five point one percent for developing european countries foreign cars so declining on the back of last year's fortune percent jump in oil prices which pushed it above ninety dollars per barrel that's just helping russia's outlook to improve as almost their home for the country's budget revenue is based on oil and gas. that's all we have time for now join me in less than fifteen minutes time for another business update and get more stories from our website or to dot com slash business.

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say the findings. that kaczynski and much of poland's political elite died in the disaster for. the united states prepares to kick hundreds of haitian immigrants back home to a country still struggling to keep its people alive one year after being struck by a massive earthquake washington suspended deportation after the quake but has since we started. reporting on our. six in spanish newspaper that's designed to protect women is leaving prostitutes seeing red they say it's not stopping people trafficking but is instead depriving them of the only thing. i'll be back with another update for you in less than fifteen minutes from now the meantime a man who at one time was responsible for flooding california streets with most of his hard drugs he tells r.t. why he's changed direction.

freeway ricky ross is a street legend he went from being a poor illiterate aspiring tennis star to one of the biggest drug dealers in los angeles history after being part of an international drug ring and making up to two million dollars a day he started over from scratch and trying to build another empire this time the legal way twenty years of prison have turned this former kingpin into a fully literate activist who is trying to make a difference by keeping kids from following in his footsteps today he says with r.t. to talk about his rise and fall and to discuss his connection to the cia contra controversy ricky ross thank you for joining us today a lot of poor neighborhoods here in los angeles have suffered from gangs and drug abuse and a lot of people blame you for that now how do you think that you can help and rebuild these communities when i think i'm the perfect one for this job that needs

to be done because i mean if you haven't lived this lie. it's like an experiment you know my life has been an experiment and had i not been through this experiment then i would know what happened you know most people don't know what happened in south central they don't know how you get started selling drugs they don't know how you get out of selling drugs they don't know how you can go from being an image of it at twenty years ago to being as literate as i am now you know basically i do our work you know like i said i'm fond of my paperwork today and my lawsuit what do you think about the rapper rick ross taken on your persona. he's never sold drugs he's never been involved in any type of crime you know he was a college boy played football from what i understand and it was a prison guard you know and you know to be a prison guard your record has to be spotless you know so he's definitely creative fried in. you know he's perpetrating. what role does the

u.s. government play in bringing crack cocaine into l a's poor black neighborhoods the government needed this money to fight this war over nicaragua. we're going to send him east is russia he gave the senate least is hundred million dollars to fight with congress to cut off all the money from the contras so now the sandinistas had an advantage reagan and bush had made the contras their pippi. they felt that if russia took over nicaragua they would be too close to america they would be in our backyard i believe that they felt it was more valuable to sacrifice. particular sector sector of america and a race of people in america in order to save the whole country so they let these

guys open up pipelines dinello blando on norman messes. the rest of the crew to work within the ground connection because i knew about ten to fifteen different ones that was all inside of this you know contra organization. that was selling drugs so by the i'm allowing these guys or basically turning a blind eye because i don't think the government necessarily gave them the drugs or not but in a sense they sang to me because they turn a blind eye they knew that these guys were selling drugs but they did absolutely nothing about it i also believe that had they not let these guys sell drugs. is possible i would have never become a drug dealer what does that say about our government when they're looking the other way while a deadly substance is coming into our communities for the sake of fighting

a communist regime in central america. says that our government. we'll sacrifice of people to accomplish to go and this is not the first time that they've done it we've known numerous times in our history where they have sacrificed expressly bragman in that case it's tough to hear that the ends justify the means they felt it was more valuable for them to keep russia out of america you know and for america to keep its way of life do you think that the cia or any other sort of government agency is still helping to funnel drugs into america. well i mean if we look at afghanistan you know when taliban controlled. afghanistan the flow of have one hundred was was almost zero and now it's you know one hundred percent more than it was at that time so. it makes you wonder i mean you know what is really going on how can the taliban control drugs in america can't you know

control you know heroin is on a rising. and it's afghanistan heroin they see a connection to the contras and the huge influx of drugs into los angeles was an expose wasn't made public until journalists k. webb started to report on it gary was on a mission you know. he didn't approve what i did but he said if i was in prison all other players should be in prison right there with me and that i should be used. you know he felt that justice should be. level you know i'm saying not to wear. you got political poor you got money or they did it you can excuse justice that's how gary felt everything that gay webb said was eventually proven to be factual so why do you think that it was so controversial when he was actually coming out with it and why

