Suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout (front C) is escorted by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officers after arriving at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, New York, in this November 16, 2010. (Reuters / U.S. Department of Justice/Handout / Files)
Viktor Bout, Merchant Of Death, Lord Of War, Awaits Sentencing On Terrorism Charges -- Global Post
Bout gave a pre-sentencing interview to the Voice of Russia, comparing himself to a hunting trophy collected by a vindictive the US.
NEW YORK - Viktor Bout, the former KGB agent known as the “Merchant of Death” and the inspiration for the 2005 film Lord of War, is to be sentenced tomorrow for selling weapons to Colombian rebels who planned to kill Americans, according to The Associated Press.
Bout, 45, faces a minimum of 25 years and possible life in prison following his November conviction on four conspiracy counts in a federal court here.
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More News On The Sentencing of Viktor Bout
Former Arms Dealer Faces Possible Life Sentence -- Wall Street Journal/AP
US court to sentence Russian 'Merchant of Death' Viktor Bout -- RTE
‘Hope dies last’: Bout awaits sentence in US -- RT
US court to sentence Russian 'death merchant' Bout -- NDTV/AFP
Russian Arms Dealer Accuses U.S. of Hypocrisy -- RIA Novosti
Bout: I'm a hunted deer, US wants my head on their trophy-wall -- RT
Bout Trial ‘Disgrace,’ Defense Says as Jail Sentence Due -- RIA Novosti
Court verdict due on Bout -- Voice of Russia
US Court Supervision Dept wants Bout to serve 30 years behind bars -- Voice of Russia
My Comment: This story is big news in Russia. In the U.S. ... it is only so-so. My prediction .... Viktor Bout is going to serve life in prison, and unless there is pressure from Russia .... he is going to be stuck in a US prison for a very very long time.
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