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Rwanda Dissident Colonel Spills Kagame Secrets

"The struggle to liberate Rwanda was premised on the establishment of democracy."

(KAMPALA, Uganda) - COL. Patrick Karegyeya is a former top spy for the Rwandan government who fell out with the leadership and fled into exile in South Africa.

From South Africa, he called Red Pepper on Wednesday following the attempt on his exiled colleague, former Rwandan Gen. Kayumba Nyamwasa’s life in Johannesburg South Africa by unknown assassins to explain their differences with the Rwandan government. RED PEPPER’S Arinaitwe Rugyendo interviewed him.

Planning Underway for Occupy Portland

A strong show of support in other cities indicates that Occupy Portland is part of a growing national movement of people who no longer feel that their government works in their best interest.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Occupy Portland begins Thursday at noon. Organizers of the event say they will gather in solidarity with the ongoing protest in New York City, Occupy Wall Street, and the growing number of cities whose people will no longer sit back watching corporate and special interests run their government.

City and police officials from Portland say they are currently in dialogue with the group. They say their goal is to allow free speech and ensure public safety.

Getting Rid of the RPF Sectarian Administration, a Pre-Requisite for Stability

This trend is a dangerous regression. Even though the previous regime was not a democracy, local leaders at sector level were directly elected by citizens.

(BRUSSELS) - The man who authored the cable is the US Ambassador to Rwanda Michael Arietti. Had Mr Arietti been a Rwandan, he would have been thrown in jail for propagation of genocide ideology and ethnic divisionism.

What spared him from the brutality of Paul Kagame’s minority dictatorship, as his former General Prosecutor Gerald Gahima calls it, is that he was heading the diplomatic mission of the all mighty US Empire, the land of Paul Kagame’s masters and first bilateral bankrollers.

Global Intifada Reaches the US

700 “arrested” in New York and protests spread to many cities around the US.

(BETHLEHEM) - Every day brings some good news on the shaking of the status quo in a positive direction. In my last book and in my writings elsewhere, I predicted that the next intifada (uprising) would be global.

The Arab spring in the past few months gave renewed energy and it has spread to even Tel Aviv and New York.

Italian Court Frees Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito

Amanda Knox will be heading home, as the decision overturns a ruling issued in December 2009 that convicted Knox and led to a 26-year prison sentence.

(PERUGIA, Italy) - An Italian court overturned the homicide convictions of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito today, setting them free after an emotional and painful span of time... almost four years, in the Murder of Meredith Kercher, a citizen of Great Britain.

Amanda Knox broke down in tears as the appellate court jury of eight delivered their verdict. They deliberated for eleven hours. The verdict was celebrated in the courtroom by Amanda Knox's supporters who were so loud that the court ordered them silenced.

Zyprexa $13 Pill Loses Patent Exclusivity and Goes Generic

Eli Lilly still stalling Zyprexa claims

(Bangor, Maine) - I am a living example of Zyprexa gone/done wrong was given it 1996-2000 off-label for PTSD got sudden high blood sugar A1C 14.7 in January 2000.The stuff was worthless for my condition PTSD and cost me thousands in co-pays gave me diabetes.

The Wandering Who is Out This Week

"It is no secret that some very forceful elements have been investing a lot of effort trying to stop the book and its message. So far, they have failed." - Gilad Atzmon

(LONDON) - A wave of understanding accompanies Gilad Atzmon's new book, 'The Wandering Who' and it is no wonder that his opponents, who support apartheid laws in Israel, are fuming. Truth is a dangerous drug and Gilad overdosed his share of readers with this one.

Gilad is only one of Salem-News.com's writers who doubles as an author, but none have drawn the response that we are seeing with this clever-titled book that rips the lid off of the racism that sets the stage for Israel's very existence.

Military operation to nab Army deserters in Lanka

The Army said no more grace periods will be provided to the deserters.

(COLOMBO Zee News) - The Sri Lankan military has stepped up its operation to arrest thousands of army deserters, many of whom have been linked to criminal activities in the country.

An operation is underway to arrest 60,000 deserters who have not surrendered to the authorities, Sri Lanka Army spokesperson Brigadier Nihal Happurachchi was quoted as saying by ColomboPage online newspaper earlier this week.

Counter-Piracy Updates: Somalia, Gulf of Aden & the Indian Ocean

Includes video of German Navy attacking and destroying suspected pirate boat.

(NAIROBI, Kenya Ecoterra) - At least 30 ships plus 18 smaller foreign vessels are kept in Somali hands against the will of their owners, while at least 504 hostages or captives - including a South-African yachting couple - suffer to be released.

Marines Heading to Wall Street to Protect Protesters

This is a war against people who are utilizing their constitutional rights.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Wall Street protesters will soon have the protection of U.S. Marines who will form a human wall between the crowds of tireless protesters and the increasingly unpopular New York cops who continue to appear on YouTube in scenes that twist the insides of patriotic Americans.

People continue to learn more about Wall Street and NY City and the nature of the place. Americans watched the players on Wall Street shove the nation's future into their wallets.