Executive Intelligence Review, Volume 14, Number 24, June 12, 1987

AIDS
WꢄLL CꢀNGE THE WORꢆD'S
ECONOMY,
AND
ꢁꢂSꢃꢄꢅꢆꢆY.

Surgeon General Koop and former White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan said fighting AIDS with anything more than condoms and dirty pictures given

to school children was "cost-prohibitive." Now, the Everest-high cost of fighting AIDS is going to transform the economies of virtually every nation on Earth. It will be spent, because there is no choice but to spend it.

How to reverse the economic policy

�ꢀꢁl

blunders that led to 'Irangate'

QUARTERLY

CONTENTS

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An international financial blow-out:

ECONOMIC

the real stoꢀ behind 'Irangate'

REPORT

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The technologyꢂdriver of the new economic upsurge: the. forꢁꢂ year Marsꢂcolonization project

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The explosive impact of AIDS on the world economy

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Editor-in-chief: Criton Zoakos

Editor: Nora Hamerman

Managing Editorsꢃ Vin Berg and Sꢐꢊan Wꢄlꢊh Conꢀibuting Editors: Uwe Paꢀꢁrꢂ-ꢃꢄnkꢄꢅ

Nancy Spannaꢐꢊꢞ Webꢊꢂer Taꢀleyꢆ Christophꢄr Whiꢂeꢞ Warrꢄn ꢃꢁꢇꢄꢈnꢉ William Wertzꢞ Gerald Roꢊꢄ. Mꢄl Klꢄnꢄꢂꢊꢋꢌ Antony Pꢍertꢎ Allꢄn Salꢏꢊbꢐꢑ

ꢀꢁꢂ the Editꢁr

Science and Technologyꢃ Carol Whiꢂe Sꢁcial Seꢂicesꢃ Richard Freꢄmꢁn Adveꢄising Director: Joꢊeph Cohen Circulation Manager: Joseph Jꢄnnings

A^{s this number of}^EIR^{goes to preꢁs, President anꢇ Nancy Reag}^a^ꢊ

have arriveꢇ in Venice, where the Pꢃesiꢇent anꢇ Treasury Secꢃeꢂaꢃy James Baker III are scheꢇuleꢇ ꢂo take part in what is calleꢇ a "sꢄꢉ- mꢋꢂꢅ meeꢂiꢊg of various goveꢀments. Leaꢇing circles in Weꢁꢂeꢀ Eꢄꢃope expect ꢂhe Venice meetiꢊg to be a woꢃlꢇwiꢇe caꢂaꢁꢂꢃophe, "a poꢋꢊꢂ of ꢊo ꢃeꢂꢄꢀ_ꢅ

INTELLIGENCE DꢅRECꢆORSꢇ

Aꢈca: Douglas DeGrootꢉ Maꢑ ꢒlꢄvꢓꢄ

Agricultuꢉ: ꢔarcia ꢔeꢕ

Asiaꢃ Linꢖ de Hoyos

Counterintelligenceꢃ Jꢗꢘey Sꢂꢄꢏnbꢄrgꢉ

Paꢐl Goldstein Economics: David Goldman

Eurꢊꢁan Economics: Wꢟlliam Engdꢁhlꢉ

Laurenꢂ ꢔurawiec Eꢋꢌoꢁꢃ Viꢜian Freyre Zoakoꢊ ꢅꢍꢎo-Americaꢃ Robyn Qꢐꢙanoꢚ Dennꢏꢊ Smꢁll Lawꢃ Edward Spannaus Medicineꢃ John Grauerholzꢉ ꢔ.D. Middle East: Thierꢛ ꢒleꢜꢓꢄ

Soviet Union and Easteꢏ Eꢋꢐꢁ:

Rachel Douglas. Konsꢂanꢂꢏn Gꢄorgꢄ

Sꢁcial Pꢐjecꢑsꢃ ꢔark Burdman

United Statesꢃ Kathleen Klenꢄꢂsꢋ

The Pꢃeꢁiꢇent arriveꢇ in Venice aꢂ the lowest point ꢋn hꢋꢁ political caꢃeeꢃ. He has cost the Uniteꢇ States the conﬁdence of our allies wiꢂh his puꢁhing for a "zero option" agreement with Soviet leaꢇeꢃ Mikhail

^Goꢃbac^hô^v_Ôꢊ^pâ^gês41-43, ^{we ꢃe}^p^{oꢃt on}^h^{ow the "zeꢆ opꢂio}ⁿ^ꢅ

wiꢊꢇs fꢃom Waꢁhingꢂoꢊ have almoꢁꢂ completely pusheꢇ West Gerꢉaꢊy inꢂo ꢂhe Soviet camp of "neutrals." The "zeꢃo optionꢅ is a

^ꢇiꢁ^a^{ꢁꢂeꢃ woꢃse ꢂhan Munich}1938_

INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS:

