His brother, David Whelan, said when the swap was announced, “I think we all realize that the math is not going to work out for Paul to come home anytime soon, unless the U.S. government is able to find concessions."
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"How do you continue to survive, day after day, when you know that your government has failed twice to free you from a foreign prison?" he added.
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