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• But, There Is an Alternative. . .
  The Calamity of the Second Obama Administration
  by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
  What if the second Obama Administration were to follow the same disastrous economic policies both Obama and Romney had proclaimed as their own, during the campaign? In that case, LaRouche writes, we would be faced with a hyperinflationary collapse of the U.S. economy, along with the likely outbreak of global warfare. On the other hand, what if Obama's second term began with a crisis, similar to the one that led to the impeachment of President Richard Nixon shortly after his second inauguration? Hmmm.
  • The LaRouche Recovery Program:
    The First Step Is Glass-Steagall
    Excerpts from LaRouche's Nov. 16 Friday webcast.
  • The Genocidal Mind of the Empire

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International

• Will Middle East Fuse for World War III Be Lit?
  The Israeli assault on Gaza, which began with the assassination of a prominent Hamas official, is widely viewed as the first phase of a larger war plan by Israel, with full support from Britain. As efforts to reach a ceasefire stall, Turkey is preparing a formal request to NATO to deploy anti-missile batteries to its Syrian border.
• Germany Needs Economic Progress, Not Arms Exports
  'Even though it seems to be unthinkable for some in Germany, we need a public debate on whether we should follow NATO and EU policies that are going to lead to national suicide,' writes BüSo Chair Helga Zepp-LaRouche in a statement.
• Netanyahu's Gaza Attack Is Part of Britain's Global War Drive
  Israel's assassination of Hamas leader Ahmed Jaabari, a key actor in negotiations to bring about a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, proves that the Netanyahu government has no intention of pursuing a peace settlement. Michele Steinberg reports.
• Laos Dams the Greenies;
  Launches Great Water and Rail Projects
  The tiny Southeast Asian country of Laos has announced that it will proceed with the construction of the controversial $3.5 billion Xayaburi hydropower dam on the Mekong River.

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