Volume 29, Number 32, August 23, 2002
For Citizens Who Enjoy Thinking: Why My Candidacy Is Unique
by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
A statement issued by Lyndon LaRouche’s Presidential campaign committee. “More and more people, both ordinary citizens and institutional figures, from around the world, are now looking to me for guidance on dealing with problems for which they can offer no clear solution. Fortunately, I know enough of the answer to such questions, to show how we can survive the present monetary-financial collapse. I do not have complete answers, but enough to get us through the emergency, and give us time and freedom to attack the remainder of the immediate issues.”
Economics
Airlines Bankrupt: When Will Government Step In?
by Anita Gallagher
Most Americans had no idea, when they accepted airline deregulation, that they were going back to the early ages of air travel. But they were warned—by Lyndon LaRouche and EIR—and that is exactly what they are getting.
Why Otto Reich Rushed Down to Rio
by Silvia Palacios and Lorenzo Carrasco
The Brazil visit of the U.S. Undersecretary of State for Inter-American Affairs was prompted by indications of a potential continent-wide resistance to the austerity policies of the International Monetary Fund.
Italy To ‘Nationalize’ EU Economic Policy
by Claudio Celani
Cabinet members are calling for a review of the European Union’s misnamed Stability Pact, with its 3% cap on the public budget deficit. Without government spending on priority projects in the national interests, they correctly argue, there can be no solution to the onrushing financial crisis.
Colombia: Uribe Attacks Terror, But Must Move Economy
by Valerie Rush
Global Crisis Heats Up Russia’s Policy Fights
by Rachel Douglas
Science & Technology
‘Man Improves the Universe,’ U.A.E. Conference Affirms
At a seminar in Abu Dhabi, LaRouche collaborators Jonathan Tennenbaum and Dino de Paoli joined an international panel of experts to discuss “Man’s Role in Developing the Universe.”
Relationship of Ecology And Economics: Can Man Improve the Planet?
by Jonathan Tennenbaum, Ph.D.
Man: A Unique Guarantor for the Earth’s Future
by Dino de Paoli
Interviews
Brig. Gen. James B. Smith
General Smith is the officer in charge of the Millennium Challenge 2002 joint forces experiment of the U.S. armed forces, based at the Joint Warfare Center in Suffolk, Virginia.
Departments
Editorial
LaRouche’s Agenda for Economic Recovery.
International
Perle War Party Reeling From Murawiec Exposé
by Jeffrey Steinberg
The diatribe against Saudi Arabia delivered at the Defense Policy Board meeting on July 10, by Rand Corp. lunatic Laurent Murawiec, has set off an international uproar. Although intended in part to tar LaRouche with Murawiec’s long-ago association with EIR, the operation is backfiring. The question now is, why hasn’t Richard Perle been fired?
Saudi Diplomat Rejects Iraq War, Ridicules Rand Corp. Provocation
by Muriel Mirak-Weissbach
Major Saudi Coverage Shows LaRouche Role
by Hussein Askary
New Rabin Option for Israel, or Another War?
by Dean Andromidas
The candidacy of Haifa Mayor Amram Mitzna for leadership of the Labor Party offers hope for a country whose political fabric is disintegrating.
Sharon’s ‘Squadristi’ Launch Anti-Arab Pogrom
by Dean Andromidas
U.S. Report Finds Human Disaster in Palestine
by Mary Jane Freeman and Dean Andromidas
The U.S. Agency for International Development report concludes that a “humanitarian emergency” exists in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
National
John McCain: Are His Backers Out of Prison?
by Jeffrey Steinberg, Richard Freeman, and Anton Chaitkin
With the exception of Sen. Joseph Lieberman’s ties to hedge fund bandit Michael Steinhardt, no American politician is as beholden to organized crime as John McCain, the senior Senator from Arizona and would-be 2004 “Bull Moose” spoiler candidate for the Presidency.
Bush Administration Readies Detention Camps
by Edward Spannaus
Iraq ‘Opposition’ Is Full of Minuses for War
by William Jones
D.C. General Hospital Now Focus of Mayor Race
by Edward Spannaus
Transforming the Military for The Clash of Civilizations
by Carl Osgood
Under Donald Rumsfeld’s leadership, the Pentagon is being retooled for utopian warfare, following the script of Samuel Huntington’s “Clash of Civilizations.”
The New Face of War In the 21st Century
An interview with Brig. Gen. James B. Smith.
