Victor boot came out of the soviet intelligence structures. He sold guns to islemus taliban insurgents and their foes in the pro western northern alliance. His clients included rebel groups and militias from congo to angoda and liberia. For a long time, boot was a legend in the shadowy world of illicit arms dealing.
Viktor Bout might be the most successful arms dealer in history. The US could let him go free if Russia releases the WNBA star, who was just sentenced to nine years in prison. Bout’s biographer, Douglas Farah, explains.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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