Lord of War charged

The infamous Victor Bout, the Russian arms dealer known by many names -- including The Merchant of Death -- was arrested in Thailand on a U.S. warrant. This time he's accused of selling weapons to FARC in support of its war against the Columbian government. His list of buyers is a veritable rogues gallery of failed-state strong men. He may have been dropping weapons out of his planes to rebels for years. It seems a laptop found in Ecuador by the Colombian army provided a hotlink to Bout. He's being held for legal action in Thailand before they ship him to the U.S. for further action. Sierra Leone is prepared to offer any evidence in any case against him, but they're not looking to extradite him. Too bad. Rotting in an African prison would be poetic justice.