EIR Founder and Contributing Editor: Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. Editorial Board: Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr., Muriel Mirak-Weissbach, Antony Papert, Gerald From the Associate Editor Rose, Dennis Small, Edward Spannaus, Nancy Spannaus, Jeffrey Steinberg, William Wertz Editor: Nancy Spannaus Associate Editors: Ronald Kokinda, Susan Welsh ur issue pivots around two themes that are determining strategic Managing Editor: John Sigerson O Science Editor: Marjorie Mazel Hecht world developments: the open warfare in Washington against Dick Technology Editor: Marsha Freeman Cheney and the neo-cons; and the “strategy of tension” that can be Special Projects: Mark Burdman Book Editor: Katherine Notley seen in the terrorist outbreaks in diverse locations. Photo Editor: Stuart Lewis Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. sets the stage with his article on Presi- Circulation Manager: Stanley Ezrol dent Dubya’s “only endearing young charm.” We back this up with INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORS: reports on the fight around former counterterrorism coordinator Rich- Counterintelligence: Jeffrey Steinberg, Michele Steinberg ard Clarke, and his increasingly precise identification of the insanity Economics: Marcia Merry Baker, Lothar Komp that has propelled the Bush-Cheney Administration into war; the History: Anton Chaitkin growing insurgency within the Republican Party against the Admin- Ibero-America: Dennis Small Law: Edward Spannaus istration; Ahmed Chalabi, one of those whom Gen. Anthony Zinni Russia and Eastern Europe: (ret.) had blasted in March 2000 as the “silk-suited, Rolex-wearing Rachel Douglas United States: Debra Freeman guys in London” gunning for war in Iraq, and who is now being INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS: promoted by the neo-cons as the new ruler of Iraq; and the impact of Bogota´: Javier Almario the Bush policy on Israel and Europe. See also Bill Jones’ interview Berlin: Rainer Apel Caracas: David Ramonet with General Zinni and his review of James Mann’s new book, The Copenhagen: Poul Rasmussen Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush’s War Cabinet. Houston: Harley Schlanger Lima: Sara Maduen˜o An American Culture feature by Michelle Lerner of the Melbourne: Robert Barwick LaRouche Youth Movement, shows how the counterculture per- Mexico City: Rube´n Cota Meza Milan: Leonardo Servadio verted American society, creating a culture that would tolerate the New Delhi: Ramtanu Maitra election of a government such as the incumbent Administration. Her Paris: Christine Bierre Stockholm: Michael Ericson purpose is to mobilize youth, especially, to turn to the heritage of the United Nations, N.Y.C.: Leni Rubinstein American Revolution, the ideas of Friedrich Schiller and LaRouche. Washington, D.C.: William Jones Wiesbaden: Go¨ran Haglund On the “strategy of tension,” we emphasize two historical studies: Claudio Celani’s ongoing series on the destabilization of Italy since EIR (ISSN 0273-6314) is published weekly (50 issues), by EIR News Service Inc., 217 4th Street, S.E., 1969 by the Synarchist International; and a new series by Michael Washington, DC 20003. (202) 543-8002. (703) 777- 9451, or toll-free, 888-EIR-3258. 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San ized individual financial contributions, the best measure of broad Rafael, Del. Cuauhte´moc. Me´xico, DF 06470. Tels: 55-66- 0963, 55-46-2597, 55-46-0931, 55-46-0933 y 55-46-2400. popular support. Copyright 2004 EIR News Service. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission strictly prohibited. Postmaster: Send all address changes to EIR, P.O. Box 17390, Washington, D.C. 20041-0390. EIRContents American Culture 18 We Must Exit the Suicide Club: How the Cover Counterculture Ushered in This Week Fascism Michelle Lerner of the LaRouche Youth Movement investigates the President Dubya is perverse character of American being pummeled on society, as seen through “Industrial all fronts. Music” and other Satanic expressions that emerged out of the Futurists, Theodor Adorno, and Aldous Huxley. Will Americans Re-Elect Their Dumbest President? Strategic World Map 28 Synarchist ‘Strategy of 4 His Only Endearing Young Charm Tension’ and Terror By Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. “The leading political issue of 2004—after the onrushing depression, that is—is the 30 U.S. ‘Reform’ Sabotages question: are the U.S. voters so silly that they would re- Arab League Summit elect a President whose one and only endearing charm, is that he is rightly perceived, more or less world-wide, as 32 Taiwan: Election Stolen To the dumbest man in the history of the Oval Office?” Provoke a Crisis? 