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Bout The Gospel Of John
Bout can mean: People *Viktor Bout, suspected arms dealer *Jan Everts Bout, early settler to New Netherland *Marcel Bout Musical instruments * The outward-facing round parts of the body shape of violins, guitars, and other String instrument#Construction, stringed instruments Other * Bout (song), "Bout" (song), a single by the British artist Jamelia * A boxing match * A roller derby match * An episode of illness {{disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Bout
Viktor Anatolyevich Bout (; ; born 13 January 1967) is a Russian Arms industry, arms dealer and politician. A weapons manufacturer and former Soviet military translator, he used his companies to smuggle arms from Eastern Europe to Africa and the Middle East during the 1990s and early 2000s. Bout gained the nicknames the "Merchant of Death" and "Sanctions Buster" after British minister Peter Hain read a report to the United Nations in 2003 on Bout's wide-reaching operations, extensive clientele, and willingness to bypass embargoes. In a 2008 US sting operation Bout was arrested in Thailand on terrorism charges by the Royal Thai Police in cooperation with American authorities and Interpol. The List of ambassadors of the United States to Thailand, United States Ambassador to Thailand Eric G. John requested his extradition, which was mandated by the Supreme Court of Thailand in 2010. Bout was accused of intending to sell arms to a United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
