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Russian Mogul's Planes Took al-Qaida, Taliban Gold To Sudan
The Moscow Times ^
| 9/3/2002
| Staff
Posted on 09/03/2002 10:53:30 PM PDT by ex-Texan
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Well, this is is too easy ...... I wonder when our Delta Force takes him out whether he will die fast or slow?
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posted on
09/03/2002 10:53:30 PM PDT
by
ex-Texan
To: LarryLied
You must have info on this guy.
He's the one who Indian papers fingered as the guy providing Antonovs to the Pakistani/Saudi effort to evacuate their guys from Kunduz last November.
To: ex-Texan
Wednesday, Sep. 4, 2002. Page 3
Bout Linked to Taliban Gold
The Moscow Times Planes owned by Russian businessman Viktor Bout have been used to fly al-Qaida and Taliban gold to Sudan in recent weeks, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
Several shipments of gold were delivered by boat from Karachi, Pakistan, to either Iran or the United Arab Emirates, the newspaper said, citing unidentified European intelligence officials. From there, the gold was flown on charted planes to the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, where al-Qaida has broad business contacts, the paper said.
European officials believe the gold was transported by Air Bas, an airline set up recently by Bout and managed by his brother Sergei, said Douglas Farah, the author of The Washington Post report, in a telephone interview.
Further details of Bout's possible involvement in the shipments were not immediately clear Tuesday. Bout is wanted by Belgium police on charges of laundering money from illegal arms trading in Africa. The police, who issued an international arrest warrant for Bout in February, said Tuesday that they had no information about the gold shipments.
European and U.S. officials consider Bout to be a major arms dealer, trading mostly with Third World countries. They have said he also ferried shipments of weapons and medicine for the Taliban.
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posted on
09/03/2002 11:03:58 PM PDT
by
ex-Texan
To: ex-Texan
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posted on
09/03/2002 11:17:21 PM PDT
by
piasa
To: ex-Texan
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posted on
09/03/2002 11:21:35 PM PDT
by
piasa
To: ex-Texan
Delta Force, let's go get the gold.
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posted on
09/04/2002 12:17:08 AM PDT
by
jslade
To: ex-Texan
European and U.S. officials consider Bout to be a major arms dealer, trading mostly with Third World countries.We may be close-in on the smoking gun of the country that backed and planned 9/11.
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posted on
09/04/2002 12:37:44 AM PDT
by
GVnana
To: jslade
Do I smell a possible movie scenario here? Delta force goes after Al Qaeda gold!
To: ex-Texan
Does anyone know how much gold was in these shipments?
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posted on
09/04/2002 1:25:23 AM PDT
by
Ken H
To: aristeides; thinden; honway; Wallaby
Bout ping
To: ex-Texan
Doesn't this all sound like a James Bond movie?
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posted on
09/04/2002 3:56:20 AM PDT
by
Tom Pain
To: goody2shooz; dighton
"Delta force goes after Al Qaeda gold!"A updated remake of "Kelly's Heroes"?
"Oh, man, I only ride in 'em. I don't know what makes 'em work." (Oddball)
To: Ken H; Poohbah
Sounds like the Delta Operators may have to move fast before some soldiers of fortune go to work on this one. :)
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posted on
09/04/2002 6:44:39 AM PDT
by
hchutch
To: ex-Texan
Let us not forget "the American Taliban."
There are bad apples in every bunch. Hopefully this guy's guts will be viewing on Al Jazeera in coming weeks, courtesy of some secret unknown attacking force.
To: BlueLancer
One of the best movies EVER.
I dont know how many times I've said, "enough with the negative waves, man."
Kids have no idea of what I am talking about.
To: ex-Texan
Frontline had a story on him recently. He is a disgusting creature...
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/sierraleone/bout.html
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posted on
09/04/2002 9:10:39 AM PDT
by
eleni121
To: ex-Texan
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posted on
09/04/2002 9:11:50 AM PDT
by
eleni121
To: swarthyguy
He also reportedly ferried OBL's group from the Sudan to Afghanistan a few years ago. I don't see why Putin puts up with him unless he is forwarding intel to Russia.
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posted on
09/04/2002 11:53:04 AM PDT
by
Ranger
To: ex-Texan
2 things what are the privateer laws on the books and #2 How many sudanese would need to know about this before they swarmed over ever taliban guy in the search for gold. Boy that would be fun to watch.
To: Ranger
I read that he is not a resident of Russia but lives in one of the Gulf states, a city like Dubai or AbuDhabi.
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