Le Monde.fr : Pour services rendus en Irak, le trafiquant Viktor Bout décroche l'aide des Etats-Unis Notorious arms dealer gets a pass. This site describes and links to the Financial Times story. Sen. Russ Feingold wants answers, but Wolfowitz and Armitage aren't giving them. Frontline profiles Bout in May, 2002. I don't suppose someone like Bout would have access to shells laced with just a little bit of sarin.