Volume 20, Number 48, December 10, 1993
Interviews
Vitali Urazhtsev
A member of the now-abolished Supreme Soviet, Mr. Urazhtsev headed the first independent trade union of Russian military servicemen, Shield. He is now in hiding, having been accused of “organizing mass disorders” because of his actions in defense of the Constitution suspended by Yeltsin.
Mwezi Twala
A former African National Congress commissar, Mr. Twala is now the chairman of the Returned Exiles Coordinating Committee, comprising many former ANC members who were put through ANC torture and detention camps. He is also the regional organizer for the Vaal Triangle region for the Inkatha Freedom Party.
Tienie Groenewald
Major General Groenewald is the former head of the Department of Military Intelligence of the South African Defense Forces, and a leader of the Freedom Alliance comprised of the Inkatha Freedom Party, the Conservative Party, several of the black homelands, and other smaller parties.
Science & Technology
How Willy Ley Rallied the U.S. To Explore Space
by Marsha Freeman
The German-American space pioneer pursued every avenue to make the science, technology, and the future of space exploration available to American citizens. From Marsha Freeman’s just-released book.
Departments
From New Delhi
by Susan Maitra
Industrialists Fear Dumping.
Report from Rio
by Silvia Palacios
Debt Accord a Bad Deal.
Report from Bonn
by Rainer Apel
Second German Republic at Twilight.
Andean Report
by Valerie Rush
The Military Is in the Crosshairs.
Editorial
The Clash of Civilizations.
Book Reviews
Jimmy Goldsmith’s Little ‘Trap’
by Jacques Cheminade
Le Piège, by Jimmy Goldsmith.
Advocating Genocide and Enjoying Every Minute of It
by Mark Burdman
The Real World Order: Zones of Peace, Zones of Turmoil, by Max Singer and Aaron Wildavsky.
Economics
China’s Economic ‘Boom’ Is Built on Hongkong Frenzy
by Michael Billington
With Beijing locked in an internal battle between those most directly profiting from speculation, and others trying to prevent the country from blowing apart, the political realities may reassert themselves on the Hongkong market at any moment.
Slave Labor in China
by Michael Billington
Currency Rates
Swine Fever as a Market Strategy
by Rosa Tennenbaum
Free Trade Has Been a Disaster for Australian Agriculture
by Andrew Bailey
Australian political organizer Andrew Bailey, formerly a farmer, addresses agricultural producers in Mexico.
Agriculture
by Lydia Cherry
Rice’s “Special Situation.”
Business Briefs
Feature
Grim Russian Winter Dwarfs Yeltsin’s Election Charade
by Konstantin George
The already crippled economy can hardly take a further blow from the General Winter, as strikes and protests grow. The response of the nomenklatura is a domestic military-based dictatorship, plus the old Russian imperial push for territorial expansion.
‘Russia Is Sitting on a Powderkeg!’
Part 1 of an interview with Vitali Urazhtsev.
Could the Elections Be Free and Fair?
by Konstantin Cheremnykh
An in-depth analysis of the current Russian factional lineup, by a journalist from St. Petersburg.
International
Germany Needs an Industrial Policy
by Helga Zepp-LaRouche
The national chairman of the Civil Rights Movement-Solidarity announces her availability as a candidate for Federal Chancellor in Germany’s 1994 elections.
Italian Vote Polarized by Free-Trade Insanity
by Claudio Celani
Terrorist Scenario for Venezuela Is Exposed on Election Eve
by Cynthia R. Rush
The Ibero-American Solidarity Movement has badly damaged the plan of the Radical Cause party, backed by the U.S. State Department and Fidel Castro, to grab power either by the ballot or by insurrection. The situation leading up to election day is very hot, as rumors fly of a military coup.
Civil War Looms in South Africa, Despite the New Constitution
by David Hammer
South African ‘Solution’ Is a U.S.-Made Sham
An interview with Mwezi Twala.
If ANC Wins 60%, No One Will Invest Here
An interview with Maj. Gen. Tienie Groenewald.
Guatemalan Cult Figure Menchú Draws Applause in India
by Ramtanu Maitra
Bosnia Crisis Will Kill Religion
by Dr. Hans Koechler
International Intelligence
National
Systemic World Crisis Is Forcing New Thinking
by H. Graham Lowry
A section of the U.S. establishment is looking toward the American System of political economy, with glimmerings of recognition that LaRouche was right.
High Court Ruling Shows FEC Wronged LaRouche
Media Got One Thing Right—LaRouche Has Been Granted Parole
‘LaRouche Was Right’ Candidates Tell Voters
National News
