Viktor Bout: The Real Lord of War

The real Lord of War was so prolific that the US government actually hired him while they were

simultaneously hunting him down. Viktor Bout, known as the Merchant of Death,

used a fleet of old Soviet planes to fuel almost every bloody conflict on earth.

From African warlords to the Taliban, if you had cash, he had the guns. He was literally

number two on the most-wanted list, right next to Bin Laden. Yet,

his logistics were so untouchable that the US military paid him millions to fly supplies

into Iraq. It took a massive DEA sting operation in a Bangkok hotel to finally trap

him. He inspired the Nicolas Cage movie, but his real life was way darker than