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What is LaRouche's tists many of them veterans of the Soviet "There exists no authority on Russia? space program possible solution in Berlin, laRouche • laRouche, paroled in • On Oct. 12, 1988, In April 1994, to this crisis, either issued his famous Food for Peace pro January after five years in prison, made for Russia or for posal, which included collaboration his first visit to Russia, at the invitation of the world within the between the Soviet Union and a free, re the Universal Ecological Academy. bounds of the united Germany to overcome the grow previously accepted ing economic crisis. WHY YOU NEED THIS REPORT: EIR's terms of dominant Special Report, issued in August includes • laRouche enunci 1994, In November 1989, "Russia�s Future: The Three Alternatives": international ated his Paris-Berlin-Vienna Productive Lyndon laRouche's account of his six-day trip economic and Triangle, an infrastructure program for to Russia. "A Reconstruction Strategy for financial institutions." the economic reconstruction of post Russia-And the World Economy" by communist Eurasia. -Lyndon LaRouche Lyndon H. laRouche, Jr. "Whither Russia: laRouche was elect Situation Report," by Brig. Gen. Paul-Albert in "P rospects for Russian • In October 1993, A Economic Revival," ed to the Universal Ecological Academy Scherer (ret.) ''TIle Military in Post prepared for Feb. 20, for his contributions to the science of Bolshevik Russia," by Konstantin George 1995 hearings at the physical economy. The Academy was "Have We Already Lost Eastern Europe Russian State Duma. and Russia?" by William Engdahl founded in May 1989 by a group of scien- Mail 142 pages, $250 ErR 94-004 to: ____ ____ ____ __ Name __________________________________ __ __ __ o Please send the EIR Special Report, "Russia's future: dictatorship, chaos, or Address __________ ________________________ _________________ reconstruction?" to the address shown. 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During the Depression and World War II, he said, the United Science and Technology: Carol White States "built up, within two or three years, an industrial machine, to Special Projects: Mark Burdman Book Editor: Katherine Notley supply for the sinews of war, which was the greatest industrial ma Advertising Director: Marsha Freeman chine on this planet. Out of a garbage heap; because we mobilized to Circulation Manager: Stanley Ezrol do it. And we can do it again." We did it by protecting our vital INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORS: Agriculture: Marcia Merry national industries; by ensuring full employment; by passing laws Asia and Africa: Linda de Hoyos like the Hill-Burton Act, which said that every community must have Counterintelligence: Jeffrey Steinberg, Paul Goldstein hospital facilities accessible to it. Economics: Christopher White Our Feature this week analyzes one vital component of such a European Economics: William Engdahl Thero-America: Robyn Quijano, Dennis Small national economic security package: farm parity pricing. The Ag Law: Edward Spannaus ricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 laid out the concept clearly: "It Russia and Eastern Europe: Rachel Douglas, Konstantin George shall be the duty of the Secretary [of Agriculture] to give due regard United States: Kathleen Klenetsky to the maintenance of a continuous and stable supply of agricultural INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS: commodities from domestic production adequate to meet consumer Bogota: Jose Restrepo Bonn: George Gregory, Rainer Apel demand at prices fair to both producers and consumers." There you Buenos Aires: Gerardo Teran Caracas: David Ramonet have the concept imbedded in the "general Welfare" clause of the Copenhagen: Poul Rasmussen Preamble to the Constitution. Houston: Harley Schlanger Lima: Sara Madueiio In times past, the idea that government's job was to "promote the Mexico City: Hugo LOpez Ochoa general Welfare," seemed obvious. So, too, did reasonable people Milan: Leonardo Servadio New Delhi: Susan Maitra oppose "free trade," which Thaddeus Stevens, the Republican House Paris: Christine Bierre majority leader, described in 1852 as a doctrine that "has never been Rio de Janeiro: Silvia Palacios Stockholm: Michael Ericson reduced to practice, except