The History of Terrorism
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21st century in international relations
21st-century conflicts
1975-2002 Angolan Civil War
Viktor Bout
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Viktor Bout
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1954-1991 KGB
1975-2002 Angolan Civil War
1996-2001 Northern Alliance
1998-2003 Second Congo War
Arms traders
Gerald Posner
Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York
MPLA AKA People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola
People convicted of arms trafficking
Prisoners and detainees of the United States federal government
Russian businesspeople
Russian crime bosses
Russian Esperantists
Russian mob bosses
Russian people imprisoned in the United States
Soviet Armed Forces
US AG John David Ashcroft
Children
2003 The New York Times interviewed Bout, who stated that "I woke up after Sept. 11 and found I was second only to Osama."
2005 Lord of War (movie)
2008 Bout was arrested in Bangkok, Thailand by the Royal Thai Police based on an Interpol red notice requested by the United States based on conspiracy to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
2009 Members of the United States Congress signed a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressing their wish that the Bout extradition "remain a top priority".
2009 The Bangkok Criminal Court ruled in his favor, denying the United States' request for extradition and citing the political, not criminal, nature of the case.
2010 The United States appealed that ruling, and on 20 August 2010, a higher court in Thailand ruled that Bout could, in fact, be extradited to the United States.
2014 Former US Attorney General John Ashcroft is representing Bout in overturning his conviction via a new trial.
2022 Viktor Bout-Brittney Griner prisoner exchange
Posner provided pro-bono advice to Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer nicknamed in the press as the "Merchant of Death" and played by actor Nicolas Cage in the film, "Lord of War."
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Wolosky's work at the White House also included directing sensitive operations, including leading the U.S. government effort to apprehend the Taliban and al Qaeda-linked arms trafficker Viktor Bout. Wolosky was noted for his innovative approach for pursuing Bout. Wolosky's pursuit of Bout served as a loose basis for the character Jack Valentine (played by Ethan Hawke) in the film Lord of War.[3]
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Ahmad Shah Massoud AKA Lion of Panjshir
Igor Sechin
Muammar Gaddafi