me the President wouldn’t bring him home too. I’m the furthest thing from a trump supporter but I’m not a fan of Biden either.”
Paul Whelan has been jailed on espionage charges that his family and the U.S. government have said are baseless.
We can only hope the same can be done for him as soon as possible.
