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Executive Intelligence Review, Volume 29, Number 49, December EIR Founder and Contributing Editor: Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. Editorial Board: Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr., Muriel Mirak-Weissbach, Antony Papert, Gerald From the Associate Editor Rose, Dennis Small, Edward Spannaus, Nancy Spannaus, Jeffrey Steinberg, William Wertz Editor: Paul Gallagher Associate Editors: Ronald Kokinda, Susan Welsh his time last year, at our last issue before Christmas, the world Managing Editor: John Sigerson T Science Editor: Marjorie Mazel Hecht was reeling at the bankruptcy of the gigantic energy pirate Enron— Special Projects: Mark Burdman though neither Republicans nor Lieberman Democrats had a word to Book Editor: Katherine Notley Photo Editor: Stuart Lewis say about the economic crisis; Lyndon and Helga LaRouche were Circulation Manager: Stanley Ezrol in New Delhi to build support for a Strategic Triangle of Eurasian INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORS: development; Ariel Sharon had Yasser Arafat under siege in Ramal- Counterintelligence: Jeffrey Steinberg, Michele Steinberg lah, and was shelling the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem; the Economics: Marcia Merry Baker, “Clash of Civilizations” faction in Washington was gearing up for Lothar Komp History: Anton Chaitkin war against Iraq; and the LaRouche in 2004 campaign was rushing Ibero-America: Dennis Small to press with a dossier to stop them, Zbigniew Brzezinski and Septem- Law: Edward Spannaus Russia and Eastern Europe: ber 11th. Rachel Douglas One year later, the world strategic geometry has changed, and the United States: Debra Freeman, Suzanne Rose potential for a positive turn is greater—even as the dangers of war, INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS: Bogota´: Javier Almario depression, and fascism remain. The drive for immediate war against Berlin: Rainer Apel Iraq has been stalled, at least temporarily, thanks to the efforts of Buenos Aires: Gerardo Tera´n Caracas: David Ramonet LaRouche, with others, around the institution of the U.S. Presidency. Copenhagen: Poul Rasmussen Russia, China, and India have made the Strategic Triangle a reality. Houston: Harley Schlanger Lima: Sara Maduen˜o Palestinian revelations of Israel’s creation of a phony al-Qaeda “cell” Melbourne: Robert Barwick in the occupied territories, threaten to blow off the fig leaf with which Mexico City: Marivilia Carrasco, Rube´n Cota Meza Sharon covers his acts of genocide (see International). The shakeup Milan: Leonardo Servadio in the Bush Administration reflects the recognition that the leading New Delhi: Ramtanu Maitra Paris: Christine Bierre agenda item now is the economic crisis—not that Bush knows what Rio de Janeiro: Silvia Palacios to do about it, but, as LaRouche told a Budapest audience on Dec. 12, Stockholm: Michael Ericson United Nations, N.Y.C.: Leni Rubinstein “I have strong reasons to believe that remarkable improvements in Washington, D.C.: William Jones thinking might occur, even rather suddenly” (see National). Wiesbaden: Go¨ran Haglund LaRouche’s article in this issue, “A New Role for the U.S.A. EIR (ISSN 0273-6314) is published weekly (50 issues) Today,” provides an excellent overview of what must be done. except for the second week of July and the last week of December, by EIR News Service Inc., 317 Pennsylvania Our Feature on the origins of the Moonie cult, is a document Ave., S.E., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20003. (202) 543-8002. 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Fortunately, the Moon’s Tel. 35-43 60 40 present self-exposure renders it vulnerable to induced self-de- In Mexico: EIR, Serapio Rendo´n No. 70 Int. 28, Col. San Rafael, Del. Cuauhte´moc. Me´xico, DF 06470. Tels: 55-66- struction.” 0963, 55-46-2597, 55-46-0931, 55-46-0933 y 55-46-2400. Japan subscription sales: O.T.O. Research Corporation, Takeuchi Bldg., 1-34-12 Takatanobaba, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo 160. Tel: (03) 3208-7821. Copyright 2002 EIR News Service. