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Alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout (L) is escorted by policemen as he arrives for a hearing at the Criminal Court in Bangkok on August 20, 2010.
Thursday, Nov. 03, 2011

Open quoteWe should all be grateful that the world is safer now that the man who armed the hot spots of the globe is behind bars.Close quote

  • KATHI LYNN AUSTIN,
  • executive director of the Conflict Awareness Project, on international arms dealer and former Soviet military officer Viktor Bout, who was found guilty of trying to sell heavy weapons to Colombian rebels
| Source: The Guardian