[ex-Texan]

Well, this is is too easy ...... I wonder when our Delta Force takes him out whether he will die fast or slow?

[swarthyguy]

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.

[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.

[piasa]

Revealed : al Qaeda Arms Dealer : Ex-Soviet Air Force Officer

[jslade]

Delta Force, let's go get the gold.

[GVnana]

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.

[Ken H]

Does anyone know how much gold was in these shipments?

[Tom Pain]

Doesn't this all sound like a James Bond movie?

[mikhailovich]

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.

[eleni121]

Frontline had a story on him recently. He is a disgusting creature...

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/sierraleone/bout.html

[eleni121]

Link -
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/sierraleone/bout.html

[Walkingfeather]

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.

[piasa]

I missed this. I wonder if the gold & arms smuggler Bout and the former ambassadaor to Gabon ever crossed paths?

[piasa]

I wonder if this guy Bout was involved with A Q Khan?

[stockpirate]

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