among barbarian tribes." Washington, D.C.: William Jones But today, we are held hostage by the British free traders. And Wiesbaden: Garon Haglund suddenly, in this election year, the issue of free trade versus protec EIR (ISSN 0273-6314j is published weekly (50 issues) tionism, which LaRouche and EIR have insisted upon for more than except for the second week of July, and the last week of December by EIR News Service Inc., 317 Pennsylvania 20 years, is at the center of the political fight. Even the New York Ave., S.E., 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20003. (202) , 544-7010. For subscriptions: (703) 777-9451. Times published a commentary by Prof. Alfred Eckes, titled "Who European Headquarters: Executive Intelligence Review Says the Republicans Are Free Traders?" which says what EIR read Nachrichtenagentur GmbH, Postfach 2308, 0-65013 Wiesbaden, Otto von Guericke Ring 3, 0-65205 ers already knew. Wiesbaden, Federal Republic of Germany Tel: (6122) 9160. Executive Directors: Anno Hellenbroich, As our National section makes clear, there can be no horsetrading Michael Liebig In Denmark: EIR, Post Box 2613, 2100 Copenhagen 0E. with the ideologues of the Conservative Revolution. They must be Tel. 35-43 60 40 defeated by a landslide in November. The strong showing by In Memo: EIR, Rio Tiber No. 87, 50 piso. Colonia Cuauhtemoc. Mexico, OF, CP 06500. Tel: 208-3016 y 533- LaRouche in the Delaware and North Dakota primaries, proves that 26-43. Japan subscription sales: O.T.O. Research Corporation, Americans will respond, if competent leadership is offered. 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. Second-class postage paid at Washington D.C., and at an additional mailing offices. Domestic subscriptions: 3 months-$125, 6 months-$225, I year-$396, Single issue-$ l0 Postmaster: Send all address changes to EIR, P.O. Box 17390, Washington, D.C. 20041-0390. • �l]1SContents Interviews Book Reviews Economics 46 Abdel Mahmoud 50 Honest historical research 4 Deadly cure: currency Alkoronky sends Bronfman crowd into board urged on Mexico's The press counsellor for the a rage Zedillo Sudanese embassy in London Eternal Guilt? Forty Years of The oligarchy's new "solution" for traveled to the United States to German-lewish-Israeli Relations, the disintegration of their financial attend the Schiller Institute's by Michael Wolffsohn. system is to force countries like Presidents' Day conference Feb. Mexico to overturn their central 17-18, and to meet with 65 The Civil War and banks and replace them with policymakers in Washington. America's naval 'surrogate currency boards. war' against Britain Divided Waters: The Naval History 7 Panic in the world's bond of the Civil War, by Ivan Musicant. markets could pop the Cover, Photo and graphic credits: speculative bubble Alan Yue. Page 17, EIRNSlRobert Baker. Page 34, EIRNS/Carlos 8 Currency Rates Wesley. Page 40, Information et Departments Relations Publique, Anne de Terre. End of the line for Page 45, EIRNSlMaria Schmid. 53 Dateline Mexico 9 U.S. Pages 47,61, EIRNS/Stuart Lewis. PRO opens "another Chiapas" in fusion program? Tabasco. The Fusion Energy Advisory Committee of the Department of 72 Editorial Energy has issued its report on "a What you are thinking today. restructured fusion energy sciences program." 10 Behind the myth of 'exploding social expenditures' in Germany Germany became an industrial giant in the last century because of, not in spite of, its pioneering the social safety net. 14 Business Briefs ..................................................................��l Volume 23, Number II, March 8, 1996 Feature International National 36 A British hand is behind S6 LaRouche reshapes debate the world terror rampage over the nation's future In the span of 48 hours, over the The Daschle-Bingaman report is weekend of Feb. 24-25, the stability billed as "a set of comprehensive, of the Middle East and the specific Democratic proposals to Caribbean region was severely address wage and income damaged by acts of irregular stagnation-to produce long-term, warfare-just as the 19-month higher rates of economic growth, peace process in Northern Ireland shared with working families in the was shaken weeks earlier by a string United States," but errs fatally, by of terrorist bombs, purported to denying the reality of global have been carried