Viktor Bout

Merchant Of Death To Get 25 Years

Posted 04.05.2012

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NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge at a New York City sentencing hearing for a former Soviet arms dealer dubbed the Merchant of Death says she'll senten...

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'Merchant Of Death,' Former Arms Dealer, Faces Possible Life Sentence

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 04.06.2012

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NEW YORK -- A federal judge at a sentencing hearing for a former Soviet arms dealer dubbed the Merchant of Death said Thursday she would sentence him ...

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Global Arms Deal Talks Resume Amidst Tensions in Syria

Louis Belanger | Posted 04.14.2012

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There is currently no global regulation on the conventional arms trade, making it too easy for arms to end up in the hands of human rights abusers.

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Notorious Russian Arms Dealer Convicted in New York

HuffingtonPost.com | John Rudolf | Posted 01.02.2012

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NEW YORK -- In March 2008, former Soviet military officer Viktor Bout stood in a Bangkok hotel lobby, waiting for an elevator with an avowed member o...

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Tracking Bout

Kathi Lynn Austin | Posted 12.18.2011

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If you haven't heard Viktor Bout's name before, you are certain to know of the wars he has fueled with his lethal supplies -- in countries such as Rwanda, Congo, Liberia, Colombia, and Afghanistan.

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Trial of Russian 'Merchant of Death' Begins in New York

HuffingtonPost.com | John Rudolf | Posted 12.12.2011

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NEW YORK -- Surface-to-air missiles. Armor-piercing rockets. Sniper rifles. Plastic explosives by the ton. Viktor Bout, a former Soviet military of...

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Viktor Bout Case -- Legal Vacuum Shows Need for Robust Global Arms Trade Agreement

Louis Belanger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Viktor Bout was able to operate freely for decades because of lack of any internationally-binding rules.

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Feds Defend Extradition Of Alleged Major Russian Arms Dealer

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A former Soviet military officer dubbed the "Merchant of Death" for allegedly selling an arsenal of weapons that would be "the envy o...

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Viktor Bout's case: no time to celebrate

Louis Belanger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Legal vacuum of 20 years shows need for robust global arms trade agreement - Bout was able to operate freely for lack of any international binding rul...

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News You May Have Missed (PHOTOS): Week In Review, Nov. 14-20

Posted 05.25.2011

Protesters seemed to run rampant in the third week of November 2010, with ongoing massive demonstrations taking place not just in Greece and Thailand,...

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'Merchant Of Death' Extradited To The U.S.

AP | GRANT PECK | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand extradited accused Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout to the U.S. on Tuesday to face terrorism charges, siding with Washingt...

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Suspected Russian Arms Smuggler Dubbed The 'Merchant Of Death' To Be Extradited To U.S.

AP | KINAN SUCHAOVANICH | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — A Thai appeals court on Friday ordered the extradition of suspected Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout to the United States, angering M...

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Viktor Bout, Russian 'Merchant Of Death,' Extradition To U.S. Delayed By Thai Ruling

AP | KINAN SUCHAOVANICH | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — Reputed Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout's long-awaited extradition to the U.S. hit another delay Monday when a Thai court ruled that...

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Why the "Merchant of Death" Won't Ever See Trial

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 05.25.2011

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The recent decision by a Thai appeals court to extradite the alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout, touted as the "Merchant of Death" in popular books and m...

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Viktor Bout, Russian Arms Smuggler, Cannot Be Extradicted By US: Thai Court

AP | MICHAEL CASEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — A Thai court on Tuesday rejected a U.S. request to extradite a Russian arms dealer who allegedly sold weapons to dictators and warlord...

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Viktor Bout, Alleged Arms Smuggler, Says US Framed Him

AP | MICHAEL CASEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — A Russian businessman who allegedly armed dictators around the world angrily accused the United States on Friday of framing him and pr...

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"Merchant Of Death" Arms Dealer Arrested

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thai police arrested perhaps the world's most notorious arms dealer, Viktor Bout, on Thursday after a sting operation in which US agents posed as Colo...

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