March 06, 2008

Terrorist Arms Supplier Arrested in Thailand

Viktor Bout, an arms supplier to terrorists of all stripes around the world, was arrested today in Bangkok. Think Nicholas Cage's "Lord of War" character.

Fox News:

Bout allegedly has been trafficking weapons to Central and West Africa since the early 1990s. United Nations reports say he set up a network of more than 50 aircraft around the world and trade experts have said the illicit diamond trade was likely one source of funds for his smuggled arms shipments....

A 2005 report by Amnesty International, a Britain-based human rights watchdog, alleged Bout was "the most prominent foreign businessman" involved in trafficking arms to UN-embargoed destinations from Bulgaria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and other countries.

For more background, here's a video of Douglas Farah and Stephan Braun discussing Bout.

Thanks to Hoosier Kuffar.

By Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. at 10:00 AM | |