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In Flanders Fields (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
Viktor Anatolyevich Bout is without any doubt the biggest political prisoner of today. For the readers among you that have never heard about Mr. Bout before, I will give you a little introduction in this article. Viktor Bout was born in Dushanbe (the capital of Tajikistan) during the Soviet Union. He served in the USSR Military and probably even under the GRU (a worldwide...
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Good Read (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Nick Davidson Director, This World Viktor Bout, the man accused by Western governments of being the world's biggest arms dealer, has been held in a Bangkok jail since March, with the threat of extradition to the US hanging over his head. After more than 15 years of allegedly running guns to African warlords and Islamic militants he was arrested in Thailand after an elaborate sting organised...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
BANGKOK, Thailand—The defense lawyer for a Russian man alleged to be one of the world's biggest arms dealers told a Thai court Tuesday that his client had been illegally detained and should be released.The United States is seeking the extradition of Viktor Bout, who has been indicted in the U.S. on four terrorism-related charges. He was arrested in Thailand in March.Defense attorney Preecha...