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LaRouche, Jr. Editorial Board: Melvin Klenetsky, Antony From theAssociate Editor Papert, Gerald Rose, Dennis Small, Edward Spannaus, Nancy Spannaus, Jeffrey Steinberg, Webster Tarpley, Carol White, Christopher White Senior Editor: Nora Hamerman If there is any good to come out of the horrible terrorist incidents of Associate Editor: Susan Welsh Managing Editors: John Sigerson, the last month, it may be that Americans will be shocked enough to Ronald Kokinda re-examine their axiomatic beliefs about who runs terrorism. Lyndon Science and Technology: Carol White LaRouche, in a paper issued on July 31, "International Terrorism Special Projects: Mark Burdman Book Editor: Katherine Notley Targets President Clinton's U.S.A." (see p. 42), challenges investiga Advertising Director: Marsha Freeman tors not to focus on "tracking down the delivery-boys," but instead Circulation Manager: Stanley Ezrol to understand the global strategic battlefield,in which the forces of the INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORS: Agriculture: Marcia Merry British oligarchy are arrayed against the nation-state, and principally Asia and Africa: Linda de Hoyos against the United States. "Your willingness, as a citizen," he writes, Counterintelligence: Jeffrey Steinberg, Paul Goldstein "to support the U.S. government in putting London in number one Economics: Christopher White position on the list of suspect forces behind terrorist operations European Economics: William Engdahl Ibero-America: Robyn Quijano, Dennis Small against U.S. interest, will be the test of your willingness to win the Law: Edward Spannaus war against terrorism. If you are not willing to go that far, you have Russia and Eastern Europe: Rachel Douglas, Konstantin George no right to complain if the war is lost." United States: Kathleen Klenetsky In this week's issue, we feature several exposes that bear on the INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS: question of British strategic manipulations. John Hoefle'sdossier on Bogota: Jose Restrepo Bonn: George Gregory, Rainer Apel Lloyd's of London is a thoroughly documented account of one of the Buenos Aires: Gerardo TeTlin biggest swindles of the 20th century: a case study of how the British Caracas: David Ramonet Copenhagen: Poul Rasmussen financialoligarchy "rules the waves." Tens of thousands of American Houston: Harley Schlanger Lima: Sara Maduefio "Names" are going to want to read this report. Mexico City: Hugo LOpez Ochoa In National, William Jones analyzes the InternationalRepublican Milan: Leonardo Servadio New Delhi: Susan Maitra Institute, which corrupt "asteroids" of George Bush's political net Paris: Christine Bierre work are using to subvert U.S. policy toward Russia. This is the first Rio de Janeiro: Silvia Palacios Stockholm: Michael Ericson salvo in an internationalcampaign to shut down the IRI. Washington, D.C.: William Jones Finally, let me draw your attention to the outrageous denial of the Wiesbaden: Goran Haglund habeas corpus petition of political prisoner Michael Billington, in EIR (ISSN 0273-6314) is published weekly (50 issues) federal court in Richmond, Virginia. This court action, plus the fla except for the second week of July, and the last week of December by EIR News Service Inc., 317 Pennsylvania grantly illegal banning of LaRouche's contracted television broad Ave., S.E., 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20003. (202) 544·7010. 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Research Corporation, Takeuchi Bldg., 1-34-12 Takatanobaba, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo 160. Tel: (03) 3208·7821. Copyright © 1996 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, I year-$396, Single issue-$IO Postmaster: Send all address changes to E1R, P.O. Box 17390, Washington, D.C. 20041-0390. TIillContents Departments Economics 17 Report from Bonn 4 Argentina's Cavallo A fight for jobs, against dumped: Will his globalization. economics be next? Photo and graphic credits: Cover, On Wall Street and the City of PRN. Page 9, EIRNS. Page 9 54 Northern Flank London, Domingo Cavallo is (Gramm), EIRNSIStuart Lewis. Toward a new Baltic defense cherished as the chief architect and Page 23, EIRNS/Joseph Jennings. policy. defender of the "convertibility Pages 26, 34, EIRNS/John plan," implemented in April 1991. Sigerson. Page 63, EIRNSlPhilip 55 Dateline Mexico Ulanowsky. Camacho demands power ...or 6 Currency Rates else. 7 Federal Reserve costs come 72 Editorial under fire Eurasian development or British swinishness. 8 Phil Gramm: not the only quackademic Although a small minority among today's professional economists is composed of both literate and insightful professionals, virtually everything taught as principles of economics, is an illiterate's hoax. By Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 13 'Real Plan' monetary reform leaves Brazil in a two-year-Iong coma 18 Business Briefs Volume 23, Number 32, August 9, 1996 Feature International National 42 LaRouche slams London's 58 Bush 'Trojan horse' usurps terror war vs. Clinton U.S. policy toward Russia The motive behind this Anglo Republican Party operatives Dutch- and French-led "strategy of working through the International tension" can be summed up in one Republican Institute have been word: geopolitics. given a free hand to deal with Russia as if it were a colonial 44 Liberation Tigers assault satrapy, in sharp contrast to the unprepared army in Sri stated intentions of the Clinton Lanka administration. The Titanic: Lloyd's, which insured the ship after it sank in 19 12, has a history of insider trading and cor 45 Southeast Asian nations 61 LaRouche sues DNC ruption. rebuffBritish assault on Chairman Fowler for