His ability to supply weapons to some of the worst warlords on the planet was, i think, transformational for those wars. He transformed these young, adolescent warriors into insidious, mindless, maniacally driven killing machines that operated with assembly line efficiencies. Victor boot, in my eyes, am is one of the most dangerous men on the face of the earth, on theFace of the Earth, without a doubt.
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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