"Merchant of Death" Viktor Bout Sentenced to 25 Years; Trial Ignored His Ties to U.S., Dick Cheney

Democracy Now by Amy Goodman | Apr. 6, 2012 (News Report)

(Multimedia) 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 Kathi 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. ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Extra, Community
Topics: Bush Administration, Foreign Policy, Corruption, Crime, Bush Legacy
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Apr 6, 2012 - 9:56 AM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Apr 6, 2012 - 9:58 AM PDT

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 by Randy Morrow - Apr. 8, 2012

I was talking to U.S. State Department intelligence officials—this is from the mid-1990s—still there was no action taken against Viktor Bout. And that was because the ... More »

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