The world is a better place with the arrest in Bangkok late last week of Russian arms mercenary Victor Bout. I have been following the escapades of the Merchant of Death for many years. Here is man who is and has been both an enemy of and a collaborator with the United States, simultaneously at times.
The noxious Mr. Bout has for years been smuggling arms and aircraft to the likes of Al Qaeda, the Taliban, Charles Taylor's thugs in Liberia, Somalian insurgents, Sudanese cutthroats and, well, you name it. One has to applaud the efforts of U.S. and international law enforcement officials whose sting operation lured him into a trap from which he may never escape.
The noxious Mr. Bout has for years been smuggling arms and aircraft to the likes of Al Qaeda, the Taliban, Charles Taylor's thugs in Liberia, Somalian insurgents, Sudanese cutthroats and, well, you name it. One has to applaud the efforts of U.S. and international law enforcement officials whose sting operation lured him into a trap from which he may never escape.