Kutton: "Victor boot was the product of a specific moment in history when everything aligned for the ability to take out weapons an aircraft" He says russia is so far off the rails in regard to international law and human rights, they're operating now in their own logic. Kutton believes we are sending the message that it is good business to deal in capturing, kidnapping, attaining of American citizens.
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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