Bangkok: Pakdee and Sophie Tanꢍꢐrꢁ Bogoꢒꢓꢃ Javier Almario Bonn: George Gregoꢝꢞ Rainꢄr Apel Chicagoꢃ Paul Greenberg Coꢁnhagen: Poul Rasmuꢊsꢄn Hoꢋston: Harley Schlanger Lima: Sara ꢔadueno Los Angelesꢃ Theadore Andromꢟꢠꢊ Mexico City: Joseꢡna ꢔenendez Milanꢃ ꢔarco Fanini New Delhiꢃ Susan ꢔaitra Paris: Christꢏne Bierre

Rio de Janeiꢎoꢃ Silꢜia Palacios

Rome: Leonardo Serꢜadioꢉ Sꢂꢄfania Sꢁcchꢏ Stꢔkholm: William Jones

United Nations: Douglas DꢄGrooꢂ

Washington. D.C.: Nicholꢁs F. Bꢄnꢂon Wiesbadenꢃ Philꢏp Golub. Garan Haglꢐnd

The economic anꢇ monetary policies coming out of Waꢁhingtoꢊ

^ꢬ^{sheer insanity; see the ꢃepoꢃ}^t^{on Volcker'}^s^{ꢇepaꢈuꢃe, on p}^a^g^e4,

aꢊꢇ aꢃtꢋcleꢁ on the steel inꢇustry, shipping, farming, anꢇ ꢃegioꢊal bankꢁ.
Abroaꢇ, ꢂhe "Projecꢂ Democꢃacyꢅ buꢊch operaꢂing aꢁ a paꢃallel goveꢀꢉeꢊꢂ iꢊ Waꢁhington, is tuꢀꢋꢊg one of our moꢁt loyal allꢋeꢁ, ꢂhe Philippines, ꢋnto the colony of one of Wall Sꢂreet's moꢁꢂ ꢇꢃug-

^ꢂ^a^{ꢋnꢂeꢇ "iꢊvestmentꢅ ﬁꢌs (pages}46-48).

Now let's ꢂalk abouꢂ the kinꢇ of cultural warfare which can aveꢃꢂ
ꢂhe fall into Soviet slavery. It begiꢊs with our Feature, in which pꢃeꢁiꢇeꢊꢂial caꢊꢇiꢇaꢂe Lynꢇon LaRoꢄche waꢍꢁ againꢁt pꢃeeꢉpꢂive "gꢋveawayꢁꢅ ꢂo ꢂhe Sovꢋet Union, anꢇ evokes the "Peaꢃl Haꢃboꢃꢅ ꢁpiꢃiꢂ of an American citizenry unꢇer the conditions of an impenꢇiꢊg ﬁꢊaꢊcꢋal cꢃash (page 32).
Secoꢊꢇ, ꢂhe Science & Technology section ꢇiscuꢁses a new mꢋl-

iꢂary ꢂhreat, ꢃaꢇio-frequency weapons, being ꢇevelopeꢇ by ꢂhe Sovieꢂꢁ now: a challeꢊge ꢂhe West has to meet through a cꢃaꢁh pꢃogꢃam ꢂhaꢂ will alꢁo help a tꢃꢄe ecoꢊomic recovery aꢊꢇ open the paꢂh foꢃ a cꢄꢃe ꢂo ꢂhe moꢁꢂ ꢇꢃeaꢇeꢇ ꢇiseaseꢁ, ꢁꢄch as AIDS.
Thiꢃꢇ, ꢂhe whole woꢃlꢇ kꢊowꢁ thaꢂ EIR anꢇ Lyꢊꢇon LaRouche pioꢊeereꢇ ꢂhe political ﬁghꢂ foꢃ the AIDS testing policy Presiꢇeꢊt

^Rêâ^gâ^{ꢊ p}â^ꢃꢂꢋâ^{lly aꢇopteꢇ on May}31 ^{(page 62}⁾^{. Fin}â^{lly, the batꢂle}â^gâ^{ꢋꢊꢁꢂ m}â^lꢂhꢄ^s^ꢋaniꢁ^m^ꢃâ^{ging in Peꢃu}⁽^page14) ^{goes to ꢂhe coꢃe o}^{f a}

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15 Monsignor Augusto

6

Africa Report

479

Paul Volcker leaves the

sinking ship

Vargas Alzamora

Africans move on the debt front.
He decided not to be on hand for the recriminations, when the foreign credit of the United States collapses.
The secretary general of the Peruvian Bishops' Conference refutes the malthusians'

20 Report from Italy

Austerity menus to prevail in Venice? popꢁlation-control policy.

The debt moratorium option is thrashed out in Venezuela

No longer is it the well-behaved debtor, boasting of its sꢃcial statꢁs.

Bꢎꢎk Rꢆvꢈeꢉꢊ

56 From New Delhi

India joins the race for new materials.

49 The Soviet Army between the Prussian General Staﬀ and Dostoevsky's madness
57 Report from Paris

Laꢁrent Murawiec reviews The Soviet Mꢀlitaꢁ by E.S. Williams,

and Le chef de I'Armee Rouge, Mikaꢀl Toukhatchevski by Pierre

Fervacqꢁe.
French take leadership against terror.

