14-11-2009, 01:59 PM
Victor A. Bout Who is Victor Bout
Victor Bout is a Russian businessman who became one of the world’s famous on the basis of fictitious tales and stories which were generated from one source -- a corrupt United Nations contractor who was generously paid for the UN contracts he arranged with the help of others for Victor’s companies, and then became mad for vengeance when Victor refused to continue paying him. All you know about Victor Bout is traceable to Johan Peleman’s report, a report that was written as a novel and made Peleman an expert, a hero, and a very wealthy man.
Victor Bout is a dynamic, charismatic, spontaneous, well-dressed, well-spoken, and highly energetic person who can easily communicate in several languages including Russian, Portuguese, English, French, Arabic, among several others. He is a born salesman with undying love for aviation and eternal drive to succeed.
Victor was born in the Soviet Union, the city of Dushanbe, in an average home and an average family. His father and mother were both employees in the administrative and accounting fields respectively. Victor went to schools in Dushanbe, the city where his parents were employed, prior to returning to Moscow. There he was drafted to do the mandatory military service as a translator serving in the Soviet Union and abroad, and that was how he got introduced to Africa.
Upon the collapse of the Soviet Union Victor decided to leave the military service and start his own aviation business, the field he was always fascinated by. And with some help from his family and his wife, Victor was able to purchase four Antonov-8 cargo aircraft that became the core and starting point of his fleet and his business.
Venturing into Africa was a matter of necessity rather than choice. Victor who had already invested all he had into the purchase of the AN-8 had no other choice but to operate in Africa, and particularly, Angola which was the first and only country to grant a certificate for civilian operations to the Antonov-8 which was only certified as military freighter until then. Pictured here is one of the AN-8 that started the fleet of Aircess.
The low cost of acquisition of aircraft and the required crew, and the availability of capacity in a highly diverse fleet provided Victor with unparalleled competitive advantage. And until the demise of his operations in Africa there was not any operator capable of competing with Victor Bout. Victor's operation turned the western European competitors to bitter enemies, and that was the major reason behind the unified efforts to drive him out of Africa, and the whole world. The stories of arms trafficking then became a snow ball, a huge matter that had no core; however, it got bigger with every roll, and plenty of rolling was added over more than 10 years.
Welcome to the Internet age, and to the time that any story can become a reality without evidence or proof as long as the story can circulate long enough, with a help of those benefitting from it.
Victor Bout's Business
About the Business of Victor Bout
Few months after the UN report of December 2000 was published, Victor Bout became a public figure and his business became the matter for debate by almost everyone. Prior to that day he was just a normal businessman striving for success.
The report invented the arms trafficking story, and the illusion of a massive business empire that spanned the globe. The centerpiece of that image was an aviation company by the name of Aircess, and Victor Bout was the illusive person who owned that empire. The expertise that needed to make the delusion credible was aided by inserting the name of Richard Chichakli in the report. The manufactured picture was intriguing, mysterious, and timely, so it explained the reason behind all the misery in Africa. That was, and still is is the way most of the world picture Victor and his business. Of course, the story was further branched into politics, and developed throughout the years to fit whatever hot topics in the news.
The public heard those who knew nothing about Victor and his business making outrageous claims and raising illogical allegations, without ever questioning it. People were more interested in mysterious scandals rather than naked truth; facts and logic were not part of the story. Peleman, the inventor of Victor Bout myth claimed that Victor purchased 60 aircraft in one year! The number is 60, as in five aircraft per month, and he stated that in public interview and reported the same in the UN report. The world wanted to believe that although it cannot be true, believable, or acceptable logically. Had anyone seen an airline buying five aircraft per month? The answer is no, never happened in the world history, but the media made it believable.
Politicians and opportunists found great material in the story to further their careers, an unrecognized UK minister of state found fame after calling Victor "the merchant of death", and a "freelance" reporter became rich and famous turned into expert after announcing that he was an expert in Victor Bout's business. Then, and as the Internet chat rooms crowd started using the name of Victor Bout to make their WebPages visible on search engine, the story of Bout's business became an animal of its own.
In reality Victor Bout is not, and never was an arms dealer, nor had he a business empire that spanned the globe. So what was the actual business of Victor Bout, and how many aircraft did he own, who were the employees, and where did the business operate? Here're the facts about Aircess, and the other ventures of Victor Bout.
