Bout sees himself as a soldier and businessman cnn hes known as the merchant of death and the lord of war, an alleged international arms dealer straight out of a cloakanddagger. The book tells the story of viktor bout, an entrepreneur who built an air transportation empire using superseded russian aircraft following the demise of the ussr. The plot was ok, that is to say, it is well written and keeps your attention. A pageturner that digs deep into the amazing, murky story of viktor bout. In merchant of death, douglas farah and stephan braun tell the true story of viktor bout, a young russian intelligence officer who, since the end of the cold war, has redefined how wars are fought in much of the developing world. The authors are writing a book about viktor bout, which will be published in 2007. They claimed they were the ateam the guys who could get one of the worlds most wanted men, notorious russian armsdealer viktor bout. Viktor bout guilty in armstrafficking case the new york times. The visits, she said, are scheduled to start september 18 and 19. This is an important book about a hidden world of gun running and profiteering in some of the worlds poorest countries. Each year he blackmarkets millions of dollars worth of weapons, from pistols to missiles, to any government or group with the scratch to pay for them.
Washington apparently traded military hardware to the thais to get him extradited from a bangkok jail. Assessment and strategy center who coauthored a book on bout. Author doesnt believe nations want viktor bout to tell what he knows. Merchant of death arrives to stand trial in new york. Boutov, butt, but, budd, bouta, all with victor or viktor as the first name.
Hes known as the merchant of death and the lord of war, an alleged. Journalists douglas farah and stephen braun cowrote a new book about russian arms dealer victor bout, whos armed islamic extremists. The merchant of death is the first book in the pendragon series by d. During the sentencing, the exsoviet officer shouted its a lie as the prosecution. Bout was nicknamed the merchant of death and sanctions buster for his reported widereaching. The ultimate man in the shadows, viktor bout, is an arms dealer. See the complete the death merchant series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The death merchant book series 56 books latest book in the series.
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Respected journalists douglas farah and stephen braun tell the incredible story of viktor bout, the russian weapons supplier whose global. Viktor bout, aka the merchant of death arrested the lid. Author doesnt believe nations want viktor bout to tell what he. Viktor anatolyevich bout the merchant of death viktor anatolyevich bout russian. A riveting investigation of the worlds most notorious arms dealer a pageturner that digs deep into the amazing, murky story of viktor bout. Authors stephen braun and douglas farah talked about their book, merchant of death. He was arrested in thailand in 2008 before being extradited in 2010 to the united states to stand trial on terrorism charges after having been accused of intending to smuggle arms to the revolutionary armed forces. Money, guns, planes, and the man who makes war possible. Merchant of death viktor bout sentenced to 25 years bbc news. Machale the merchant of death is the first book in the pendragon series by d. Russian viktor bout was so notorious for dealing weapons like helicopter gunships and rocket launchers that he earned the moniker the merchant of death. Viktor bout, the merchant of death radio free europe.
It follows the adventures of bobby pendragon as he travels to denduron. Nov 03, 2011 viktor bout, a former soviet air force officer who became known as the merchant of death for running what american officials have described as an international armstrafficking network, was. Bout was the single largest supplier of guns to the revolutionary united front and its child soldiers in sierra leone, aiding the outbreak of horrific campaigns of mass torture, rape, and amputation. Apr 24, 2008 this book was recommended to me by a friend. But in this remarkable and courageous book, two wellrespected. Jun 15, 2017 merchant of death meet viktor bout once the worlds most wanted arms dealer who is now rotting in jail thanks to the work of an exsas soldier. Meet viktor bout the merchant of death once the worlds. But it is very clearly written for a young audience. Nov 21, 2010 the dea agents who caught alleged arms dealer viktor bout explain how they lured and then captured the suspect one of them calls one of the most dangerous men on the face of the earth. Praise for merchant of deatha riveting investigation of the worlds most notorious arms dealera pageturner that digs deep into the amazing, murky story of viktor bout. Aug 20, 2010 after all the wrangling, the endless conspiracy theories, and the melodrama, it seems like viktor bout the man whos been dubbed the worlds biggest arms dealer, the merchant of death is going. A riveting investigation of the worlds most notorious weapons dealer, viktor bout, whose. Alfred nobel was also known as the merchant of death. This is a story of viktor bout,the biggest illegal arms dealer in the world.
Bobby pendragon is a seemingly normal teenager, swept into an amazing quest, and catapulted into the middle of an immense, interdimensional conflict. The merchants of death was, in many ways, the manifesto of a generation of people who swore there would not be and could not be another such war. Farah and braun have exposed the inner workings of one of the worlds most secretive businessesthe international arms trade. Bout is reported to have made substantial amounts of money shipping goods in africa and the middle east in the 1990s and 2000s, and the former military translator for the soviet union may well have fed the flames of various african civil wars by supplying vast quantities of.
When celebrated russian arms dealer viktor bout landed last tuesday night at stewart international airport in upstate new yorkbefore being whisked to manhattan to appear the next day in front of a. Merchant of death arrives to stand trial in new york abc news. Judi togel dari dulu bukanlah permainan yang asing bagi banyak orang, apalagi bagi orangorang yang selalu memainkan togel. Farah and braun have exposed the inner workings of one of the worlds most secretive businesses the international arms trade peter l. Mar 07, 2008 viktor bout has armed almost every warlord and terrorist who can afford it. Machales new york times bestselling middle grade fantasy series about bobby pendragon, a regular kid about to find.
Viktor bout is in custody today as a result of a bold and. Merchant of death, viktor bout, denies arming terror. The merchant of death s account book declassified documents reveal more information on governments opportunistic relationship with worlds biggest arms smuggler, sarkis soghanalian u. Money, guns, planes, and the man who makes war possible na. Victor bout, the russian merchant of death, is a guy who pushes the free marketplace ethos as far as it can go. Apr 22, 2018 viktor bout the merchant of death operation man hunt. Sep 21, 2010 accused russian arms dealer viktor bout is a centerpiece for the book merchant of death and the model for the hollywood movie the lord of war.
Mar 14, 2009 viktor bout, accused of being the worlds biggest arms dealer, tells nick paton walsh he had no links to alqaida. Nov 16, 2010 victor bout sold death, the government alleges, and now he faces life. In 2007, stephen braun and douglas farah published a book about bout. So this is no leftwing screed against profiteering. Tass reported that alla bout and her daughter are in the u. Apr 06, 2012 arms dealer viktor bout, dubbed the merchant of death, has been sentenced to 25 years in jail by a us judge. Douglas farah, coauthor of a 2007 book about bout titled the merchant of death says bout had an uncanny ability to move weapons to. His success or failure will decide the course of human existence. Victor bout is often referred to in law enforcement circles as victor b. Praise for merchant of death a riveting investigation of the worlds most notorious arms dealera pageturner that digs deep into the amazing, murky story of viktor bout. It is stated in the former book that camellion holds a degree in engineering from washington university in st. Lord of war movie nicolas cage was based on this book. Steve coll, author of ghost wars a riveting investigation of the worlds most notorious arms dealera page turner that digs deep into the amazing, murky story of viktor bout. Jan 03, 2011 today i found out alfred nobel, who left most of his fortune to start the nobel prizes, was once nicknamed the merchant of death the merchant of death title was given to him due to nobel inventing, and making most of his vast fortune off of, dynamite and other types of explosives, such as ballistite, which was the precursor to quite a lot of military grade explosive devices.
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