“Merchant of Death” Viktor Bout Sentenced to 25 Years; Trial Ignored Ties to US, Dick Cheney from private bout youtube Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 8 min 40 sec
✓ Published: 06-Apr-2012

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Notorious arms smuggler Viktor Bout, known as the “Merchant of Death,” has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to commit terrorism. Our guest, former United Nations arms trafficking investigator Kathy Lynn Austin, says the case allowed American companies to avoid exposure of their collusion with with the U.S. government and private companies linked to Dick Cheney during the Iraq war, even after United Nations sanctions against him in 2004. Authorities say Viktor Bout was invo