Showing Merchant of Death by Douglas Farah

Paperback. Pub Date: 2008 Pages: 320 in Publisher: John Wiley Praise for Merchant of Death A riveting investigation of the world's most notorious arms dealer - a page-turner-that digs deep into the amazing. Murky story of Viktor Bout. Farah and aun have exposed the inner workings of one of the world's most secretive businesses - the international arms trade. - Peter L. Bergen. author of The Osama bin Laden I Know Viktor Bout is like Osama bin Laden: a major target of US intelligence officials who time and again gets away. Farah and aun have skillfully documented how this notorious arms dealer has stoked violence around the world and thwarted international sanctions. Even more appalling. they show how Bout ended up getting millions of dollars in US government money to assist the war in Iraq. A truly impressive piece of investigative reporting. - Michael Isikoff. coauthor of H...