Ex-Marine Biden Left Behind in Russian Prison to Free Brittney Griner Attacked By Inmate
Dec 2, 2023 19:52:16 #
Ex-Marine Biden Left Behind in Russian Prison to Free Brittney Griner Attacked By Inmate
by Warner Todd Huston on December 2, 2023
The following article, Ex-Marine Biden Left Behind in Russian Prison to Free Brittney Griner Attacked By Inmate, was first published on .
By George C. Upper III,
A Marine Corps veteran currently serving prison time in Russia for spying was attacked by a fellow inmate Tuesday.
Russia’s prison service on Wednesday confirmed the assault on Paul Whelan, but only after Whelan’s brother went public with news of it, Reuters reported.
Whelan, 53, who received a bad-conduct discharge from the Marines in 2008 after a court-martial, was sentenced in 2020 to 16 years in prison after being convicted of espionage by a Russian court.
He has consistently denied the charges, and former CIA employees told The New York Times in 2019 that Whelan’s court martial would likely make him ineligible to be hired by the agency.
According to a statement from Dave Whelan, Paul Whelan’s brother, the incident took place in a “sewing workshop” in the high-security complex where he is being held.
“A new prisoner blocked part of the production line and Paul asked him to move out of the way,” Whelan said in the statement, according to Reuters. “After repeated requests, the prisoner hit Paul in the face, breaking Paul’s glasses in the process, and attempted to hit him a second time.”
In an audio statement cited by CNN, Paul Whelan said he was concerned because his attacker was holding a potentially deadly weapon at the time of the assault.
“I stood up to block the second hit, being concerned that he had sharp shears in his hand that could be used as a weapon. Other prisoners stopped him from further assault while I left the area, looking for guards,” Whelan said, according to CNN. “There are no guards on the factory floor and it was quite difficult for me to find prison staff to assist.”
The U.S. State Department used the occasion to call for Whelan’s release and, in the meantime, ensure his safety.
“We understand he is receiving medical treatment following this incident,” the department said in a statement to Reuters.
Dave Whelan said in his statement that he believed his brother had been targeted because bad feelings for Americans in Russia was “not uncommon among the other prisoners.”
In October, Paul Whelan told CNN that he was a marked man because of the U.S. “leaving me here.”
Whelan said then that he had told Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a phone call “point blank that leaving me here the first time painted a target on my back and leaving me here the second time basically signed a death warrant.”
Russian news agency Interfax said that the incident had been captured on surveillance footage that prison officials would review before reporting the “illegal actions” to the police.
Whelan was treated at the prison for an abrasion under one of his eyes. His attacker was also taken to the prison medical facility, but his condition was apparently not reported.
Interfax cited an unnamed source “familiar with the situation” as claiming that Whelan’s attacker was “a convict from Turkey” who assaulted the Marine Corps veteran “over political disagreements.”
The U.S. has repeatedly denied that Whelan was a spy.
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I'll trade: Biden, Harris and Obama for him and throw in the entire Squad for good measure!!!
And...and the liberals on OPP!
by Warner Todd Huston on December 2, 2023
The following article, Ex-Marine Biden Left Behind in Russian Prison to Free Brittney Griner Attacked By Inmate, was first published on .
By George C. Upper III,
A Marine Corps veteran currently serving prison time in Russia for spying was attacked by a fellow inmate Tuesday.
Russia’s prison service on Wednesday confirmed the assault on Paul Whelan, but only after Whelan’s brother went public with news of it, Reuters reported.
Whelan, 53, who received a bad-conduct discharge from the Marines in 2008 after a court-martial, was sentenced in 2020 to 16 years in prison after being convicted of espionage by a Russian court.
He has consistently denied the charges, and former CIA employees told The New York Times in 2019 that Whelan’s court martial would likely make him ineligible to be hired by the agency.
According to a statement from Dave Whelan, Paul Whelan’s brother, the incident took place in a “sewing workshop” in the high-security complex where he is being held.
“A new prisoner blocked part of the production line and Paul asked him to move out of the way,” Whelan said in the statement, according to Reuters. “After repeated requests, the prisoner hit Paul in the face, breaking Paul’s glasses in the process, and attempted to hit him a second time.”
In an audio statement cited by CNN, Paul Whelan said he was concerned because his attacker was holding a potentially deadly weapon at the time of the assault.
