Arms And The Corrupt Man -- Andrew Feinstein, New York Times
LAST week’s conviction of Viktor Bout, the so-called Merchant of Death, was a rare moment of triumph in the fight against the illicit arms trade.
But it points to the fundamental hypocrisy at the heart of the global trade in weapons: Governments protect corrupt and dangerous arms dealers as long as they need them and then throw them behind bars when they are no longer useful.
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But it points to the fundamental hypocrisy at the heart of the global trade in weapons: Governments protect corrupt and dangerous arms dealers as long as they need them and then throw them behind bars when they are no longer useful.
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But it points to the fundamental hypocrisy at the heart of the global trade in weapons: Governments protect corrupt and dangerous arms dealers as long as they need them and then throw them behind bars when they are no longer useful.
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My Comment: I am sure that Victor Bout must have known one day his services would no longer be needed .... and he would then be a hunted man. But even though he is now gone .... I am sure there are many more others who have now taken his place ... hence repeating the cycle.
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My Comment: I am sure that Victor Bout must have known one day his services would no longer be needed .... and he would then be a hunted man. But even though he is now gone .... I am sure there are many more others who have now taken his place ... hence repeating the cycle.