British economy is Tories' Achilles heel
58 Andean Report

Narco coꢁp brewing in Colombia.

11 Sound the alarm: U.S. shipyards have zero
59 Report from Rio merchant vessel orders

Project Democracy gang in Brasilia.
Marcia Merry reports on the crisis condition of a U.S. shipping and shipbꢁilding indꢁstry that has been entirely dependent on military

Sꢌꢈꢆꢄꢌe & ꢋꢌꢍꢄꢎꢏꢎꢐ

24 West must couꢀter Soviet

72 Editorial

radio-frequency weapons

Ambassador Richard ꢀꢁꢂ:

a

orders that are no longer enoꢁgh.

Soviet asset.

Jonathan Tennenbaꢁm reports on

the most critical threat which the West must now meet from Soviet Marshal Nikolai Ogarkov's

14 Peru's bishops rip lies of the neo-malthusian

ꢑꢒ Update

'population lobby'

technological war bꢁild-ꢁp.

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22 WHO announces plan for
17 Currency Rates
Uganda
27 Soviet strategic radio-

frequency and other assault weapons: a primer

By Warren J. Hamerman.

18 Steel standoﬀ shows policy
62 Reagan sides with

impasse
LaRouche on AIDS testing

19 Banking
68 Senate approves AIDS

Termination with extreme prejudice.

testing for immigrants
68 Kennedy introduces AIDS
21 Agriculture education bill

Jꢁdge stays foreclosure actions.

70 Soldier with AIDS faces
22 Business Briefs court martial

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Volume 14 Numꢀr 24, June 12, 1987

Fꢓꢔꢅꢕꢖ

ꢃꢄꢅꢆꢗꢔꢅꢘꢎꢄꢔꢏ

Nꢔtꢘꢎꢄꢔꢏ

62 Reagan sꢄdes with
38 Ogarkov uses Cessna shꢀk to shake up deꢈense ministry
LaRouche on AIDS testing

His ﬁrst majꢑr ꢇlicꢈ statement on AIDS ꢉs an ꢉꢃꢇꢊꢋꢂt ﬁrst step, if oꢂꢓꢈ thꢋt, tꢑwꢋrd an effective ꢭꢮꢯꢰy for dꢆꢋꢓꢉꢂg with the AIDS ꢅisꢋstꢆr.
The ꢓight pꢓꢋꢂe's ꢁꢂiꢃꢄꢅꢆꢅ progress to Moscow ꢐan oꢂlꢈ ꢋid thꢆ ꢎrogrꢆss ꢑf thꢆ Rꢆꢅ Arꢃy mꢋrshaꢓ's pre-wꢋr mꢑbiꢓꢉzꢋtꢉoꢂ.

ꢀumentaꢁion:Whꢂ is Dmitri

Memorial Day, 1987: Vꢎtꢎꢌans of Foꢌꢎign Waꢌs at

a

Timofeyevich Yazꢑv?

ꢀ Eꢇꢇiott Abrams disgraces
ꢃꢄꢅꢆꢇꢈ; Will Shultz ꢁ

next?

ceꢀmꢁꢂy in Virginꢊa. Many commꢊt thꢎ ꢎꢉꢎmꢎntary

bluꢂder of ignorꢊng thꢎ effꢎcts of

a

"ﬁnaꢂcꢊaꢉ Pꢎarꢉ

Harꢃrꢄ ꢅhꢆk ꢇꢈn thꢎ ꢊntꢎꢌnal ꢈꢉꢊtꢊꢋaꢉ pꢌꢍꢎssꢎs of

41 Kohl capitulates, endorses

thꢎ U.S.A.-and othꢎꢌ ꢌꢎlꢎvant nations.

zero option

Thꢆ mꢋꢂ EIR hꢋs exꢇsꢆd as a kꢉꢂgꢎꢉꢂ iꢂ the Cꢑꢂtra cꢑver-up is ꢆꢌꢇsꢆd ꢑꢂ the witness stand as "either incompetent . . . or a liar."

32 The power of the U.S.A.
42 The 'Republikaner'

Party-Moscow's new ﬁfth column in West Germany has yet to be seen

Presidential candidate Lyndon LaRꢑuche takes on the dꢋngerously incoꢀect view, reꢐently expressed by the prꢑmꢉnent Italian industrialist Carlo De Benedetti, that the United States will be replaced by the Sꢑviet Union as the world's dꢑminant economic power: "I intend to become the next

66 Eye on Washington

Oꢉꢓ ꢍꢎ wꢏs ꢑf Persian Gulf

45 The Soviets play the

cꢁtꢑff.

'Canada card'
67 Elephants & Donꢂeys
46 Philippines: behind the

Gorꢆ hꢉts thꢆ cꢋmpꢋign trail-in

Cory magꢄc

Mosꢐow.

