What’s my name…when you write about me?
August 12th, 2009 | Published in Most things go here
18 months ago I read the Bangkok post as Viktor Bout was hauled out of the Sofitel hotel on Silom Rd in Bangkok for allegedly agreeing to sell arms to U.S agents masquerading as FARC members.
Today the Thai court ruled against extradition to the U.S which well they should have. It’s really time the U.S stopped thinking that the rest of the world works for the U.S.
Interesting if you read the different snippets of news from the wire feeds – how the media refers to Viktor Bout – smuggler, business man, citizen etc etc – I listed a bunch of them – from reuters through to the christian monitor.
“Arms dealer Viktor Bout”
“Russian air cargo magnate”
“Russian arms trader Viktor Bout”
“Viktor Bout”
“Notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout”
“arms dealer Viktor Bout”
“alleged Russian arms smuggler”
“Viktor Bout, an alleged Russian arms smuggler”
“Viktor Bout, an alleged arms dealer to war criminals”
“extradition of a man dubbed the “Merchant of Death”
“alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout”
“Suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout”
“Viktor Bout, a suspected Russian arms dealer”
“Russian citizen Victor Bout”
“Mr Bout”
“Russian arms dealer dubbed the “Merchant of Death”
“a Russian businessman”
“an alleged Russian arms dealer”
“Notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout”
“alleged Russian arms smuggler”
“Russian citizen Victor Bout”
“Mr Bout”
“a Russian arms dealer”
