Victor Bout
Events (22)
- January 19, 2001: UN Sanctions on Taliban Do Not Stop Illegal Trade Network 2001-01-19
- April 11-June 28, 2001: 9/11 ‘Muscle’ Hijackers Arrive in Dubai on Way to US 2001-06-28
- Shortly After September 11, 2001: Arms Dealer Victor Bout Allegedly Switches Sides, Works with US Against Taliban 2001-09-11
- Early 2001-September 11, 2001: Bush Administration Loses Interest in Apprehending Taliban-Linked Arms Dealer Victor Bout 2001-09-11
- August 17, 2003: Arms Dealer Victor Bout Hints He Has Numerous Government Connections 2003-08-17
- March 6, 2008: US Agents Arrest Al-Qaeda-Linked Arms Dealer Victor Bout in Thailand 2008-03-06
- November 16, 2010: Arms Dealer Victor Bout Extradited to US to Stand Trial 2010-11-16
- November 2, 2011: Arms Supplier Victor Bout Guilty of Colombian Rebel Group Deal 2011-11-02
- January 1998-April 2001: Arms Dealer Victor Bout Sells Airplanes to Taliban
- Late February 2002: US Allegedly Helps Arms Dealer Victor Bout Escape Arrest
- July 2006: Western Intelligence Agencies Learn Victor Bout Is Supplying Weapons to Hezbollah
- September 1992: Charity Front Exposed as Illegal Weapons Pipeline, but No Action Taken Against It
- October 1996-Late 2001: Arms Dealer Aligns with Taliban and ISI
- 1993-1995: Former US Intelligence Agent and Arms Dealer Victor Bout Develop Town that Becomes Hub for Al-Qaeda and the 9/11 Plot
- Mid-1996-October 2001: Ariana Airlines Becomes Transport Arm of Al-Qaeda and Taliban
- 1998: CIA Discovers Links between Arms Dealer Victor Bout, Al-Qaeda, and Taliban
- 1998: CIA Suspects Persian Gulf Royals and Arms Dealer Victor Bout Are Flying Heroin Out of Afghanistan
- 1999: Al-Qaeda Linked Philippine Militants Involved in Drug Trade
- Late April 2003: Al-Qaeda Linked Arms Dealer Victor Bout Begins Flying Supplies to Iraq for US Army
- Late April 2003-2007: US Military Repeatedly Hires Victor Bout Companies for Iraq Supply Flights, Despite Sanctions and Media Reports
- Late July 2006: Islamist Militant Group Conquers Capital of Somalia with Help from Arms Dealer Victor Bout
- Summer 2002: Arms Dealer Victor Bout Helps Taliban and Al-Qaeda Ship Gold to Sudan