Douglas Rushkoff: I don't know who concocted this idea that, oh, we could trade one of the best baske ball players whos ever lived for one of the most notorious arms dealers who has ever lived. He says he expects to speak with russian form minister lavarof first time since war began. Rushkoff will discuss release of two Americans wrongfully detained and must be allowed to come home.
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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