Grrrr...
Apparently Xiden et al did it again...
When Griner was traded, they left Paul Whelen in Russia, HERE.
In the final hours of his term, President Joe Biden negotiated a prisoner exchange with the Taliban that released U.S. citizens Ryan Corbett and William Wallace McKenty from Taliban custody.
Not included in the deal, however, were U.S. citizens George Glezmann and Mahmood Habibi.
On Saturday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on X that he was "just hearing" of the detentions of additional Americans by the Taliban.
Full article, HERE from Fox News.
WTH???
Who's Post Toasties did Glezmann and Habibi piss in to get left out?
And why were they left out of the deal? It really makes me wonder who was running this negotiation, and what really happened behind closed doors?
Is it time for the Marines to go get them? I'm beginning to think so. Let the Marines go, break things and kill people until they get ALL the hostages out of Iran, Gaza, and anywhere else they're being held.
It used to be that the US took any measures required to get our people back, but this previous administration didn't seem to be bothered to move on anything unless there was enough media pressure OR the right cards got played...
Frankly, I'm glad to hear that Rubio is serious about getting them back. Next up will be those Americans still held by Hamas, who 'should' have already been released. And kudos to him for putting a pause on foreign aid until it is reviewed. LONG overdue, and I hope a lot of the so called 'foreign aid' gets cut, because it's nothing more than bribes or stolen by the leaders in power in most cases.


My ship had a port call in Tunis, Tunisia in 1969. While on liberty and walking through the souk in town, I saw big bags of wheat for sale labeled (as best as I recall) "Hands Across the Sea. Donated by People of the United States of America." So much for helping the poor and hungry. That was back when we shipped more commodities than cash. Fast-forward to today in the era of the EBT card and electronic cash transfers to help the needy...how's that working out? Great for the grifting middleman, NGO's and corruptocrats.