Opinion Editorial
By: Koneika McKiddy
In July 2003 he was quoted by the New York Times in saying “I woke up after 911 and found I was second only to Osama”. He’s known around the world as “The Merchant of Death”. Viktor Anatolyevick Bout (right) is a Russian Arms Dealer with an extensive history in arms dealings across the world.
Although he is Ukrainian, Bout became a Russian citizen after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. He has a knowledge of air crafts. He owned many businesses involved in air freight. Bout transported products into the U.S. in the 1990s.