Russian Prisoner; Who is EX-Marine Paul Whelan, and Why the US Should NEVER do a Prisoner Swap for Him Feasting on his well-deserved Big Chicken Dinner. The American media, left, right and center, are all referring to a certain inmate of Moscow’s infamous Lefortovo Prison as a “Retired Marine.” Some have gone as far as to call him a “Combat Marine.” Continue reading Russian Prisoner; Who is EX-Marine Paul Whelan, and Why the US Should NEVER do a Prisoner Swap for Him