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LaRouche, Jr. Editor: Nora Hamerman Associate Editor: Susan Welsh Managing Editors: John Sigerson, From theEditor Ronald Kokinda Editorial Board: Melvin Klenetsky, Antony Papert, Gerald Rose, Edward Spannaus, Nancy his week's cover story centers on the French presidential election, Spannaus, Webster Tarpley, Carol White, T Christopher White Vying to succeed the 14-year President Franc;ois Mitterrand are nine Science and Technology: Carol White candidates, among them Prime Minister Edouard Balladur, Mayor of Special Projects: Mark Burdman Book Editor: Katherine Notley Paris Jacques Chirac, and Lionel Jospin, from Mitterrand's Socialist Advertising Director: Marsha Freeman Party. But the media uproar in France and around the world is over Circulation Manager: Stanley Ezrol a "dark horse" who surprised most pundits by clearing the constitu INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORS: tional hurdles to attain ballot status-EIR's longtime friend Jacques Agriculture: Marcia Merry Asia and Africa: Linda de Hoyos Cheminade. Counterintelligence: Jeffrey Steinberg, Paul Goldstein The first round of the French Presidential polling will be over on Economics: Christopher White April 23. But Cheminade's campaign is already making history. The European Economics: William Engdahl lbero-America: Robyn Quijano, Dennis Small sheer bulk and brazenness of slanders against him, require EIR to Law: Edward Spannaus present the truth about his candidacy as a matter of public service. Russia and Eastern Europe: Rachel Douglas. Konstantin George Given the pace at which current history is corroborating the United States: Kathleen Klenetsky relevance of EIR's feature packages, you can't afford to miss a single INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS: issue. For instance: Bangkok: Pakdee Tanapura. Sophie Tanapura • Bogota: Jose Restrepo The March 17 cover story, "Prospects for Russian Economic Bonn: George Gregory. Rainer Apel Revival, " a memorandum written by Lyndon LaRouche for presenta Buenos Aires: Gerardo Teran Copenhagen: Poul Rasmussen tion to the Russian Parliament, has now been run in substantial Houston: Harley Schlanger excerpts in the Russian press, as this authoritative alternative to the Lima: Sara Madueiio Mexico City: Hugo L6pez Ochoa current policy continues to gain attention. Milan: Leonardo Servadio • The March 31 special report, "Terrorist International at New Delhi: Susan Maitra Paris: Christine Bierre Work-the Chiapas Case, " showed how the one-worldist insurgenc Rio de Janeiro: Silvia Palacios ies that seek to destroy national sovereignty must be fought. This Stockholm: Michael Ericson Washington, D.C.: William Jones week's International articles from Peru and Mexico show how the Wiesbaden: G6ran Haglund method EIR spelled out, is working to deal serious setbacks to the EIR (ISSN 0273-6314) is published weekly (50 issues) oligarchy. except for the second week of July, and the last week of • On April 7, we ran Muriel Mirak-Weissbach's eyewitness December by EIR News Service Inc., 333112 Pennsylvania Ave., S.E., 2nd Floor. Washington, DC reportage, "Is the World Bank Plotting Civil War in Palestine?" As 20003. (202) 544-7010. 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Research Corporation, Takeuchi Bldg., 1-34-12 Takatanobaba, Shinjuku-Ku, clarified the current strategic objectives of the British oligarchy. Tokyo 160. Tel: (03) 3208-7821. Copyright © 1995 EIR News Service. All rights reserved. Not only can you not afford to miss an EIR-but you probably Reproduction in whole or in part without permission strictly prohibited. Second-class postage paid at Washington D.C., know others who ought to begin reading it-now. and at an additional mailing offices. Domestic subscriptions: 3 months----$125, 6 months----$225, I year-$396, Single issue-$1O Postmaster: Send all address changes to E1R, P.O. Box 17390, Washington, D.C. 2004\-0390. • TIillContents Reviews Departments Economics 56 Venice, not so glorious 18 Report from Rio 4 Ukraine Parliament rejects upon closer inspection Shadow of Mexico looms over IMF privatization program A review of an exhibit at Brazil. Shortly before the vote,Schiller Washington's National Gallery of Institlilte representatives visited Art, and its catalogue, The Glory of 19 Report from Bonn Kiev,and exposed the fraud of the Venice: Art in the Eighteenth Re-entering the nuclear power era. Intemational Monetary Fund's Century, edited by Jane Martineau "neo-liberal" economic policies. and Andrew Robison. 64 Editorial The hand behind terrorism. 6 Earth Day quacks push environmental 'global Photo and graphic credits: Cover, ethie' pages 23,31,38, Christopher Report on a conference celebrating Lewis/EIRNS. Pages 9,26, Correction: In last week's profile the 25th anniversary of Earth Day. EIRNS. Page 11,Unicef/Claudio of Argentine leftist geopolitician Edinger. Pages 14-15 (Schmidt, Norberto Ceresole (p. 33), an 9 Do cow farts really cause Gonzalez,Juppe, Greenspan, editorial error ascribed to Ceresole global warming? Fujimori,Bergsten), page 30 the use of the term "National An inConvenient guest at the Berlin (Chirac, Jospin) EIRNS/Stuart Army." In fact, it is Col. Mohamed U.N. climate conference. Lewis. Page 24,French Embassy, Ali Seineldin and the nationalists Washington, D.C. Page 30 who use the phrase. (Balladur),Bundesbildstelle Bonn! 10 Traetors roar against 'real' Schambeck. Page 44, Archives plan Unesco. Pages 57-59, Courtesy of Monetarist stupidity turns Brazil's National Gallery of Art, biggest bumper crop in history into Washington, D.C. a nightmare for farmers. 12 Currency Rates 13 Bra,d X proposals for financial reform: What is to be done? A record of recent warnings, proposals, and cover-up attempts, presebted by Marcia Merry Baker to a conference of the Schiller Instit\lte in Washington. 20 Business Briefs iI Volume 22, Number17, April21, 1995 Feature International National 38 Peruvian voters choose 50 Clinton draws new battle Fujimori over U.N. stooge lines again,t Gingrich gang Incumbent Alberto Fujimori's A series of explicit veto threats smashing defeat of ex-U.N. chief from the President confronts the Perez de Cuellar is one the best Gramm-Gingrich wrecking lessons in democracy that the operations. Peruvians have dealt to the arrogant one-worldist oligarchy. 52 Brits lash out at Clinton for ending 'special Jacques Cheminade (right) campaigns in a farm dis 41 A spanner in the spokes of relationship' trict of France. He is the only presidential candidate with a program for saving agriculture. the EZLN's urban machine The Zedillo government,in a good 53 The drumbeat for Lyndon move, breaks up a semi-public bus 22 Jacques Cheminade LaRouche's exoneration company and union in Mexico City, campaigns for French thunders worldwide well known as a hotbed of Zapatista nationhood cohorts. , The "surprise candidate" has 55 Christian Coalition, ADL thrown the Paris nomenklatura off 43 Obituary: The Taoist hell kiss and m�ke up guard. Christine Bierre analyzes the of Joseph Needham, 1900- strategic and historical importance 60 Congressi�nal Closeup of the French presidential elections.