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission strictly prohibited. Periodicals postage paid at Washington D.C., and at an additional mailing offices. Domestic subscriptions: 3 months—$125, 6 months—$225, 1 year—$396, Single issue—$10 Postmaster: Send all address changes to EIR, P.O. Box 17390, Washington, D.C. 20041-0390. EIRContents Economics 4 LaRouche Presents ‘Super- TVA’ Amid California Cover Collapse This Week As California staggered under the weight of a budget deficit which could surpass $30 billion for the Posters for a 1976 coming fiscal year, Lyndon rally in New York. LaRouche presented his alternative, The concept for at a Los Angeles town meeting on Moon’s “One World Dec. 7. Crusade” was born in London, a century ago. 7 Even Singapore Has Its Limits on U.S. ‘Free Trade 22 H.G. Wells and Bertrand Russell: Agreement’ Scam The ‘No-Soul’ Gang Behind Reverend Moon’s Gnostic Sex Cult 9 Insane Fed Promises To Who really is the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, and what is Bail Out Bubble behind him? To understand this, is to know the real history of the 20th Century. Look particularly at the role 11 Reports Show Tottering of two British intelligence operations of the 1920s and U.S. Physical Economy 1930s: the Moral Re-Armament Movement and the Unity of the Sciences movement. Both were spawned by 12 The Case of Mexico: ‘Free Britain’s Bertrand Russell and H.G. Wells. Trade’ Means a Costly Death 31 The Character of Wells 18 To Save Mexico, Let Us Bury NAFTA Now A statement by Marivilia Carrasco, president of the Ibero-American Solidarity Movement in Mexico. 19 India Revives the Plan To Link Up Its Rivers www.larouchepub.com Volume 29, Number 49, December 20, 2002 International National Departments 48 Mossad Exposed in Phony 58 LaRouche to Bush: Time 72 Editorial ‘Palestinian Al-Qaeda’ for Real Economic Policy Who’d Miss “Ole Miss” Lott? Caper Change Israeli intelligence services have The ouster of Treasury Secretary been involved in a 13-month effort Paul O’Neill and White House to “recruit” an Israeli-run, phony economics adviser Larry Lindsey “al-Qaeda cell” among Palestinians. means the economic crisis has the Does the United States have the President’s attention. Now, a total moral fiber to investigate? policy change is needed. 51 Kenya Terror: Where Will 60 In 2004, Will There Be a Sharon Retaliate? Democratic Party? 53 Attacks on Sovereignty 62 A New Role for the U.S.A. Disrupt Korean Election Today By Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr., 54 ‘Cheriegate’: Britain’s New published in the Turkish magazine Profumo Affair? Yarin 56 Venezuela Shuts Down, on 66 Utopians Launch Drive for Brink of Civil War Hemispheric Military Force 69 ‘The Blunder in U.S. National Security Policy’ 71 First Special Service Force: World War II Prototype for Today’s Utopians Photo and graphics credits: Pages 5, 6, Courtesy of Humlog magazine/ Shafiq Niazi. Page 21, India’s Water Wealth. Page 23, 40, 46, Unification Church. Page 24 (Russell), UNESCO/C. Bablin. Page 24 (Wells), Library of Congress. Page 29, Initiatives of Change website. Page 35, EIRNS/ Sylvia Spaniolo. Page 38, www.arttoday.com. Page 42 (Lott, Helms, Crane), EIRNS/Stuart Lewis. Page 54, ASEM Host Photographer. Page 59, White House Photo/Paul Morse. Page 67, DoD Photo/Helene C. Stikkel. EIREconomics LaRouche Presents ‘Super-TVA’ Amid California Collapse by Harley Schlanger As the state of California staggered under the weight of a 35 years that has destroyed the productive potential of our budget deficit which could surpass $30 billion for the coming nation, in favor of a now-bankrupt consumer society. There fiscal year, Democratic Presidential pre-candidate Lyndon must be leadership which will insist that the deregulation and LaRouche presented his alternative, at a Los Angeles town free trade policies of recent decades be suspended by law, in meeting on Dec. 7, to the escalating and devastating budget favor of those policies which fostered the postwar reconstruc- cuts announced on Dec. 6 by Gov. Gray Davis (D). Similar tion. These centered around Federal credit for infrastruc- bone-breaking cuts are in preparation by governors and legis- ture—the “Super-TVA”—and a protectionist policy, includ- lators in the 45 other states facing record deficits. ing re-regulation, to rebuild our nation’s transportation A videotaped presentation by LaRouche of his proposal system, our power production, water management, health was shown to the packed-house town meeting, sponsored by care, and education (see prepared text of LaRouche’s presen- his campaign committee, LaRouche in 2004. In his brief, yet tation, in EIR, Dec. 13). concentrated comments, LaRouche outlined the emergency measures required to lift the nation out of “the ongoing, accel- Message Whose Time Has Come erating economic collapse, of a failed international monetary- LaRouche’s sharp comments on the deepening depres- financial system, and the bankruptcy, in fact, of many U.S. sion, and the lack of leadership in the two parties, came Federal states.” He reviewed how the crisis had advanced to through loud and clear, given the dramatic developments in the point that the only remedy is a bankruptcy reorganization, the days leading up to this event.
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