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2008-06-18 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by Glenmore 2008-06-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Methinks NEITHER THE USA NOR RUSSIA, ETAL. WILL WANT TO SEE VIKTOR PROSECUTED - NOT ALIVE AND CREDITABLE AND "SPILLING THE BEANS", anyways???

Ala ENEMY OF THE STATE = STATES/WORLD!?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-06-18 00:34|| 2008-06-18 00:34|| Front Page Top

#2 "Is the DEA handling this affair because other agencies might have a conflict of interest in any trial involving Bout and Monzer?"

Bout still has a reputation to uphold. Dropping dime on someone like Hugo the Toad will make closing the deal with the next Tin-Horn a lot more difficult. Viktor may be, at present, in the Jug but his fleet still flys.

Posted by DepotGuy 2008-06-18 09:02|| 2008-06-18 09:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Victor Bout has been dispensing Russian arms for years. No doubt of his worth. Let's compromise with Putie. Send someone over, walk in with a silencer. Put it right between his eyes and turn out the lights.

Posted by Woozle Elmeter 2700 2008-06-18 10:59|| 2008-06-18 10:59|| Front Page Top

#4 Guys like these always think they are going to get off the hook until the trap door actually drops out from under them. If they started squealing, I'd be surprised.
Obviously the Russians, FARC, Tamil Tigers,Chavez, and who knows who else are involved in some very nasty business together that they are desperate to keep quiet. The last thing Russia needs right now is to be implicated in providing support to a terror group through official or semi-official channels. Look for Bout to have a sudden heart attack.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-06-18 11:49|| 2008-06-18 11:49|| Front Page Top

#5 "Try the sushi, Comrade!"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-06-18 12:04|| 2008-06-18 12:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Based on everything I know, Comrade Bout will likely be the starting first baseman on the Supermax softball team. The Russkies in Bangkok are making a major play to have him released and no doubt money has changed hands to have few doors left unlocked. The Thais know what side their bread is buttered on and it comes down to who they want to piss off - the US or Russia ?Extraditon hearings are ongoing and we should know something by late July.

Posted by Bangkok Billy 2008-06-18 17:48|| 2008-06-18 17:48|| Front Page Top

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