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Russia's foreign ministry1 is lashing2 out at the United States for ordering Russian arms dealer3 Viktor Bout4 to 25 years in prison.
A ministry statement Friday condemned5 the sentence, accusing the U.S. court of carrying out an obvious "political order."
A U.S. judge handed Bout the 25 year prison term for attempting to sell missiles to Colombian rebels. Prosecutors6 had charged Bout with terrorism, dubbing7 him the "Merchant of Death."
Bout shouted during the sentencing hearing, yelling that the charges against him were a lie and that he was a legitimate8 businessman. His lawyer says he will appeal the sentence all the way to the Supreme9 Court, if necessary.
Federal prosecutors said Bout's weapons sales helped inflame10 wars in Africa. They say he was planning to sell surface-to-air missiles to Colombian rebels to shoot down U.S. helicopters.
U.S. agents posing as rebels arrested him in Thailand in 2008. He was extradited to the United States, tried, and convicted in November.
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1 ministry | |
n.(政府的)部;牧师 | |
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2 lashing | |
n.鞭打;痛斥;大量;许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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3 dealer | |
n.商人,贩子 | |
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4 bout | |
n.侵袭,发作;一次(阵,回);拳击等比赛 | |
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5 condemned | |
adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词 | |
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6 prosecutors | |
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 ); 告发人; 起诉人; 公诉人 | |
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7 dubbing | |
n.配音v.给…起绰号( dub的现在分词 );把…称为;配音;复制 | |
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8 legitimate | |
adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法 | |
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9 supreme | |
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的 | |
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10 inflame | |
v.使燃烧;使极度激动;使发炎 | |
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11 cargo | |
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物 | |
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12 lured | |
吸引,引诱(lure的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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