Executive Intelligence Review, Volume 22, Number 13, March 24
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LaRouche, Jr. Editor: Nora Hamerman Associate Editor: Susan Welsh From the Editor Managing Editors: John Sigerson, Ronald Kokinda Editorial Board: Melvin Klenetsky, Antony Papert, Gerald Rose, Edward Spannaus, Nancy t has taken just a little bit less than an eleph t's gestation-ten Spannaus, Webster Tarpley, Carol White, I k Christopher White months-for the American mass media to catch up with the reality Science and Technology: Carol White that the "special relationship" between Great Britain and the United Special Projects: Mark Burdman States is defunct. Book Editor: Katherine Notley Advertising Director: Marsha Freeman Of course, if you have subscribed to EIR over the past year, you Circulation Manager: Stanley Ezrol not only know that President William Clinton cut that pernicious tie INTEWGENCE DIRECfORS: in June 1994 when he visited Bonn and Berlin, where he stressed the Agriculture: Marcia Merry Asia and Africa: Linda de Hoyos importance of a new strategic partnership betw�n the United States t Counterintelligence: Jeffrey Steinberg, and Germany, for the purpose of revitalizing the delapidated former .. Paul Goldstein Economics: Christopher White socialist economies. But you will also have been receiving the in European Economics: William Engdahl depth reports which explain why a special relationship between lbero-America: Robyn Quijano, Dennis Small Law: Edward Span.naus Washington and London is so damaging to the interests of the United Russia and Eastern Europe: Rachel Douglas, Konstantin George States, and indeed of the whole world_ United States: Kathleen Klenetsky Two pertinent examples, published in the weekly EIR, were last INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS: April 15's issue on "Lord Palmerston's Human Multicultural Zoo," Bangkok: Pakdee Tanapura, Sophie Tanapura Bogotii: Jose Restrepo and last October's package on "The Coming Fall of the House of Bonn: George Gregory, Rainer Apel Windsor." EIR founder Lyndon LaRouche has encouraged the staff Buenos Aires: Gerardo Teran Copenhagen: Poul Rasmussen and directors of the intelligence service which he founded 21 years Houston: Harley Schlanger ago to focus their efforts on these collaborative reports, even more Lima: Sara Madueiio Mexico City: Hugo L6pez Ochoa than on current news analysis, because such studies are necessary in Milan: Leonarda Servadio order to "unfool" the public about history, and to break through New Delhi: Susan Maitra Paris: Christine Bierre the web of dangerously mistaken axioms and i assumptions which Rio de Janeiro: Silvia Palacios otherwise shape what is superficially reported as "news." Stockholm: Michael Ericson Washington, D.C.: William Jones The Special Report in this issue takes the reader back to the Wiesbaden: G6ran Haglund conspiracy that launched World War I, and its continuation in the Nazi Holocaust and World War II: the Triple Entente. 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Box 17390, Washington, D.C. 20041-0390. • TIrnContents Interviews Economics Specijal Report 10 Andre Kostolany 4 Bankers fiddle, while A Munich-based stock exchange London burns expert comments on the derivatives Desperate and foolish central crisis. bankers are trying to claim that the breakdown of the world financial system is due to the failure of the Departments U.S. Congress to pass the Balanced Budget Amendment. 11 Report from Rio Currency devaluation panics the 6 Mexican businessmen rebel American tI1>Ops advance northwest of Verdun. France. in 1918, scene of the worst butchery in the markets. against IMF shock package World· War the British oligarchs. engineered through Documentation: From an the Triple Etfente. 71 Andean Report interview with Lyndon LaRouche A new border war? in the Monterrey daily El Porvenir. 14 London sets the stage for a new Triple Entente 80 Editorial 9 Currency Rates Webster G, Tarpley warnsthat The march that changed history . patriotic world leaders owe it to 10 Munich speculator hits their countries' future to understand casino economy what the Triple Entente was the first Photo and graphic credits: Cover, An interview with Andre time around, before they consent to U.S. Army. Page 15, EIRNS/Stuart Kostolany . London's offer of a repeat Lewis. Pages 16,33,50,55, performance. EIRNS/John Sigerson. Pages 18, 12 Business Briefs 23, 39,44 (Grey), Library of 17 King Edward VII: evil Congress, Prints and Photographs demiurge of the Triple Division. Page 45, EIRNS/Philip Entente and World War I Ulanowsky. "Uncle Bertie" really started World War I�not the Germans. 29 France 1870·1914: The defeat of Hanotaux and the coming of the Entente Cordiale with London 30 The �Commonwealth Party' of France 34 Hanotaux: Develop Africa withi science, technology 38 London's murder of Mc�nley sets up U.S.· U.K. special relationship, war' II Volume22, Number 13, March 24, 1995 46 Russia 1861·1915: A International National Continental League for Eurasian development 64 Brits chew the rug again, 74 Elected officials call for Count Sergei Witte's grand design lament Anglo.American LaRoucbe's exoneration for continental development was 'rift' Five hundred government and thwarted by the British. The British press is proclaiming the elected officials from every end of the "special relationship," continent in the world have 53 Great Britain's 'open door but the reason is not really endorsed a call for the exoneration policy' President Clinton's decision to of Lyndon LaRouche, published as grant a visa to Sinn Fein President an ad in the Washington Post. 54 How the British Crown Gerry Adams. created the Balkan 76 Congressional Closeup powderkeg 66 Major shaky after Barings There is a long and sordid history bankruptcy 78 National News behind the British backing for The prime minister survived a vote Serbia today. of confidence in Parliament by only five votes, and voters are fed up with the Conservative Party's 57 How the British ran the bankrupt policies. Sarajevomurder 67 Sri Lankan peace enters 58 The war guilt clause of the crucial phase Versailles Treaty Neither the Tamil Tigers nor President Kumaratunga has shown 62 Sir Edward Grey turned any intent to