'A 'Merchant of Death' Could Be Set Free' by Rep. Ed Royce
August 19, 2010
August 19, 2010
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif. (40th CD), issued the following news release:
Viktor Bout has sat in a Thai jail for more than two years with a U.S. extradition request pending. By Friday we will know if a notorious international arms dealer will head home to Russia to once again ply his deadly trade or land in New York to face terrorism charges. Will his extradition be a diplomatic win for the Obama administration and solidify U.S.-Thai security cooperation? Or wil . . .
Viktor Bout has sat in a Thai jail for more than two years with a U.S. extradition request pending. By Friday we will know if a notorious international arms dealer will head home to Russia to once again ply his deadly trade or land in New York to face terrorism charges. Will his extradition be a diplomatic win for the Obama administration and solidify U.S.-Thai security cooperation? Or wil . . .