informants<\/a> who posed as officials of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, also known as the FARC.The group had been classified by Washington as a narco-terrorist group.<\/p>\nHe was brought to the U.S. in November 2010.<\/p>\n
The ‘Merchant of Death’ moniker was attached to Bout by a high-ranking minister of Britain\u00b4s Foreign Office.The nickname was included in the U.S. government\u00b4s indictment of Bout.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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