5 Clarke Makes the Case: Vulcans Control 34 Kirchner Walks Into Trap Dumb Bush Of Argentine Synarchists Beyond the media’s “al-Qaeda or Iraq?” headlines, counter-terrorism official Richard Clarke’s book and 35 France: Neo-Cons’ ‘Perben words show a President under the neo-cons’ spell and Law’ Is Police-State Step control, particularly that of a vice president with power no vice president has had before. 9 Cheney: He Can Run, But He Can’t Hide 12 Ahmad Chalabi’s Bay of Goats 16 Are Sharon’s Troubles Harbinger for Bush? 17 European Governments Falling Left and Right www.larouchepub.com Volume 31, Number 14, April 9, 2004 Strategy of Tension National Book Reviews 36 Terror’s Legacy: Schacht, 54 National Move Under Way: 64 The Ugly History of The Skorzeny, Allen Dulles‘Bring in LaRouche,’ Say Cheney Warmongers Part 1 of a series by Michael Liebig, Dems In Pennsylvania, The Rise of the Vulcans: the History investigating the Synarchist South Dakota of Bush’s War Cabinet, by James financial oligarchy, which, under Mann. conditions of economic and 55 LaRouche: The Agenda financial crisis, intends to establish From Now to Convention a permanent “state of emergency” Remarks to a press conference in Interviews managed by authoritarian, or even Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. fascist, forms of government. 48 O. Mays The President of the East Cleveland 39 Strategy of Tension: The 56 Rep. James: LaRouche Needed at the Convention City Council tells how his city has Case of Italy been turned from part of the “rubber Part 3 of a series by Claudio Celani, 57 FEC Reports Show Kerry, capital of the world,” and a leading following the trail from the steel producer, to a shell of its assassination of former Prime LaRouche Two-Way Race former self. Minister Aldo Moro in 1978, through the Bologna train station 59 ‘The Cycle of Violence Is 59 Gen. Anthony Zinni (ret.) bombing of 1980. Why is it that the Going To Be Accelerated’ General Zinni was from 1997-2000, real culprits have never been in the Mideast Commander-in-Chief of U.S. brought to justice? An interview with Gen. Anthony Central Command. He has Zinni (ret.) participated in presidential diplomatic missions to Somalia, Economics 68 Time for an Israel Pakistan, and Ethiopia-Eritrea and Accountability Act was the U.S. Peace Envoy to the 46 Is ‘History’s First Global Middle East. Property Bust’ Coming 70 Congressional Closeup Soon? Representing a combined financial Departments asset value of roughly $50 trillion in the OECD countries—for the 72 Editorial moment holding up a private debt Defend the Westphalia Principle. mountain of similar dimensions— the housing market has the potential Photo and graphic credits: Cover, to bring down the whole system. pages 6, 41, 43, 45, 47, 48, 54, 56, 67 (Shultz), EIRNS/Stuart Lewis. 48 Ohio Is ‘Devastated’ By Page 4, EIRNS/Claudio Celani. Industry Shutdown Page 10, Salon.com. Page 11, White An interview with O. Mays. House photo/David Bohrer. Page 14, Senator Reed’s website. Page 20, fusionanomaly.net website. 52 LaRouche: Restore Pages 26, 49, EIRNS/Christopher Midwest ‘Production Lewis. Page 27, EIRNS/Dan Capability’ Sturman. Page 33, Taiwan Office of the President website. Page 50, EIRNS. Page 59, Political Science website. Page 61 (Sharon), EIRNS/ Stuart Lewis. Page 61 (soldier), gush-shalom.org. Page 67, (Cheney, Rumsfeld), DoD Photo/R.D. Ward. EIRFeature AND, IT AIN’T SO YOUNG NO MORE His Only Endearing Young Charm by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. March 29, 2004 Oval Office? That, in fact, his record of performance in office, is the worst accumulation of sheer bungling incompetence Some leading Democrats are just so silly, it makes you won- in relations with long-standing allies, in military policy, in der. They are so het up, fretting themselves half to death over economic policy, in budget-balancing, and, excepting all those millions in the re-elect Dubya campaign war-chest, weight-lifting, about everything else, including diction and that they overlook the most obvious of all facts about the elocution, in recent memory? coming election. The leading political issue of 2004, after the Take the way in which poor, dumb Dubya & Co. dealt onrushing depression, that is, is the question: are the U.S. with the publication of the book by former counter-terrorist voters so silly that they would re-elect a President whose one chief Richard A.