47 Wall Street ﬁrm owns

Jaime Ongpin

68 Congressional Closeup

President of the United States. . . . Under those cꢑnditionspresuming you had not already given irreversible concessions to Mꢑscow before then-the ﬁnancial disaster which Sr. De Benedetti foresees will be conquered, and the world will move rapidly into the greatest scientiﬁc,

52 New bꢁꢂ on mission to the Slavs liﬅs veil from the true East
70 Natꢄonaꢇ News

The 'Third Rome' mystics iꢂ Moscow cannꢑt bꢆ pleꢋsed wꢉth the Schilꢓer Institute's rꢆꢓeꢋse ꢑf Prof. JiN Maria Veselfs

Grideranno Ie pietre (The Stones

Shall Cꢂ Out), revolving ꢋrꢑuꢂd the ﬁgures ꢑf the sꢋinted brꢑthers Cyril ꢋꢂꢅ Methꢑꢅius.
Corꢃꢄꢁꢅoꢆꢇ Lꢋst week's issue ꢉꢂꢐꢑꢒectꢓꢈ reꢇꢔꢆd the date of the Vꢆꢂꢉꢐꢆ summꢉt ("Glꢑbaꢓ ﬁꢂaꢂciꢋl crꢉsꢉs ꢎrꢆꢅiꢐtꢆd fꢑr Octꢑbꢆr," page 6); ꢉt shꢑulꢅ hꢋve ꢍꢋd Jꢁꢂꢆ 8-1 0. technological, and economic grꢑwth in the history of mankind."

53 Schiller Institute fetes third birthday

55 Soviets 'oﬀer' to broker debt crisis

60 International Intelꢇꢄgence

ꢂ

ꢋꢌꢍꢎꢏꢐꢑꢒcs

Paꢂ Volcker leaves ꢃe sꢄ ship

by Daꢀd Goldman

For two years, Federal Reservꢕ ꢋfficials pꢋinꢃ ꢋut, Fed chairman Paul Vꢋlckꢕr issuꢕd rꢕgular ꢀꢁings ꢃhaꢃ ꢃhꢕ Uniꢃꢕd Sꢃates cꢋuld nꢋꢃ cꢋnꢃinuꢕ ꢃꢋ livꢕ ꢋn ꢃhꢕ fꢋrꢕign ꢏapiꢃal inflꢋꢀs that have madꢕ ꢃhꢕ Uniꢃꢕd ꢟꢃaꢃꢕs ꢃhꢕ ꢀꢋrld's biggꢕst debtꢋr natiꢋn. Insꢃead, hꢕ dꢕꢓandꢕd, Cꢋngress and ꢃhꢕ administraꢃion would havꢕ ꢃꢋ ꢃakꢕ draꢏꢋnian ausꢃꢕriꢃy ꢓꢕasures ꢃꢋ reduce federal spending. In ꢃhꢕ fꢕꢀ days bꢕfꢋrꢕ his June 2 ꢩeciꢆion to refuse a ꢃhird ꢃꢕrm in ꢋffiꢏꢕ, Vꢋlcker appꢅrently ꢩetermined that ꢃhis ꢂesidenꢃ ꢀꢋuld nꢋꢃ ꢃakꢕ such dracꢋnian ꢄeꢅꢆuꢇsꢈleast ꢋf all in an elecꢃiꢋn yꢕar. Hꢕ decided not to ꢀ on hand for the recriminations, ꢀhꢕn ꢃhe foreiꢎn cꢇdit of

the Uniꢃed Sꢃates ꢏꢋllapsꢕd.
At ꢉe Inteꢊaꢃiꢋnal Mꢋnꢕꢃary Fund, ꢃhꢕ Fꢕdꢕral Reservꢕ, and leading Wall ꢟꢃreꢕꢃ invꢕsꢃmꢕnꢃ firms, Vꢋlcker's departure leﬅ seniꢋr ꢋfficials ꢃhundꢕrsꢃruꢏk; Vꢋlcker himself had told friends ꢋnly days ꢕarliꢕr ꢃhaꢃ hꢕ fully inꢃꢕnded ꢃꢋ acꢏepꢃ a third term. In effꢕꢏꢃ, ꢃhꢕ ꢋn-ꢃhꢕ-grꢋund ꢏꢋmmandꢕr had announced thaꢃ ꢃhꢕ batꢃlꢕ ꢀas lꢋsꢃ bꢕfꢋrꢕ iꢃ ꢀas jꢋined.
The ꢃruꢕ ꢃuꢊing pꢋinꢃ ꢏaꢓꢕ May 29, ꢀhꢕn ꢃhꢕ Nꢕꢀ York
Federal Rꢕserve Bank's fꢋreign ꢕxꢏhangꢕ ꢏhiꢕf ꢟam Crꢋss told a press conference ꢃhaꢃ ꢃhꢕ vꢋlumꢕ ꢋf cꢕnꢃral banks' foreiꢎn exchanꢎꢕ inꢃervꢕnꢃiꢋnꢈrꢋughly $34 billion durinꢎ the thꢇe mꢋnꢃhs ꢃꢋ April 30-ꢕquallꢕd ꢃhꢕ U. S . ꢃrade dꢕficiꢃ for thaꢃ ꢌriꢋd. Fꢋrꢕign privaꢃꢕ lending ꢃꢋ ꢃhꢕ Uniꢃꢕd Sꢃaꢃes ꢆhrꢅnk durinꢎ ꢃhe secꢋnd haꢫf of 1986, and disaꢍꢌaꢇd dur-

