. >> mike braun, the former chief of operations for the u.s.ement administration, told us bout first exploded on the scene in war-torn west africa in the late 1980s, elevating bloody conflicts from machetes and single shot rifles to... >> ak-47s, not by the thousands, but by the tens of thousands. >> so he weaponizes civil war in africa. >> he transformed these young adolescent warriors into insidious, mindless, maniacally driven killing machines that operated with assembly line efficiencies. >> bout, from the soviet republic of tajikistan, is a mystery man who reportedly served in the soviet air force and intelligence service. the u.s. has indicted him on four terror-related charges, including conspiracy to kill americans. what makes him a threat to the united states? he is a shadow facilitator. he's arming not only designated terrorist groups, insurgent groups, but he's also arming very powerful drug trafficking cartels around the globe. >> taking advantage of russian military contacts at the highest levels and the collapse of the soviet unio