Merchant of Death
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In Merchant of Death, Douglas Farah and Stephan Braun tell the true story of Viktor Bout, a young Russian intelligence officer who, since the end of the Cold War, has redefined how wars are fought in much of the developing world. By gaining access to unguarded weapons arsenals and a fleet of several dozen aircraft, Bout became a one-stop shopping service for all sides in many wars, from Afghanistan, where he armed the Norther Alliance and the Taliban, to the jungles of Colombia and the diamond-rich regions of West Africa.The human cost of the illicit weapons trafficking has been enormous, enabling criminal and terrorist groups to achieve new levels of violence and destruction. The national security cost has also been high, enabling a sometime-ally to enrich his coffers in order to develop new lines of business into Somalia, Lebanon and Nigeria, where he arms those seeking to destabilize entire regions and plot against the United States.
Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm
Author: NewAmericaFoundation
Length: 04:06
Rating: 4.69
Views: 3713
Tags: Africa Arms Bout Dealer Russia Trade Viktor
Video Comments
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westwind10 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
What a worthless crowed to watch. These people have not ever known for a fact anything about Victor Bout. The script read by Farah is the same-old-song this person read for the last seven years. I am asking, since they all very sure of what they are saying, and since they have all the facts, how come they failed for more than 10 years to prove it??? Makes you wonder, who are they protected?
hoktula (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
well, this video is 1 y.o. and quite a lot of things have changed since: Bout is in Thai jail awaiting charges or extradition for past 6 mths.so, it is a bit unusual that these guys spent 1hr talking all this, and wrote a book about him - and yet up today they couldn't make updates regarding the LATEST development of their story !or perhaps they did, but no videos wer posted yet? would be interesting to see them.
pcmacro (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
The book is interesting, its a good read. They do mention the history of Bout being blurred and not clear and even quote the different research done to if he was really part of the KGB or not. They aren't creating a "conspiracy theory". I find it interesting that people are ready to judge the research done by these journalists and not even read the book. Read it first and make your own research. I am still not sure about Bout, but he doesn't seem completely legit.
pcmacro (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
contractors, warlords, dictators, etc.
xenzuva (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
Wow, what a drawn out "theory"!! Whew.
xenzuva (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
These guys aren't sure of the truth of what they are saying. They literally choke on their words. They don't speak from their hearts- their weak body language tells all."Bout thought [he cold get away] because the New World Order was vulnerable."This quote says it all. But they neglect the fact that WHEREVER the US goes, there is boom of illegal drugs, violence, and "free sex" - world cancer. And they try to cover this with accusing one man! haha lol ROTFL!
xenophilist (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
I missed the first part of the video, Merchant of Death is the name of their book.. great. Any other suggested readings would be appreciated.
xenophilist (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
wow that guy is hard to listen to even though what he is saying is really interesting.. did he write a book? Maybe he is more comfortable with writing, I'd love to read more about this. Does NAE have any publications on this topic or books to books to suggest?
kruzzhh (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
if bout is selling arms, who are the people that provide the money to buy those arms? certainly, it's not only taylor. |