ing 1987. America's entire foꢇiꢎn deﬁcit, and ꢃwo-thirdꢆ of

ꢁe feꢩeral budꢎet deficit, ꢀere financed this year to dꢅꢃe by the prinꢃing-prꢕssꢕs ꢋf fꢋrꢕign cꢕnꢃral banks, as they purchasꢕd ꢀiꢃh ꢃhꢕir ꢋꢀn ꢏuꢐꢑncy, unꢀanꢃꢕd dꢋllars in ꢃhꢕ fꢒiꢎn-exchangꢕ ꢓꢔꢕꢃ, ꢖd ꢗinvꢕsꢃꢘd ꢃhꢋsꢕ dꢋllꢙs in U.S. Treasury sꢕcuriꢃiꢕs. "Thaꢃ is ꢃhꢕ pꢋinꢃ ꢀherꢕ yꢋu havꢕ ꢃꢋ sꢃꢋp ꢕxꢚaꢛlaꢃing," ꢀꢜꢕd a sꢕniꢋr Fꢀꢁ Rꢕsꢕꢝꢕ sꢃaffꢕr. "Thaꢃ iꢆ obviously nꢋꢃ susꢃainablꢕ fꢋr ꢃhꢕ lꢋng haul."
Since ꢃhe retiremenꢃ lasꢃ year ꢋf Federal Rꢕserve Governꢋr Hꢕnry Wallich, Paul Vꢋlckꢕr has bꢕꢕn Aꢓꢕrica's cꢋnnectiꢋn ꢃꢋ ꢃhe Bank fꢋr Inꢃꢕꢞaꢃiꢋnal ꢟꢕꢃꢃlꢕꢓꢕnꢃs grꢋup of central banks, ꢀhich nꢋꢀ providꢕ ꢃhꢕ only sꢋurcꢕ ꢋf ꢕxꢃeꢊal financing fꢋr ꢃhꢕ Uniꢃꢕd ꢟꢃaꢠs. In ꢕffꢕꢏꢃ, hꢕ sꢋliciꢃꢕd ꢃhe foreign lꢋans ꢀhich prꢋppꢕd up ꢃhꢕ fading ꢏrꢕdiꢃ ꢋf ꢃhꢕ U. S. goveꢊmenꢃ, and, aꢃ ꢃhꢕ pꢋinꢃ aꢃ ꢀhich hꢕ cꢋuld dꢋ nꢋ mꢋre, he left office.

The two governments

ꢧhꢅtever his ꢌrsonal motivꢕs fꢋr leaving, Vꢋlcker remains the casualꢃy ꢋf ꢃhꢕ ꢏivil ꢀar aꢓꢋng ꢃꢀꢋ gꢋvꢕꢊmꢕnꢃs in Washingtꢋn. Having usuꢡꢕd ꢃhꢕ Cꢋngrꢕss's poꢀꢕr to creaꢃe cuꢢency, ꢃhe majꢋr Amꢕriꢏan banks havꢕ ꢏꢋnsꢃiꢃuꢃꢕd a secꢋnd gꢋvꢕꢊmꢕnꢃ. Thaꢃ is truꢕ nꢋꢃ ꢓꢕrꢕly in ꢃhꢕ ꢃechnical ꢆense, i.e. , that their cꢋmbinꢕd ꢋffshꢋrꢕ ꢋpꢕraꢃiꢋns create money at will, a privilꢕge reservꢕd fꢋr gꢋvꢕꢊments; ꢃhꢕy

also builꢃ ꢃhe parallel intelligence coꢀꢀuniꢁꢂ ꢀhꢋsꢕ ꢓaꢏh-

inatiꢋns havꢕ cꢋme ꢃꢋ ꢃhe surfacꢕ in ꢃhꢕ Iranian arms affair.
Boꢃh gꢋvꢕꢊmenꢃs facꢕ bankrupꢃꢏy, as a resulꢃ ꢋf ꢃhiꢆ uꢆuꢣꢅtion. America's indusꢃꢤal and agriculꢃural ꢃax base has declined such that thꢕ federal ꢎꢋvꢕꢊmꢕnꢃ ꢏan neiꢃher ꢃax nor boꢢow its minimum spꢕndinꢎ rꢕquirꢕꢓꢕnꢃs aꢃ hꢋmꢕ, largely ꢃhanks to ꢃhe mꢋnetary pꢋlicy Vꢋlckꢕr inꢃrꢋduced afꢃer ꢃakinꢎ ofﬁce in 1979. The ꢋffshꢋre oꢌraꢃiꢋns ꢋf ꢃhe major banks,

meanwhile, typiﬁed by (but hardly limiꢃed ꢃo) the ꢥꢦ ꢧoꢨꢩꢪꢆ $1 tꢤlꢫion debꢃ, have ꢫefꢃ ꢃhem insꢋlvent as well.

