Revisited the movie (meh) and am reading this book on this guy now.
While the film isn't great it does capture the breadth of his dealings well, which includes heavily arming the Taliban pre-9/11.
Basically was adept at circumventing laws and making his bones in Africa pre-2000 where you could literally fly under the radar most of the time. Was known in the States but not deemed a bit enough problem for awhile. Eventually did, and eluded authorities for years.
Probably had the book thrown at him unjustly given the murkiness of his operation but a real piece of shit/historical threat to America and its patently insane that we are exchanging a WNBA player for a warlord.
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
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