Executive Intelligence Review, Volume 9, Number 39, October 12, 1982
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Brazil calls for world monetary reform at U.N. Volcker adds 5 million to U.S. unemployment How America's nuclear exports could grow Milton Friedman: the world'sworst economist EIR The special reports listed below, prepared by the EIR staff, are now available. 1. What is the Trilateral Commission? the demands being made by the International Mone The most complete analysis of the background, ori tary Fund for economic "reforms" in Mexico, and why gins, and goals of this much-talked-about organiza these demands are being resisted. Much information tion. Demonstrates the role of the Commission in the on Mexico's economic conditions and political fac Carter administration's Global 2000 and Global tions is included. $250. Futures reports on mass population reduction; in the Propaganda-2 Freemasonic scandal that collapsed 5. Who Controls Environmentalism? the Italian government in 1981; and in the Federal A history and detailed grid of the environmentalist Reserve's high interest-rate policy. Details the Com movement in the United States. Analyzes sources of mission's influence in the Reagan administration. In funding, political command structure, and future plans. cludes complete membership list. $100. $50. 2. The Global 2000 Report: Blueprint for Extinction 6. (J.S. Policy Toward Africa A scientific and political refutation of the Carter ad A case study of the "new" North-South policy of the ministration's Global 2000 Report. Includes a review of Reagan administration, showing how economic policy the report's contents, demonstrating that upwards of 2 toward Africa is being shaped according to the anti billion people will die if its recommendations are technology, zero-growth guidelines of the Carter ad followed; a detailed presentation of the organizations ministration's Global 2000 Report. Discusses in detail and individuals responsible for authorship of the the role being played by the AID and World Bank in im report; analysis of how the report's "population plementing this policy, under directions primarily from control" policies were applied in the Vietnam war and H�nry Kissinger, David Rockefeller, and the Ford the destruction of Cambodia, EI Salvador, and Africa; Foundation. Includes profiles of the administration's analysis of environmentalist effort to "re-interpret" the top ten policy-makers for Africa. $250. Bible in line with the report. $100. 7. Kissinger's Drive to Take Over the Reagan Administration 3. The Club of Rome in the Middle East Full analysis of Henry Kissinger's attempt to consolidate A dossier on the role played by the Club of Rome in pro control overtheadministration for the Trilateral Commis moting "Islamic fundamentalism." Focusing on two or sion wing of the Republican Party; and the implications ganizations, the Arab Thought Forum and Islam and for U.S. foreign and domestic policy. Presents profiles of the West, both of which are intimately tied to the Club Kissinger's collaborators inside the administration, in of Rome, the report shows how the Club uses "Islamic cluding recent administration appointees. $250. fundamentalism" as a political tool to promote neo Malthusian, anti-development ideas throughout the 8. Outlook for (J.S.-Japan Economic Relations Middle East. $250. Detailed analysis of why U.S. .Japan economic frictions are likely to escalate in the coming months unless U.S. 4. Mexico After the Devaluation economic policy is changed. Features a strategic analy One of the most-discussed documents circulating in sis of the U.S. .Japan relationship; analysis of the five key Mexico, this report describes in detail the role played areas that friction will increase; evaluation of the by the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker and political intent behind "Hitachi spy case"; and inter the Swiss-based Bank for International Settlements in views on U.S.-Japan relations with leading Reagan ad organizing a credit cut-off against Mexico. Describes ministration officials. $250. r---------------------------------------------------� I EXECUTIVE INTELLIGENCE REVIEW I I I would like to receive these EIR Special Reports: Name,__________________ _ I Order Number(s)'---_____________ Title,_ _______________� I D Bill me for $ D Enclosed is $____ _ , I Company_________________ - Pleas� charge to my D VISA Master Charge I D I Address,________________ Card No.________________ _ I Signature,__________ Exp. 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In its Oct. 4 issue, Business Week Energy: William Engdahl Europe: Vivian Freyre Zoakos carried a cover headline, "End of the OfficeBoom: Developers Face Ibero-America: Robyn Quijano, Financial Ruin-Bankers are Left Holding the Bag." It is appropriate Dennis Small Law: Edward Spannaus to recall that in our June 29 issue, EIR published a Corporate Strategy Middle East: ThierryLaleVl!e column by Leif Johnson titled "Real-Estate Crash Has Already Be Military Strategy: Steven Bardwell Science and Technology: gun," noting that asking prices for top-quality New York City office Marsha Freeman space had already dropped 20 percent over the past three months, Soviet Union and Eastern Europe: and predicting that half a dozen former high-flying U.S. and Cana Rachel Douglas United States: Graham Lowry dian names would be bankrupt before 1983. The next week, in our INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS: July 6 issue, Mr. Johnson elaborated on "The Humpty-Dumpty Bogota: Carlos Cota Meza Commercial Market," identifying a withdrawal of foreign specula Bonn: George Gregory, Rainer Apel Chicago: Paul Greenberg tive funds as one factor in the future acceleration of the crash. Richard Copenhagen: Vincent Robson Freeman, in a July 20 feature, reported at length on the Houston Houston: Harley Schlanger, Nicholas F. Benton commercial real-estate market: "The Boom is Turning Into a Bust." Los Angeles: Theodore Andromidas As all investors know, the space of four months can make quite Mexico City: JosefinaMenendez Milan: Marco Fanini, Stefania Sacchi a difference, as far as economic intelligence is concerned. Monterrey: M. 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Washington, D.C.: Richard Cohen, Their British liberalism prescribes "free trade" for the commodity Laura Chasen, Susan Kokinda Wiesbaden: Philip Golub, MaryLalevee, speculators, drug traders, real-estate barons, and usurers; suppres Barbara Spahn sion or destruction of industries wherever possible; and diversion of Executive Intelligence Review (ISSN 0273-6314) credit to bolster fictitiouspaper at the expenseof technological growth. ispublishedweekly(50 issues) exceptforthe second week of July andfirst week ofJanuary by In our International section's report on the United Nations Gen New SolidarityInternational Press Service eral Assembly statements from Ibero-American leaders, you will 304 W. 58th Street, New York, N.r. 10019 In Europe:Executive Intelligence Review find the underdeveloped nations' response, expressed with the ut Nachrichtenagentur GmbH, Postfach 2308, Dotzheimerstrasse164,62 Wieshaden. most clarity. These policies, stated Mexican President Jose Lopez Tel. 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