“I stood up to block the second hit, being concerned that he had sharp shears in his hand that could be used as a weapon. Other prisoners stopped him from further assault while I left the area, looking for guards,” Whelan said, according to CNN. “There are no guards on the factory floor and it was quite difficult for me to find prison staff to assist.”
The U.S. State Department used the occasion to call for Whelan’s release and, in the meantime, ensure his safety.
“We understand he is receiving medical treatment following this incident,” the department said in a statement to Reuters.
Dave Whelan said in his statement that he believed his brother had been targeted because bad feelings for Americans in Russia was “not uncommon among the other prisoners.”
In October, Paul Whelan told CNN that he was a marked man because of the U.S. “leaving me here.”
Whelan said then that he had told Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a phone call “point blank that leaving me here the first time painted a target on my back and leaving me here the second time basically signed a death warrant.”
Russian news agency Interfax said that the incident had been captured on surveillance footage that prison officials would review before reporting the “illegal actions” to the police.
Whelan was treated at the prison for an abrasion under one of his eyes. His attacker was also taken to the prison medical facility, but his condition was apparently not reported.
Interfax cited an unnamed source “familiar with the situation” as claiming that Whelan’s attacker was “a convict from Turkey” who assaulted the Marine Corps veteran “over political disagreements.”
The U.S. has repeatedly denied that Whelan was a spy.
https://storywarrant.com/2023/12/02/ex-marine-biden-left-behind-in-russian-prison-to-free-brittney-griner-attacked-by-inmate/?goal=0_e5f62b94d5-ce3da99b35-363775018&mc_cid=ce3da99b35
I'll trade: Biden, Harris and Obama for him and throw in the entire Squad for good measure!!!
And...and the liberals on OPP!
Dec 2, 2023 20:01:25 #
Oldsailor65 wrote:
Ex-Marine Biden Left Behind in Russian Prison to F... (show quote)
We know Biden's priorities.
Dec 2, 2023 20:07:30 #
Dec 2, 2023 20:21:07 #
JFlorio
Loc: Seminole Florida
Oldsailor65 wrote:
Gays, T****ys and non-w****s
He needs to t***sition and say he h**es the United States then Biden will help.
Dec 2, 2023 20:23:17 #
JFlorio wrote:
He needs to t***sition and say he h**es the United States then Biden will help.
And start kissing his fellow inmates and dressing more feminine or however it's spelled. Ya know
Dec 2, 2023 20:48:23 #
Griner should be sent to Gaza, they’d throw her/him off the roof!
Whistle sound——- splat!
Whistle sound——- splat!
Dec 2, 2023 20:58:40 #
Marty 2020 wrote:
Griner should be sent to Gaza, they’d throw her/him off the roof!
Whistle sound——- splat!
Whistle sound——- splat!
Splat...bounce like a basketball
Dec 3, 2023 15:11:53 #
Dec 3, 2023 19:47:24 #
Oldsailor65 wrote:
Ex-Marine Biden Left Behind in Russian Prison to F... (show quote)
keep in mind, he was not "left behind" by choice, it was not one or the other.. he was not offered for release..
Also, perhaps.. just as a curiosity, some would like to know more of what resulted in the general discharge from the Marine corp... It would not be a minor infraction...
Dec 3, 2023 21:39:08 #
permafrost wrote:
keep in mind, he was not "left behind" by choice, it was not one or the other.. he was not offered for release..
Also, perhaps.. just as a curiosity, some would like to know more of what resulted in the general discharge from the Marine corp... It would not be a minor infraction...
Also, perhaps.. just as a curiosity, some would like to know more of what resulted in the general discharge from the Marine corp... It would not be a minor infraction...
Beau bergdahl type?
Dec 3, 2023 21:50:37 #
Marty 2020 wrote:
Beau bergdahl type?
I know nothing about this buy held by russia.. Bergdahl, a nutcase... should not have been in the military.. was not any sort of logical thinker..
given that I know next to nothing finding out a little bit about him, the man held in Russia,, would be welcome....
Dec 3, 2023 22:09:24 #
permafrost wrote:
I know nothing about this buy held by russia.. Bergdahl, a nutcase... should not have been in the military.. was not any sort of logical thinker..
given that I know next to nothing finding out a little bit about him, the man held in Russia,, would be welcome....
given that I know next to nothing finding out a little bit about him, the man held in Russia,, would be welcome....
Agreed.
Dec 3, 2023 22:15:14 #
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