U.S. soldier detained in Russia

[dead0man]

is he sympathetic enough to the mainstream press that the govt feels the need to trade a huge arms dealer for?  Probably not.


There should be a rule, if you're in a known sh**t country, the US owes you nothing if you get picked up by them for cause or not.  Wait, there is a rule?  and we bend it when the publicity is high?  oh, well that's convenient isn't it?  It's like those "save the animals" groups that only spends money on "cute" animals.

[dead0man]

he certainly won't be sympathetic to the mainstream media if that's the case

[dead0man]

looks like I was right, not sympathetic enough for the mainstream press to care about

[dead0man]

I thinl the outrage with the basketball player was because...
She was a bit famous before. (Not sure how much, I don't follow neither male or female basketball).

outside of the 48 people who are into the WNBA, she was a complete unknown

[dead0man]

looks like I was right, not sympathetic enough for the mainstream press to care about

Going to Vladivostok to cheat on your wife hardly makes for a sympathetic story.

sure, but neither is being a wife beater but the mainstream press was able to find sympathy anyway.