Lord of War: Viktor Bout

[davidbfpo]

A CNN report on Viktor Bout:http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/02/ju...html?hpt=wo_c2

Note the Federal jury has convicted him, no sentence has been passed.

A thoughtful CNN background comment:http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn....iref=allsearch

Update 4/11/2011:

Bout is due to be sentenced on February 8 and faces up to life in prison.

Link:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...Bout-home.html

Russian ire at the decision:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011...ng-viktor-bout