“Merchant of Death” Pt. 2: Viktor Bout

By the end of the 1990s, Bout’s fingerprints were on almost every conflict in Africa.

By the end of the 1990s, Bout’s fingerprints were on almost every conflict in Africa. After 9/11, he saw an opportunity to capitalize on the turmoil in the Middle East—and earned another nickname: The Lord of War.
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