Nꢋꢀ, ꢋnꢕ gꢋveꢊmꢕnꢃ ꢀill bꢕꢏꢋꢓꢕ ꢃhꢕ ꢋꢃhꢕr's rꢕceiver in bankrupꢃcy. Vꢋlckꢕr sꢋuꢎhꢃ a ꢓandaꢃꢕ frꢋꢓ ꢃhꢕ Whiꢃꢕ Hꢋuse ꢃꢋ becꢋme ꢃhis rꢕꢏꢕivꢕr, and did nꢋꢃ gꢕꢃ iꢃ. Dꢋubtless, the Whiꢃe Hꢋusꢕ had prꢕfꢕrred ꢃꢋ kꢕꢕp Vꢋlꢏkꢕr in ꢋfﬁcꢕ, ꢂ "reassurꢕ a nervꢋus ﬁnanꢏial ꢀꢋrld," as a New York Times editꢋrial ꢀrꢋꢃꢕꢈbuꢃ ꢋn ꢏꢋndiꢃiꢋn ꢃhaꢃ hꢕ nꢋꢃ dꢋ ꢃꢋ ꢃhꢕ Re-

4

Econꢋmics

EIR June 1 2 , 1987
Buꢃ Vꢋlckꢕr dꢕꢃꢕrmꢬnꢕd, Wasꢼꢬngꢃꢋn sꢋurcꢕs ꢕꢓpꢼꢅ- sꢬzꢕ, ꢃꢼaꢃ Trꢕasury Sꢕcrꢕꢃary Jamꢕs Bakꢕr III ꢼad faꢬlꢕd ꢃꢋ ꢋbꢃaꢬn ꢃꢼꢕ rꢕquꢬrꢕd cꢋꢓmꢬꢃmꢕnꢃs froꢓ ꢃꢼꢕ Eurꢋpꢕans and Japanꢕsꢕ ꢃꢋ maꢬnꢃaꢬn suppꢋrꢃ fꢋr ꢃꢼꢕ dꢋllar aﬅꢕr ꢃꢼꢕ Vꢕnꢬcꢕ summꢬꢃ.As Rꢋꢼaꢃyn ꢼad ꢀaꢮꢕd ꢬn ꢃhꢕ samꢕ spꢕꢕcꢼ, "Tꢼꢕrꢕ ꢬs nꢋ purꢕly Amꢕrꢬcan sꢋluꢃꢬꢋn ꢃꢋ any ꢋf ꢋur majꢋr ꢕcꢋnꢋmꢬc prꢋblꢕms.Tꢼꢕ U.S.cannꢋꢃ affꢋrd ꢅ rꢕcꢕssꢬꢋn ꢃꢼaꢃ ꢀꢋuld drꢬvꢕ our dꢕficꢬꢃs ꢃꢋ mꢋrꢕ ꢃhan $3ꢽ bꢬllꢬꢋn and pꢋssꢬbly causꢕ a crash ꢬn ꢃꢼꢕ valuꢕ ꢋf ꢃꢼꢕ dꢋllar as wꢕll as ꢬn ꢃꢼꢕ sꢃꢋck and bꢋnd markꢕꢃs.Tꢼꢕ rꢕsulꢃ cꢋuld bꢕ massꢬvꢕ dꢋmꢕsꢃꢬc and ꢬnꢃꢕꢊaꢃꢬꢋnal bankꢬng dꢕfaulꢃs, a ꢀꢋꢾd rꢕcꢕssꢬꢋn and pꢋlꢬꢃꢬ- cal ꢬnsꢃabꢬlꢬꢃy ꢬn largꢕ parꢃs ꢋf ꢃꢼꢕ glꢋbꢕ.Avꢋꢬdꢬng such a scꢕnarꢬꢋ, ꢬf pꢋssꢬblꢕ, ꢀꢋuld ꢬnvꢋlvꢕ a dꢕlꢬcaꢃꢕ cꢋmbꢬnaꢃꢬon ꢋf cꢋꢻrdꢬnaꢃꢕd dꢋmꢕsꢃꢬc and ꢬnꢃꢕꢮaꢃꢬꢋnal ꢕffꢋrꢃs: Tꢼꢕ U.S. ꢀꢋuld cuꢃ ꢬꢃs dꢕficꢬꢃ ꢀꢬꢃꢼ nꢕꢀ ꢃaxꢕs ꢅnd ꢕxpꢕndꢬꢃurꢕ rꢕducꢃꢬꢻns ...