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Prisoners off the plane, PoTUS and VPotus hugging 'prisoners.' (Original Post)
elleng
Aug 2024
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newdeal2
(5,423 posts)1. Very emotional
UTUSN
(77,795 posts)14. Video here:
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Botany
(77,331 posts)2. I'm so damn proud of my President and his team
Grown ups @ work.
V.P. Harris, Tony Blinken, and others such as
the P.M. of Germany.
WarGamer
(18,616 posts)10. 7 countries... serious deal making.
MustLoveBeagles
(16,432 posts)3. Very moving
Stinky The Clown
(68,952 posts)4. Famous clown watching on TV with tears streaming down.
This is what America does
MustLoveBeagles
(16,432 posts)7. ...
ecstatic
(35,075 posts)5. please forgive me for asking this
Last edited Fri Aug 2, 2024, 12:57 AM - Edit history (1)
But when doing these swaps, do they test the released prisoners' clothing etc for poison or toxins planted by Russia?
Silent Type
(12,412 posts)8. Good question. It does seem that most countries, especially nuke countries, have some kind of expectation
of fairness in deals made at this level. But, yeah, I can see something unimaginable happening one day. Tonight we had Prez and VP greeting them.
I bet security people never really sleep.
newdeal2
(5,423 posts)9. Don't know
But they were on a plane for many many hours beforehand. Perhaps there were some medics on that plane or other security to check?
arthritisR_US
(7,812 posts)11. Where is the footage?
elleng
(141,926 posts)12. Was on MSNBC.
UTUSN
(77,795 posts)13. Video Inside this link