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Gunpolicy.org: Global Gun Runner Plays US-Russia 'Cold War' Card to Escape Prison
Global Gun Runner Plays US-Russia 'Cold War' Card to Escape Prison
The Cold War has broken out again, and Thailand suddenly finds itself caught uncomfortably in the middle of competing US and Russian interests. At the centre of the conflict is the alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was arrested on March 6 in Thailand and is in detention in Bangkok. The US wants Bout extradited to stand trial in New York, where he has faces charges of conspiracy... [Sydney Morning Herald, via gunpolicy.org ]
http://www.smh.com.au/cgi-bin/commo...?path=/articles/2008/06/15/1213468240683.html
Global Gun Runner Plays US-Russia 'Cold War' Card to Escape Prison
The Cold War has broken out again, and Thailand suddenly finds itself caught uncomfortably in the middle of competing US and Russian interests. At the centre of the conflict is the alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was arrested on March 6 in Thailand and is in detention in Bangkok. The US wants Bout extradited to stand trial in New York, where he has faces charges of conspiracy... [Sydney Morning Herald, via gunpolicy.org ]
http://www.smh.com.au/cgi-bin/commo...?path=/articles/2008/06/15/1213468240683.html