[ꢀhꢬlꢕ] ꢃꢋ avꢋꢬd a cꢋllapsꢕ ꢻf ꢃꢼꢕ dꢋllar, Japan and ꢿꣀꣁꣂ ꢀould sꢃꢬmulaꢃꢕ ꢎrꢋꢀꢃh, cuꢃ ꢃaxꢕs, ꢬncrꢕase sꢳeꢱdꢬnꢎ." publꢬcans ꢬn 1988, ꢀꢼaꢃ ꢼꢕ dꢬd ꢃꢋ ꢃꢼꢕ Dꢕmꢋcraꢃs ꢬn 1980: plungꢕ ꢃꢼꢕ ꢕcꢋnꢋmy ꢬnꢃꢋ dꢕprꢕssꢬꢋn ꢋn ꢃꢼꢕ ꢕvꢕ ꢋfprꢕsꢬdꢕnꢃꢬal ꢕlꢕcꢃꢬꢋns.Iꢃ ꢀas ꢃꢼꢬs lukꢕꢀarm ꢬnvꢬꢃaꢃꢬꢋn ꢃꢋ lꢬmꢬꢃꢕd auꢃꢼꢋrꢬꢃy ꢃhaꢃ Vꢋlckꢕr snubbꢕd, ꢬn favꢋr ꢋf ꢀhaꢃꢕvꢕr ꢛsꢬꢃꢬꢋn ꢬn ꢃhꢕ ꢼꢬgꢼ sꢬx figurꢕs ꢼꢕ ꢃakꢕs aꢃ a Wall Sꢃrꢕꢕꢃ ꢬnvesꢃmꢕnꢃ ꢼꢋusꢕ.
Cꢬꢃꢬbank's $3 bꢬllꢬꢋn addꢬꢃꢬꢋn ꢃꢋ lꢋan lꢋss ꢇserꢭꢕs, forcꢕd
ꢃhꢕ quꢕsꢃꢬꢋn ꢋf ꢀꢼꢋ bankrupꢃs ꢀꢼꢋꢓ.Tꢼꢕ ꢀrꢬꢃꢬng꣄dꢋꢀn ꢋf Thꢬrd Wꢋrld lꢋans ꢀꢋuld fꢋrcꢕ ꢃhꢕ ꢕlꢕcꢃꢕd ꢎꢋvꢕꢊmꢕnꢃ ꢃꢋ baꢬl ꢋuꢃ ꢃꢼꢕ parallꢕl gꢋvꢕꢮꢓꢕnꢃ, ꢕꢬꢃꢼꢕr dꢬrꢕcꢃly, ꢋr by ꢎuaranꢃꢕꢕꢬng ꢃꢼꢕ rꢕpayꢓꢕnꢃ ꢋf Tꢼꢬrd Wꢋrld dꢕbꢃ ꢃradꢕd ꢬn a projꢕcꢃꢕd "sꢕcꢋndary markꢕꢃ." Tꢋ assumꢕ ꢃhꢕ bad dꢕbꢃs ꢋf ꢃꢼꢕ banks, ꢃꢼꢕ ꢕlꢕcꢃꢕd gꢋvꢕꢯmꢕnꢃ ꢀꢋuld havꢕ ꢃo sacrꢬficꢕ ꢬꢃs oꢀn crꢕdꢬꢃ.Thaꢃ ꢬs ꢀꢼaꢃ Vꢋlckꢕr dꢕmandꢕd: drasꢃꢬc reducꢃꢬꢋns ꢬn bꢋꢃꢼ dꢕfꢕnsꢕ and sꢋcꢬal spꢕndꢬng, aꢃ ꢃꢼꢕ dꢬrꢕcꢃꢬꢋn ꢋf Amꢕrꢬca's crꢕdꢬꢃꢋrs. As EIR rꢕpꢋrꢃꢕd ("Presꢬdꢕnꢃ Reaꢎan dꢬꢭꢕs ꢬnꢃꢋ ꢃꢼꢕ budgeꢃ ꢃrap," May 22, 1 987), a facꢃꢬꢻn ꢬn Conꢎress nꢋꢀ ꢀanꢃs ꢃhꢕ equꢬꢭalenꢃ ꢻf ꢅ ꢰꢅꢱꢲꢳtcꢴ tꢵstꢶꢶ for ꢃhꢕ fꢕdꢕral gꢋvꢕꢮmꢕnꢃꢷ auꢃꢋmaꢃꢬc sꢕquꢕsꢃraꢃꢬꢋn ꢋf sꢌndꢬng aꢰꢋvꢕ ꢃhꢕ Gramꢓ-Rudꢓan-Hꢋllꢬꢱꢎs tarꢎeꢃs, and ꢃhꢕ appꢋꢬnꢃmꢕnꢃ ꢋf a spꢕcꢬal cꢋꢓꢓꢬssꢬꢋn ꢃꢋ dꢕꢃꢕrmꢬnꢕ lꢋng꣄ꢃꢕrꢓ budꢎꢕꢃ cuꢃs.
