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  1. 08-20-2010 #16
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    Default Thais to Extradite ‘Merchant of Death’ to US

    It looks like that after a long detention in Thailand, prolific(and many would say infamous) Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout is going to be extradited to the US. Diplomatically and legally according to news reports the extradition of the former Soviet Air Force officer is viewed as a victory for the Obama Administration in which legal actions against Bout were pursued by Washington way before 2009/2010. However, many within Russia's military and intelligence apparatuses are alarmed over this developments and do not want Bout going on trial in the United States.

    Here is the link,

    http://www.military.com/news/article...ath-to-us.html
    Last edited by Kevin23; 08-20-2010 at 07:20 PM.
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