Tornado Alley (PROG)

[brooklyn13]

I'm not sure Whelan's worth the effort. Why would Vlad want a has been of no future value back? For old times sake?

It's impossible for mere mortals to actually understand what's going on here, but I think a good starting place might be to disregard almost all of the official info being disseminated about it.

"Bout, a former Soviet military officer, was serving a 25-year prison sentence in the United States on charges of conspiring to kill Americans, acquire and export anti-aircraft missiles, and provide material support to a terrorist organization." - CNN

"Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, described Bout as "international arms trafficking enemy No. 1 for many years." Bharara said Bout had armed some of the most violent conflicts around the world."- USA Today

"During a spectacular sting operation, Bout was caught on camera agreeing to sell undercover U.S. agents, posing as representatives of Colombia's leftist FARC guerrillas, 100 surface-to-air missiles, which they would use to kill U.S. troops." -Reuters

And he still got the minimum! There are black guys in Texas who are serving longer terms for non violent drug offenses.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2016/10/12/report-116-texas-prisoners-are-serving-life-sentences-for-drug-possession/