Viktor Bout

Viktor Bout has, unsurprisingly, been denied bail.
 

Russian Arms Trafficker Denied Bail
Guardian – UK
Viktor Bout, who has been called “The Merchant of Death,”
was arrested in Thailand last week at a Bangkok luxury hotel in a US-led
sting operation.

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Let’s have a Bout of honesty

The Times – Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
The arrest this past week in Thailand of notorious arms smuggler and cargo
kingpin Victor Bout comes at a poignant time for South Africa.


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The case for an arms trade treaty

Guardian Unlimited – UK
Viktor Vassilyevich Bout began his career transporting
flowers and frozen chickens across Africa. He quickly moved on to diamonds,
mining equipment,

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So Why Was Viktor Bout in Thailand?

Agoravox – Paris,France
Jetline International, the other one, owned two Il-62s it obtained from
Viktor Bout companies Air Bas and Centrafrican Airlines, and leased
in another from

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Arms dealer Viktor Bout was about to cash 5 million dollars from

HotNews.co – Bucharest|,Romania
Foto: AP Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was arrested in
Thailand last week, has said he was in Bangkok as a tourist and not as an
arms dealer.

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The fall of the lord of war

International Herald Tribune – France
The arrest of the notorious Russian arms merchant Viktor Bout last
week in Thailand had all the trappings of a florid airport novel.
Bout had been supplying

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‘Lord of war’ Bout demands bail

Bangkok Post – Thailand
Viktor Bout, the Russian weapons salesman accused of illegal arms
trafficking, insisted on Monday he is innocent and will again demand to be
freed on bail,

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South Africa: Crime Sent ‘Lord of War’ Packing

AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
ALLEGED international arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was arrested in
Thailand last week, sold his home in SA after he and his family were held
up in 1998 and

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Russian arms trafficker insists on innocence, plans bail request

International Herald Tribune – France
Viktor Bout, 41, dubbed the "Merchant of Death," was
arrested Thursday in Thailand after a US-led sting operation. He was
charged with conspiracy for trying

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Uganda: UPDF Generals Linked to ‘Merchant of Death’

AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
MR Viktor Bout, the world’s most notorious illegal arms baron
who was arrested in Thailand at the weekend, sold arms to Uganda and
illegally used Entebbe

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End of the road for ‘merchant of death’

 By Amar Shah

Viktor Bout was arrested in a Bangkok luxury hotel on Thursday
in an operation that involved United States and Thai law enforcement
agencies. The 41-year-old former Soviet Air Force pilot dubbed the
‘merchant of death’, is accused of


Financial Markets – http://stockam.wordpress.com


Merchant of Death Arrested

 By admin

Last Thursday Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, aka the “Merchant of Death,” was arrested in Bangkok, Thailand. The 41 year old Bout has sold weapons to fighters in some of the world’s most violent conflicts over the last ten years.


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Featured Articles — March 10, 2008

 By Jonathan C. Movroydis

THE ARREST of the notorious Russian arms merchant Viktor Bout last week in Thailand had all the trappings of a florid airport novel. Bout had been supplying large quantities of weapons to some of the world’s worst despots, terrorists,


The New Nixon Blog – http://www.nixonblog.com


Thai Authorities Catch Viktor Bout

 By peter

The Justice Department said that federal prosecutors in New York would soon unseal criminal charges against the arms dealer, Viktor Bout, 41, and one of his associates, charging them with conspiring to provide material support to a


The Arc of History – http://arcofhistory.wordpress.com


Russia Today interviews Victor Bout’s business partner


Russia Today interviews Victor Bout’s business partner.


the day they tried to kill me – http://thedaytheytriedtokillme.com/

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