Victor Bout the “Lord of War” has been sentenced to 25 years

Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:14 pm » by **Will69ease**

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DemocracyNow.org - Notorious arms smuggler Viktor Bout, known as the "Merchant of Death," has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to commit terrorism. Our guest, former United Nations arms trafficking investigator Kathy Lynn Austin, says the case allowed American companies to avoid exposure of their collusion with with the U.S. government and private companies linked to Dick Cheney during the Iraq war, even after United Nations sanctions against him in 2004. Authorities say Viktor Bout was involved in trafficking arms to dictators and stoking conflicts in Africa, South America and the Middle East. He has also been accused of furnishing weapons to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and achieved particular notoriety for selling arms in Rwanda in 1998, just four years after the Rwandan genocide.

Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:20 pm » by **Will69ease**

Russia has criticised a US court for sentencing Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to 25 years in prison, calling the ruling groundless and politically motivated and vowing to press the United States to return him to Russia.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0406/us-sen ... ussia.html

Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:24 pm » by **Tuor10**

It's a pity Churchill and Pattern never got their way with regards to the Soviet Union.

Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:33 pm » by **Will69ease**

For those of you that are clueless to what all this is about,
“LORDS OF WAR” TRAILER, FILM BASED ON THE LIFE OF VICTOR BOUT

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Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:41 pm » by **Will69ease**

will69ease wrote:Russia has criticised a US court for sentencing Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to 25 years in prison, calling the ruling groundless and politically motivated and vowing to press the United States to return him to Russia.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0406/us-sen ... ussia.html

Here is CNN's take on the Russian position...
http://articles.cnn.com/2012-04-06/worl ... =PM:EUROPE

Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:43 pm » by **Tuor10**

Seen the film; understand what its all about. My brain just makes leaps on its own. I write stuff, and think: "where did that come from".

Maybe I smoke to much weed. Yes, that would explain it.

Russians, ever since their hammering's by the Germans, believe it their right to arm themselves to the teeth, and anyone else who feels they are being persecuted. Hence why they arm every tom, dick and harry who opposes the Americans. Even since the fall of communism, that belief still exists.

Just wait until they feel more confident in their military capability.

Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:49 pm » by **Will69ease**

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His crime is a simple one, he supplied the Bush administration and its Israeli assault team headed by Mike Harari, Mossad Operations Chief, with the missile used to attack the Pentagon on 9/11!

Sat Apr 07, 2012 9:23 pm » by **Will69ease**

I'm guessing you still don't see the conspiracy.
Perhaps this article by Veterans Today will put it in focus...
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2012/04/06 ... -silenced/