Legal Issues
The Legal Issues of Victor Bout
On March 6th, 2008, Victor Bout was accused by the American government of "conspiring to provide support to FARC, to an entity placed under sanctions by the Bush administration." The text of the indictment filed by US government can be downloaded in the documents page, and more information about this case can be found in the US case page.
That is the accusation against Victor Bout. For a matter of fact, all of what you've been hearing and reading about Victor since forever was never-ever substantiated or found to be true by the numerous investigations carried out by law enforcement worldwide. Victor's name was introduced to the UN in a report prepared by a corrupt UN contractor, and since then, it was used over and over, snow-balling to the size we see now. Victor was an easy target that never fired back, and the story became the only source of income for the self-proclaimed "experts" like Peleman, Farah, and other opportunists who made living for years out of the story they invented.
The question is why did all of the experts fail to pursue any government to bring charges against Victor Bout for arms trafficking despite all of the alleged evidence they claim to possess? The answer is they do not have any evidence because it never existed. Victor may have violated some laws somewhere, just like we all have done sometime; however, he was not that arms trafficking man presented to the public by the propaganda jockeys through the media. The idea of a person that is been watched and traced by the world's law enforcement not to be caught defies logic.
Ten years ago, the person who created the story of Victor Bout, a Belgian person who studied 14th century poetry, started a carrier as a private investigator after failing to join the Belgian police. That person was Johan Peleman, and the place was Ostend where Victor had an office which was managed by a Belgian pilot named Ronald De Smet. Ronald knew Peleman, and Peleman who was writing about the questionable operations in Ostend airport saw the opportunity. From there, what started as a mutually beneficial relation, turned later into the story of the "merchant of death" and you know the rest.
Prior to the current legal issue Victor is facing, there was another issue that developed immediately upon the break of Bout-Peleman relation. Of course, that had to happen in Belgium where Peleman has some people to influence. The issue did not involve any arms business or arms trafficking, and the case was closed and dropped after the statute of limitation expired without finding any evidence to support the accusation. See the Belgian case for more details.
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US government complaint filed on March 6, 2008
US government modified complaint Feb/2009, rejected by the Thai court
US Government Request to arrest Viktor
US Government request for extradition
US Congress' pressure letter over Thailand
State Dept. report to US Congress
Bush's executive order 13348
US Gov. press release concerning Bout's arrest
The Belgian Court decision in favor of Victor Dutch English
Communication regarding Victor's project in Belgium
UN Security Council report S/2000/1225 establishing Victor Bout as an Arms dealer in Angola
UN Security Council report S/2001/363 amplifying and capitalizing on Angola report
UN Security Council report S/2001/1015 copying the previous Angola report for Peleman's new contract in Liberia
UN Security Council report S/2003/1035 on Somalia chaired by Peleman; Victor never had business in Somalia but Peleman cannot make a report without using Victor Bout
UN Security Council report S/2002/1146 for Congo, no mention of Victor Bout here
UN Security Council report S/2003/1027 also for Congo, no mention of Victor Bout here either
Peleman disputing all UN reports on Congo because they did not mention Victor Bout
LA Times' Stephen Braun with Al-Qaida theories
Douglas Farah built his fame and career on myth he invented about Victor Bout. This is his testimony before the US congress. Under oath Farah committed perjury, none of what he said is true or can be proven
This is Farah's recent testimony few months after the arrest of Victor. Farah is the only person used by the Bush administration to testify in connection with Victor affairs
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
For the last 10 years the media reported too many allegations against Victor Bout for being the largest arms dealer in the world, what do you say to that?
Victor Bout is reported to be the largest arms dealer in the world for more than 10 years now; however, nobody during all of these years was able to show evidence to support this allegation or to bring charges against Victor.
But isn't it true that the American government has charged Victor Bout for alleged conspiracy to sell arms to Colombian rebels?
It is true that the Bush administration brought charges against Victor for an alleged conspiracy to sell arms; however, the US government has failed to substantiate these allegations in Thai court, and therefore, failed to have Victor Bout extradited to the US.
The American government stated that Victor made a deal through Andrew Smulian with undercover DEA agents whom are referred to as CS1, CS2, and CS3. Is that true?
No that is not true. All the people the US government is relying upon are "Paid Informants" as stated in the official US government complaint pages 3-5. See documents page.
Isn't it true that Johan Peleman, the UN expert on arms trafficking stated in his report to the UN Security Council that Victor indeed is an arms trafficker, and provided charts and copies of evidentiary documents in each of the reports he submitted to the United Nations?