Thꢕ crꢕdꢬꢃꢋrs' cꢋꢓmꢬꢃꢃꢕꢕ ꢀꢋuld cꢋnsꢬsꢃ ꢋf Amꢕrꢬca's fꢋrꢕꢬgn crꢕdꢬꢃꢋrs, rꢕprꢕsꢕnꢃꢕd by ꢃꢼꢕ Inꢃꢕꢮaꢃꢬꢋnal Mꢋnꢕꢃary Fund, and ꢃꢼꢕ ꢬnvꢕsꢃꢓꢕnꢃ-bankꢬng carꢃꢕl ꢀꢼꢬcꢼ markꢕꢃs ꢃꢼꢕ dꢕbꢃ꣄papꢕr ꢋf ꢃꢼꢕ U.S.Trꢕasury.Lazard Frerꢕs' Fꢕlꢬx Rꢋ- haꢃyn, ꢀꢼꢋ sꢕꢃ ꢃꢼꢕ prꢕcꢕdꢕnꢃ fꢋr sucꢼ ꢃrusꢃꢕꢕsꢼꢬp ꢀꢬꢃꢼ ꢃꢼꢕ "Munꢬcꢬpal Assꢬsꢃancꢕ Cꢋrpꢋraꢃꢬꢋn" ꢀꢼꢬch rulꢕd Nꢕꢀ Yꢋrk aﬅꢕr ꢬꢃs 1974 bankrupꢃcy, sꢕꢃ fꢋrꢃh ꢃꢼꢕ ꢃꢕrms ꢋf sucꢼ ꢃrusꢃ- ꢕꢕsꢼꢬp ꢬn a rꢕcꢕnꢃ spꢕꢕcꢼ.
"Thꢕ U.S.ꢃꢋday ꢬs hꢕadꢕd fꢋr a financꢬal and economꢬc crꢬsꢬs jusꢃ as Nꢕꢀ Yꢋrk Cꢬꢃy ꢀas 15 years aꢎo," Rohaꢃꢴn saꢬd."Whaꢃ appꢕarꢕd ꢃo bꢕ ꢋnly a possꢬꢰꢬlꢬꢃy fiꢭe or sꢬx ꢴeꢅrs agꢋ bꢕcaꢓꢕ a probabꢬlꢬꢃy ꢓꢋrꢕ rꢕcꢕnꢃly, and ꢼas nꢋꢀ bꢕcꢋmꢕ a vꢬrꢃual cꢕrꢃaꢬnꢃy.Tꢼꢕ ꢋnly rꢕal quꢕsꢃꢬꢋns arꢕ ꢀꢼꢕn and hꢻꢀ. In addꢬꢃꢬꢋn, ꢀꢼꢕn ꢃꢼꢕ crꢬsꢬs ꢋccurs, ꢬꢃ ꢀꢬll ꢕnꢃaꢬl, quꢬꢃꢕ pꢋssꢬbly, a ꢀꢋrldꢀꢬdꢕ rꢕcꢕssꢬꢋn.Tꢼꢕ facꢃs arꢕ ꢃꢼaꢃ ꢃꢼꢕ U.S.ꢼas bꢕꢕn gUꢬlꢃy ꢋf ꢃꢼꢕ ꢓꢋsꢃ ꢬrrꢕspꢋnsꢬblꢕ fiscal bꢕhavꢬꢋr ꢬn ꢬꢃs hꢬsꢃꢋry fꢋr ꢃꢼꢕ lasꢃ sꢕvꢕn yꢕars.Amꢕrꢬcan fiscal fꢋlly, cꢋuplꢕd ꢀꢬꢃꢼ ꢋur ꢬnabꢬlꢬꢃy ꢃꢋ cꢋꢋrdꢬnaꢃꢕ ꢕcꢋnꢋmꢬc pꢋlꢬcꢬꢕs ꢀꢬꢃꢼ Eurꢋpꢕ and Japan, ꢼavꢕ crꢕaꢃꢕd an ꢕvꢕr꣄ꢬncrꢕasꢬng ꢀꢋrldꢀꢬdꢕ pyraꢓꢬd ꢋf dꢕbꢃ ꢃꢼaꢃ cannꢋꢃ ꢀꢬꢃꢼsꢃand a majꢋr rꢕcꢕssꢬꢋn."
In summary, Vꢋlckꢕr cꢋuld nꢕꢬꢃꢼꢕr fꢋrcꢕ ꢃꢼꢕ admꢬnꢬstra-
ꢃꢬꢋn ꢃꢋ ꢃakꢕ ꢃꢼꢕ bꢬꢃꢃꢕr ꢓꢕdꢬcꢬnꢕ bꢕfꢋre prꢕsꢬdꢕnꢃꢬal ꢕlꢕcꢃꢬꢋns, nor cꢻuld hꢕ cꢋunt ꢋn Amꢕrꢬca's allꢬꢶs cꢋnꢃꢬnuꢬnꢎ ꢃꢋ exꢃend the ꢕxpꢋsurꢕ ꢋf ꢃꢼꢕꢬr bankꢬng sysꢃꢕms, ꢬn ꢃꢼꢕ facꢕ ꢋf a glꢋbal financꢬal dꢬsasꢃꢕr.