do you think that he was attacked so much by the mainstream media what they really tried to attack him on is that they tried to say that he said it the government deliberately put the drugs into black community you know they took his words and twisted i mean i never saw what he said did he think that you know the bush administration on a regular ministration anybody went into office and say hey you know we're going to . put these drugs into the black community to destroy the community that's not what he said he said is that what i understood him to say is that they knew it was taking place and that their workers because they didn't become true was on the cia payroll only was their employer. they did nothing about it now in some speeches gay web talked about how the d.a. told them that what he was reporting on would put people's lives at risk now do you think that was just a scare tactic and are there parallels from what was happening then to what is

happening right now today in the news we hear about weiqi leaks exposing all these u.s. military secrets and we're also hearing on the news that these secrets are supposedly putting people's lives at risk i mean talk about the similarities i mean our government is really out of control you know. we're really out of control nobody. i mean like we fine line wrong doing in our cases and stuff there was nobody that we could run to and say you know this guy's doing such and such and such that you know even with the crooked cops it was nobody we could go to to. express what was going on that these cops were beating us you know these cops busted my head open and with flashlights they got a dog by me while i was hank up but there was nobody we could go to and express what was going on you don't even know how to read when you got out of high school yet you were still able to run

a multimillion dollar business i mean how is it that you're able to go to school and never how to read where the teachers really weren't interested in teaching me they were interested in getting a paycheck which is another one to america's with thinking see america is not thinking about getting smart they're thinking about getting a check and when you think like that you know all you want is the money and the hell with the product you know so what i've learned is that the product is the most important thing you know being in the game is more important than get no money out of the game but tell me about your involvement in the hip hop game. my pet project is a social network website that i started right now it's called free win a prize dot com. with the biggest social network on the west coast. we just broke inside of one hundred thousand ranking in the united states with three hundred thirty thousand in the world so it's growing i think we reach those numbers

faster than the facebook and my space did so making some progress. with that it's a platform where artists can come on put their music and be discovered by a different an artist come on you're looking for artist i've myself looking for it is the sign of my label back in the day rappers used to talk about real issues in the ghetto what happened is hip hop watered down they don't know what's going on in the streets they don't know about the struggle. because when rap first got out you know it talking about i mean you know the ones that i first started with was rapper's delight the guy talked about his son was telling the dead he didn't want to go to school said the teacher was a jerk she must think he was a food and all the kids smoke we've i think it be cheaper to get a job and to be a street sweeper. i don't want to go to just get food nor the. i

think you'd be cheap if i just got a job in the street so he was talking about. what he was gone do you know what he thought about school what he thought about his teacher you know what he thought about all of the people around me but that's not happening now these guys just found somebody that was glamorous you know which was a drug dealers and that's almost i'm talking about right now that we talk to young people what is it that you really want to stick to make sure that they don't follow in your footsteps you know i don't care if you know nothing else in school with learn how to become a critical thinker and learn how to decide. what is right and what is wrong for you ricky ross former drug kingpin hip-hop entrepreneur and multimedia executive thank you so much for joining us today and thank you for having me i mean it's wonderful you know and you know hopefully we get this message out man and save america.

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prepares to kick hundreds of haitian immigrants back home to a country still struggling to keep its people alive one year after being struck by a massive earthquake washington suspended deportation after the quake but has since restarted. designed to protect women is leaving prostitutes they say it's not stopping people trafficking is instead depriving them of their only income. and i'll be back with more news more developments at the top of the. check the latest from the world of sports with. hello there you're watching the sport and this is what is coming up over the next few. olympic chiefs threaten to put the brakes on russia's first ever formula one race. it's life already tough at the top russian usually loses to hewitt ahead of

you should really you know. love me tender it's all smiles and hugs for the title fight of the year. now russia could be forced to spring its first ever formula one race in sochi to avoid any clash with the twenty fourteen winter olympics at the black sea resort the international olympic committee says it has the power to delay the race for a year if necessary f one chief bernie ecclestone signed a six year deal with russian officials in october to hold grand prix races starting in twenty forty but i.o.c. executive director gilbert fairly says we don't want to have the facility built for the grand prix put in construction or preparation of the games at risk he says there is a clause in the f one contract which allows the i.o.c. to spoiling the race by a year. now from the racing track over to the ice rink and k h l hockey no big match ups on wednesday shojo with the only top ten clubs garson paid is winning for

one dinar marie get a visit is needed first then school for an answer goals earlier barry speed up north for two more coming back to three two after being three nil down put down and got before the bodies to wrap up their win another loss the ts to moscow for two at home to sort of a style the army man at eighteen in the table at the moment just eleven wins in forty two games. scored the most on the night holding off spartak moscow five one while there was a lot of action to enjoy over the last week in a carriage shell time now to look back at some of the highlights. since some.