Johan Peleman made hundreds of allegations against Victor Bout in his reports to the UN; however, neither his allegations were proven to be true, nor his alleged evidence were genuine. All the material presented in the UN reports was reinvestigated and proven false, and that is why it was never used to bring charges against Victor.
Was Victor on any "wanted" list, or was there any outstanding warrant of arrest issued for him prior to March 2008?
No, Victor was not wanted by any entity anywhere in the world, nor was there any outstanding warrant of arrest for him prior to March 2008.
Is it true that Victor's arrest in Thailand is being challenged for being illegal because the Americans acted without the knowledge or authorization of Thai authorities?
Yes, this is true. Victor was arrested without a warrant or any legal grounds. The US warrant against him was issued 4 days after his arrest. The American agents acted without the knowledge or authorization of Thai authorities. Thai police was called into the scene by the hotel management, and they arrived and took control of the situation as the American agents were trying to kidnap Victor Bout to the US.
The media report that Victor had a warrant of arrest against him prior to March 2008, is that true?
No, that is false. A warrant that was issued once for Victor by a Belgian court for failing to appear before the judge to testify was cancelled and dropped by the same court because the allegations against Victor were groundless.
Was Victor Bout a Major in the KGB?
No, Victor served as a Lieutenant in the army of the Soviet Union as a translator.
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Victor's birth place
OFAC's $6 billion dollar man
Peleman's "Sexy report" and "Secret Witness"
The politics motivating the US against Victor Bout
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Victor Bout is a Russian businessman who became one of the world’s famous on the basis of fictitious tales and stories which were generated from one source -- a corrupt United Nations contractor who was generously paid for the UN contracts he arranged with the help of others for Victor’s companies, and then became mad for vengeance when Victor refused to continue paying him. All you know about Victor Bout is traceable to Johan Peleman’s report, a report that was written as a novel and made Peleman an expert, a hero, and a very wealthy man.
Victor Bout is a dynamic, charismatic, spontaneous, well-dressed, well-spoken, and highly energetic person who can easily communicate in several languages including Russian, Portuguese, English, French, Arabic, among several others. He is a born salesman with undying love for aviation and eternal drive to succeed.
Victor was born in the Soviet Union, the city of Dushanbe, in an average home and an average family. His father and mother were both employees in the administrative and accounting fields respectively. Victor went to schools in Dushanbe, the city where his parents were employed, prior to returning to Moscow. There he was drafted to do the mandatory military service as a translator serving in the Soviet Union and abroad, and that was how he got introduced to Africa.
Upon the collapse of the Soviet Union Victor decided to leave the military service and start his own aviation business, the field he was always fascinated by. And with some help from his family and his wife, Victor was able to purchase four Antonov-8 cargo aircraft that became the core and starting point of his fleet and his business.
Venturing into Africa was a matter of necessity rather than choice. Victor who had already invested all he had into the purchase of the AN-8 had no other choice but to operate in Africa, and particularly, Angola which was the first and only country to grant a certificate for civilian operations to the Antonov-8 which was only certified as military freighter until then. Pictured here is one of the AN-8 that started the fleet of Aircess.
The low cost of acquisition of aircraft and the required crew, and the availability of capacity in a highly diverse fleet provided Victor with unparalleled competitive advantage. And until the demise of his operations in Africa there was not any operator capable of competing with Victor Bout. Victor's operation turned the western European competitors to bitter enemies, and that was the major reason behind the unified efforts to drive him out of Africa, and the whole world. The stories of arms trafficking then became a snow ball, a huge matter that had no core; however, it got bigger with every roll, and plenty of rolling was added over more than 10 years.
Welcome to the Internet age, and to the time that any story can become a reality without evidence or proof as long as the story can circulate long enough, with a help of those benefitting from it.
Victor Bout's Business
About the Business of Victor Bout
Few months after the UN report of December 2000 was published, Victor Bout became a public figure and his business became the matter for debate by almost everyone. Prior to that day he was just a normal businessman striving for success.
The report invented the arms trafficking story, and the illusion of a massive business empire that spanned the globe. The centerpiece of that image was an aviation company by the name of Aircess, and Victor Bout was the illusive person who owned that empire. The expertise that needed to make the delusion credible was aided by inserting the name of Richard Chichakli in the report. The manufactured picture was intriguing, mysterious, and timely, so it explained the reason behind all the misery in Africa. That was, and still is is the way most of the world picture Victor and his business. Of course, the story was further branched into politics, and developed throughout the years to fit whatever hot topics in the news.
