Thursday, November 18, 2010

The Saga Of Viktor Bout "The Merchant Of Death" Will now Play In A New York City CourtroomN



Viktor Bout: Capturing "The Merchant of Death" -- CBS News

60 Minutes: DEA Agents Who Caught Alleged Arms Dealer Talk About His Capture

(CBS) The Drug Enforcement Administration agents who caught the alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout explain how they lured and then captured the suspect one of them calls "one of the most dangerous men on the face of the Earth."

DEA Agents Michael Braun and Louis Milione tell their story for the first time to Armen Keteyian for a "60 Minutes" story to be broadcast this Sunday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Bout, a former Russian military officer, was extradited from Thailand Tuesday (Nov. 16) to the U.S. to face weapons trafficking charges. Known as "The Merchant of Death," his life was the inspiration for "The Lord of War," a 2005 Nicholas Cage film.

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More News On Viktor Bout

US captors of alleged arms dealer Bout detail Thailand sting -- AFP
Bout denies US arms-dealing charges -- Al Jazeera
Accused international arms dealer pleads not guilty -- CNN
Accused arms dealer claims U.S. tried to force a confession -- CNN
Russia says U.S. offers deal to arms suspect Bout -- Reuters
Russian Diplomat Accuses U.S. Of Pressuring Bout During Extradition -- Radio Free Europe

Russia: Arms suspect has 'no military secrets' -- AJC
Bout Has ‘No Secrets’ To Share -- Moscow Times/Reuters
Russia wants fair trial of suspected arms dealer: minister -- AFP
Russia insists Bout given fair trial - FM -- RIA Novosti
Russia says 'nothing to hide' in arms suspect case -- Reuters
Kremlin rejects alleged secrets in 'Merchant of Death' case -- Global Times

Thai PM cancels Russia trip, defends Bout decision -- AFP
'Merchant of Death' wanted clients who killed Americans: feds -- New York Post
Alleged Russian Arms Dealer Was Active in Africa -- Voice of America
Putting the Bout in -- The Economist
Viktor Bout: Whose Secrets Does the Alleged Arms Dealer Know? -- Simon Shuster, Time Magazine

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