Alleged arms smuggler calls Thai trial 'theater'
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/130,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090306%2Fcapt.526ef4249811460e9b17f18fb393fd60.thailand_us_arms_dealer_aw106.jpg?v=2" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout talks to reporters across the bars at criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, March 6, 2009. Bout, 41, a Russian businessman dubbed the 'Merchant of Death' has been jailed in Thailand since his arrest in Bangkok a year ago and is accused of conspiring to arm Colombian rebels. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090306/ap_on_re_as/as_thailand_us_arms_dealer)AP - A Russian businessman dubbed the "Merchant of Death" for allegedly arming dictators and warlords said Friday there is no proof showing he's the world's biggest arms dealer and accused the U.S. of pressuring Thailand to extradite him.</p><br clear="all"/>
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