The public heard those who knew nothing about Victor and his business making outrageous claims and raising illogical allegations, without ever questioning it. People were more interested in mysterious scandals rather than naked truth; facts and logic were not part of the story. Peleman, the inventor of Victor Bout myth claimed that Victor purchased 60 aircraft in one year! The number is 60, as in five aircraft per month, and he stated that in public interview and reported the same in the UN report. The world wanted to believe that although it cannot be true, believable, or acceptable logically. Had anyone seen an airline buying five aircraft per month? The answer is no, never happened in the world history, but the media made it believable.
Politicians and opportunists found great material in the story to further their careers, an unrecognized UK minister of state found fame after calling Victor "the merchant of death", and a "freelance" reporter became rich and famous turned into expert after announcing that he was an expert in Victor Bout's business. Then, and as the Internet chat rooms crowd started using the name of Victor Bout to make their WebPages visible on search engine, the story of Bout's business became an animal of its own.
In reality Victor Bout is not, and never was an arms dealer, nor had he a business empire that spanned the globe. So what was the actual business of Victor Bout, and how many aircraft did he own, who were the employees, and where did the business operate? Here're the facts about Aircess, and the other ventures of Victor Bout.
Legal Issues
The Legal Issues of Victor Bout
On March 6th, 2008, Victor Bout was accused by the American government of "conspiring to provide support to FARC, to an entity placed under sanctions by the Bush administration." The text of the indictment filed by US government can be downloaded in the documents page, and more information about this case can be found in the US case page.
That is the accusation against Victor Bout. For a matter of fact, all of what you've been hearing and reading about Victor since forever was never-ever substantiated or found to be true by the numerous investigations carried out by law enforcement worldwide. Victor's name was introduced to the UN in a report prepared by a corrupt UN contractor, and since then, it was used over and over, snow-balling to the size we see now. Victor was an easy target that never fired back, and the story became the only source of income for the self-proclaimed "experts" like Peleman, Farah, and other opportunists who made living for years out of the story they invented.
The question is why did all of the experts fail to pursue any government to bring charges against Victor Bout for arms trafficking despite all of the alleged evidence they claim to possess? The answer is they do not have any evidence because it never existed. Victor may have violated some laws somewhere, just like we all have done sometime; however, he was not that arms trafficking man presented to the public by the propaganda jockeys through the media. The idea of a person that is been watched and traced by the world's law enforcement not to be caught defies logic.
Ten years ago, the person who created the story of Victor Bout, a Belgian person who studied 14th century poetry, started a carrier as a private investigator after failing to join the Belgian police. That person was Johan Peleman, and the place was Ostend where Victor had an office which was managed by a Belgian pilot named Ronald De Smet. Ronald knew Peleman, and Peleman who was writing about the questionable operations in Ostend airport saw the opportunity. From there, what started as a mutually beneficial relation, turned later into the story of the "merchant of death" and you know the rest.
Prior to the current legal issue Victor is facing, there was another issue that developed immediately upon the break of Bout-Peleman relation. Of course, that had to happen in Belgium where Peleman has some people to influence. The issue did not involve any arms business or arms trafficking, and the case was closed and dropped after the statute of limitation expired without finding any evidence to support the accusation. See the Belgian case for more details.
