12.10.2006 - By George Hageman
Viktor Anatolyevich Bout is the world's most notorious arms dealer
since the end of the Cold War. His success lies in the fact that
Russia had many arms depots and planes lying around after the end of
the arms race. Bout was able to take advantage of this and build an
air empire which could carry arms to all sides at a moments notice in a
reliable fashion. Bout's clients include: the United States, the
United Nations, Angola, Congo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Iraq, Taliban,
Northern Alliance, Somalia, and so on. Despite the INTERPOL warrant
for his arrest, Viktor Bout is still conducting both legal and illegal
operations because world leaders rely on him to do their dirty work for
them.
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