A quick update to my earlier post. The NYT/IHT has this story:
Suspected Arms Dealer Seems Closer to Extradition
This bit caught my eye:
Mr. Bout engaged in a particularly heated exchange with the presiding judge over his demand for a Russian interpreter, a request denied by the court.
Mr. Bout, a graduate of a prestigious Soviet language institute, turned to the gallery full of reporters and said in English: “This is due process of law or what? Gentlemen, you are all witnesses!”