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US Gov. Documents
US Politics Documents
Belgium Documents
US government complaint filed on March 6, 2008 US government modified complaint Feb/2009, rejected by the Thai court US Government Request to arrest Viktor US Government request for extradition US Congress' pressure letter over Thailand State Dept. report to US Congress Bush's executive order 13348 US Gov. press release concerning Bout's arrest The Belgian Court decision in favor of Victor Dutch English Communication regarding Victor's project in Belgium UN-Peleman Documents
UN Non-Peleman Documents
Stories and Fairytales
UN Security Council report S/2000/1225 establishing Victor Bout as an Arms dealer in Angola UN Security Council report S/2001/363 amplifying and capitalizing on Angola report UN Security Council report S/2001/1015 copying the previous Angola report for Peleman's new contract in Liberia UN Security Council report S/2003/1035 on Somalia chaired by Peleman; Victor never had business in Somalia but Peleman cannot make a report without using Victor Bout UN Security Council report S/2002/1146 for Congo, no mention of Victor Bout here UN Security Council report S/2003/1027 also for Congo, no mention of Victor Bout here either Peleman disputing all UN reports on Congo because they did not mention Victor Bout LA Times' Stephen Braun with Al-Qaida theories Douglas Farah built his fame and career on myth he invented about Victor Bout. This is his testimony before the US congress. Under oath Farah committed perjury, none of what he said is true or can be proven This is Farah's recent testimony few months after the arrest of Victor. Farah is the only person used by the Bush administration to testify in connection with Victor affairs Thai Court Documents
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions For the last 10 years the media reported too many allegations against Victor Bout for being the largest arms dealer in the world, what do you say to that? Victor Bout is reported to be the largest arms dealer in the world for more than 10 years now; however, nobody during all of these years was able to show evidence to support this allegation or to bring charges against Victor. But isn't it true that the American government has charged Victor Bout for alleged conspiracy to sell arms to Colombian rebels? It is true that the Bush administration brought charges against Victor for an alleged conspiracy to sell arms; however, the US government has failed to substantiate these allegations in Thai court, and therefore, failed to have Victor Bout extradited to the US. The American government stated that Victor made a deal through Andrew Smulian with undercover DEA agents whom are referred to as CS1, CS2, and CS3. Is that true? No that is not true. All the people the US government is relying upon are "Paid Informants" as stated in the official US government complaint pages 3-5. See documents page. Isn't it true that Johan Peleman, the UN expert on arms trafficking stated in his report to the UN Security Council that Victor indeed is an arms trafficker, and provided charts and copies of evidentiary documents in each of the reports he submitted to the United Nations? Johan Peleman made hundreds of allegations against Victor Bout in his reports to the UN; however, neither his allegations were proven to be true, nor his alleged evidence were genuine. All the material presented in the UN reports was reinvestigated and proven false, and that is why it was never used to bring charges against Victor. Was Victor on any "wanted" list, or was there any outstanding warrant of arrest issued for him prior to March 2008? No, Victor was not wanted by any entity anywhere in the world, nor was there any outstanding warrant of arrest for him prior to March 2008. Is it true that Victor's arrest in Thailand is being challenged for being illegal because the Americans acted without the knowledge or authorization of Thai authorities? Yes, this is true. Victor was arrested without a warrant or any legal grounds. The US warrant against him was issued 4 days after his arrest. The American agents acted without the knowledge or authorization of Thai authorities. Thai police was called into the scene by the hotel management, and they arrived and took control of the situation as the American agents were trying to kidnap Victor Bout to the US. The media report that Victor had a warrant of arrest against him prior to March 2008, is that true? No, that is false. A warrant that was issued once for Victor by a Belgian court for failing to appear before the judge to testify was cancelled and dropped by the same court because the allegations against Victor were groundless. Was Victor Bout a Major in the KGB? No, Victor served as a Lieutenant in the army of the Soviet Union as a translator.News and Updates
No case, no evidence, did not win ... The us solicit Colombia to help!
Having lost the extradition case, the United States government made the government of Colombia write a letter to the government of Thailand begging to allow the extradition of Victor Bout to the United States. That is right, Colombia is asking Thailand to extradite Victor to the US by trying to put the FARC on trial.
The tactics that was used by the United States government to gain the dismissal of the case brought against the Bush administration by Richard Chichakli, is now being used again as a final attempt to force Thailand to extradite Victor to the US. In the case of Chichakli, as the US government failed to prove any wrongdoing against Richard they tried to place Victor on trial instead by filing 1,000 page of invented stories about Victor Bout. Now, and at the order of the United States government Colombia is being used to turn the extradition hearing of Victor Bout to a trial for FARC by officially "begging" the government of Thailand, on behalf of the US government, to accept the US request for extradition and filing 300 pages of documents related to its own affairs with the FARC.
We have always said this case is nothing but politics, and this is yet another set of evidence to affirm that this is a political case. The US government lied in everything it alleges against Victor and the lies were exposed after the US failed to show evidence. Who could have imagine that Colombia will be pimping for the United States? The "confidential" letter signed by the Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs is here in English and Spanish for your amusement.
The US government is so desperate to block facts, they ordered Google to block this website!
As a last resort to conceal and obscure facts in and about the matter of Victor Bout, the United States government ordered Google to block access to this website from within the search result in Google search. We are delighted to see this happening because it provide us, yet with another proof that this case is nothing more than US political conspiracy. Video Download Video Clips about Victor Bout
Victor's birth place OFAC's $6 billion dollar man Peleman's "Sexy report" and "Secret Witness" The politics motivating the US against Victor Bouthttp://www.victorbout.com/
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"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.