National Correspondent for the Los Angeles Times
National correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, based in Washington, and author of Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes, and the Man Who Makes War Possible
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Stephen Braun
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'Merchant of Death' May Be Responsible for Missing Weapons in Iraq In the 1990's, Victor Bout was a target of US intelligence, which wanted to end his role in illegal arms traffic worldwide. But even after public revelations about his notorious activities, Bout became a weapons contractor for the Pentagon. In 2004, four of Bout's planes were supposed to ship 99 tons of AK-47's and other weapons from Bosnia to Iraq. There's no record they ever got there. Stephen Braun of the Los Angeles Times is co-author of Merchant of Death : Money, Guns, Planes and the Man Who Makes War Possible.
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