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it may fall into twenty three in the ten it will rankings but he's beaten czech thomas burdick in a warm up for the next week's strain open a two sets to one victory at the key on classic in melbourne but compared with me cole usually has risen to tenth in the world lost to lleyton hewitt after hewitt took the first set the game was delayed due to rain and momentum change with usually coming back to win the second but the home crowd favorite regained his form in the decider winning the rally of the match to break seemed to be dancing so i. took the seven five four six six four took the delight of the majority in the stands i mean well three came from

a set then to be defending champion and if it doesn't go for six seven six. of the tournament i mean martin del potro his comeback has been cut short in the second round of the sydney international the two thousand and nine u.s. open champion before the channel. but couldn't handle ferrari mire losing the first set then raising his game in the second but was unable to draw level my closing out a valuable six three seven five win with a slip for. the to start the place in the state. also suffering the way he became the first top save in seven years to crash at this event in sydney the american knocked down by ukraine's examine the straits day six six three. throughout his russia because less of a sheet the fourth seed samantha stosur in the previous round but couldn't overcome a lean in her career. the final chinese coming to me said. six six six six we.

could reliably time u.s. open winner came close and she was in sync for a look at possible victory lanky christ is into the semifinals with an easy sixty six to be true or football and the asia cup hosts katha have beaten china to kneel to keep alive their chances of making the quarter finals why is becky staying guaranteed they'll progress from a group after two one win over keyway to kuwait knew they had to win or face it in an elimination from the tournament while their polish new three point then took the companions respect the stand who took the lead record goal scorer missing shot ski but it deflected free kick just before half time his thirty's could international go i q i got back into it just after the break how much i was brought down to. do what the pundits say and then a terrific goal for the winning is pakistan's the battle of exchanging passes before the final. two i'd had

a great chance to equalise but i meant i jabbed scented a back and sent you a packing and i can progress any further and respect the stuff i remodel around the death phase and defending champion to iraq to one direct scored first after just twelve minutes and sweet person cutting through the around the fence and one with the poor. but around then found the shooting bridge just before the break column was i would be allies of the same lot less the families ah and i really thank you so i think you are a man who is no cake into the box of a good everyone and then you drop in the. want to rant and i talked to a great manager still catching his breath be. sure.

now apart from the asia cup qatar found out last month it will host the twenty twenty two world cup and faith is playing that is now likely to be held in the european winter continues to attract criticism england will choose the latest to voice their concern with the f.a. general secretary alex horne saying it would be a logistical nightmare adding the notion of playing in cata just leaves me in a cold sweat at the moment in contrast fee for vice president michel platini agreeing to putting a real world cup it says he wants to keep the twenty twenty tournament with its gulf neighbors adding it's ok to alter world cup plans after winning hosting rights to moto g.p. where it is a big year for the karting in november the company publicly and veiled their new bike the diet while riding nicky hayden will partner one of his oldest rivals

valentino rossi and the doctor may be putting on a brave face ahead of his first season with the catty italian may think the pain maestro struggle through all of last season with a shoulder injury problems appear not to be over yet. the big bigger issue we know is my shoulder my may feel. i'm not one hundred percent and fortunately the surgery or the shoulder was there was a very big a sore need some more time for beck and i x i expect to be in a better shape at this moment of the of the of their only but unfortunately some problems so we have to walk very much for reform be ready in the first the players we needed to improve the bike to modify only the bike about they need to also try and move forward for modify my riding style and adapt to this. one finally makes a nice change to boxer. laughing and hugging is they talk of their next world

champion bantamweight financial monte l faces challenger anita dunn and next month the first world title fight of the year but despite what's at stake both refused to be bad boys instead it's all greens and embraces and glowing praise. now for this fight i've known for a long time not only there were friends outside but you know throughout his career i've watched them and this is how good this man is you know throughout since i turned pro he's been a world champion. this is a big test for me now for for another month the l. it's stamping his legacy as one of the best in the bandwidth if he gets past me and for me it's to shut all those doubters. that i belong in the elite i think he's trying to knock him out with compliments that is always sport for the moment more a bit later. for the full we've got to.