bout this was after his arrest on 60 minutes. viktor bout, in my eyes is, one of the most dangerous men on the face of the earth. he is a shadow facilitator. he is arming not only designated terrorist groups insurgent groups, but he is also arming very powerful drug trafficking cartels around the globe. this is the lord of war. the merchant of death. right. and you have got him in your hands. right. he is in custody. it s a great feeling. bret: with that let s bring in our panel ben domenech editor-at-large host of the podcast on fox news radio. marie hamp and washington columnist marc thiessen, marc, let me start with you. it s great that brittney griner is back. any time you get an american home it s a good feeling. the merchant of death, not a good feeling now because is he not in u.s. custody. you saw that the administration
trafficking empire. he was selling arms into some of the world s most notorious conflicts, some of the worst dictators causing a lot of human miery. he came on the radar of u.s. and british intelligence in the late 90s. in 2005 there was a movie made loosely based on husband life called lord of war. then in 2008 the u.s. government finally caught up with him with an elaborate sting args. he talked about trying to kill americans. and they had it all on tape. they arrested him in 20008. he was sentenced to 25 years in prison. now if you thus about it, not a total loss. but nobody in the national security community or at the justice department is happy that viktor bout is free today. i understand that. this is a very bad guy. but there are a lot of americans, obviously, who just
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