Viktor Bout, Alleged Arms Smuggler, Says Us Framed Him

BANGKOK — A Russian businessman who allegedly armed dictators around the world angrily accused the United States on Friday of framing him and pressuring Thailand to extradite him to face terrorism-related charges. Waving his hands and shouting, Viktor Bout described himself as a hapless victim who has been forced to endure for the past year "extremely inhumane" conditions in a Thai prison as he waits to hear whether he will be sent to the United States. "What about human rights?

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