Category Archives: News Reports

Human Traffickers n Russian Organs – Rasta Livewire Reports

It’s so bad in Russia; People are Selling People for their Organs: Human Traffickers Selling Russian Organs – Rasta Livewire Reports

A man who tried to sell a young woman for her organs was arrested in the south-west part of Moscow. Temur, a 29-year old citizen of Tashkent, brought his 18-yearl old relative to Moscow with the intentions of making €50,000 from her. read more

The Ugandan Soldiers of Fortune in Iraq – Rasta Livewire Reports

Ugandan Iraqi-War Contractors
Ugandan Iraqi-War Contractors
The Ugandan Soldiers of Fortune in Iraq – Rasta Livewire Reports

In the duplicitous market of Iraq war industry, where reality is full of smoke and mirrors, a security services firm known as Watertight Security Services (WSS) has been training and sending thousands of Ugandans as mecenaries and security guards to Iraq since 2007. read more

90 minutes of Fraud, and Forgery at Entebbe, UGANDA 1976 – Historical Retrospect

90 minutes of Fraud, and Forgery at Entebbe, UGANDA 1976 – Historical Retrospect

Newly released British [government] documents contain a claim by an unnamed contact that the Shin Bet security service collaborated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine to hijack the June 1976 flight from Israel that was diverted to Entebbe, Uganda, the BBC reported Friday. read more

Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda Speaks: Africa, China, Europe, Trade and Investment

There is a debate among geopolitical and economic commentators about the merits of Chinese versus western involvement with Africa. One argument is that Chinese investment is exploitative and undermines the development of democracy and human rights on the continent. Others view the matter in terms of competition, arguing that China is encroaching on the decades-long monopoly of the west over Africa’s natural resources. read more

Cannabis in the United States: An Update – News Report

Cannabis in the United States: An Update – News Report

You know things are shifting in America when Fortune magazine, the bible for business journalism, runs a cover story titled “Is pot already legal?”. You also know it when Barack Obama’s Department of Justice publishes a long-expected memo signalling that the federal government will no longer raid medical marijuana dispensaries if they are legal under state law. That happened formally this month. read more