{"id":52509,"date":"2022-08-07T02:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T02:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=52509"},"modified":"2022-08-07T02:00:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T02:00:42","slug":"get-her-out-of-russian-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=52509","title":{"rendered":"Get her out of Russian prison!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Brittney Griner has been handed an outrageous prison sentence for a “crime” that in most countries on Earth would be treated as a misdemeanor offense.<\/p>\n

Oh, but not in Russia!<\/p>\n

Griner, a noted women’s basketball star from Texas, was caught earlier this year with some cannabis in her luggage. It was a tiny amount. She told Russian authorities of her mistake at the time, but they took her into custody anyway.<\/p>\n

Griner then pleaded guilty to the crime of packing an illegal substance. She went on trial, was convicted of it and then received a nine-year prison term.<\/p>\n

What an utter outrage! She is being treated as a political prisoner. Why? Because the United States of America opposes Russia’s lawless, immoral and illegal invasion of Ukraine. President Biden has called Russian thug\/goon\/dictator Vladimir Putin a war criminal because of his forces’ attacks on civilian targets.<\/p>\n

For that — and not the tiny bit of drugs she was carrying — Griner is being punished.<\/p>\n

American and Russian negotiators are working to secure her release. Indeed, Griner isn’t the only American being held unjustly. Paul Whelan is serving a prison term for espionage, which is another dubious charge.<\/p>\n

Griner and Whelan both need to come home. Many of us are now imploring the State Department to move whatever mountain it must to secure their release.<\/p>\n

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