Free Again, Merchant Of Death Fights Extradition
Viktor Bout, a 41-year-old Russian, faces several counts in the U.S. of “conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization” for allegedly arranging to sell and transport weapons, including portable surface-to-air missiles to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
Lt. Gen. Phongphan Chayaphan, chief of the Thai police’s Crime Suppression Division, said Bout would remain detained pending extradition hearings, which he estimated would take 60 days.
Bout’s lawyer in Thailand, Lak Nitiwatanavichan, said he would fight extradition.
Bout, who has been called the “Merchant of Death,” was arrested March 6 at a Bangkok hotel after a sting operation in which undercover U.S. agents pretended to be arms buyers from the Colombian rebels.
This man is remarkable. His track record is the subject of movies … oh yes, Nicholas Cage has already demonstrated Viktor’s talent to slip through international law. Rebels everywhere depend on Viktor to provide what they want. It is an irresistible market that must be fed. Just like drugs and sex, the world demonstrates hypocrisies. Do as I say and not as I do. Thou shall not kill! But if you have to kill, Viktor will provide what you need.
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