Volume 9, Number 12, March 30, 1982
Departments
Energy Insider
by William Engdahl
Another notch in Volcker’s belt.
Investigative Leads
by Philip Golub
Defferre’s purge of law-enforcement agencies triggers resistance in France.
Interview
Yigal Laviv, Israeli anti-drug investigator.
Interview
by Paul Zykofsky
Dr. Fasihuddin Mahtab, former Agriculture Minister and current Finance Minister of Bangladesh.
Middle East Report
by Robert Dreyfuss
Muammar meets Bruno.
Dateline Mexico
by Josefina Menéndez
The PSD’s business empire.
Science & Technology
by Marsha Freeman
NASA chief: “space station next step.”
Eye on Washington
by Stanley Ezrol
Congressional Closeup
by Barbara Dreyfuss and Susan Kokinda
Editorial
Phase II begins against Mr. Reagan.
Economics
World Trade Sinking Back to the 1930s
by Richard Freeman
The volume and pattern of decline.
Currency Rates
Behind the U.S. Oil Import Tax Proposal
by Leif Johnson
The Warburgs proposed it; who’s supporting it, and what it would do.
International Credit
by Renée Sigerson
Socialists plan takeover of world finance.
Gold
by Montresor
A good investment at $300.
Agriculture
by Susan Brady
The “user fee” caper, Part 1.
Real U.S. Unemployment Index
by Leif Johnson
Trade Review
by Mark Sonnenblick
Business Briefs
Special Report
Evidence of FBI Crimes Now Before the U.S. Senate
by Linda de Hoyos
An introduction to EIR’s exclusive in-depth documentation of the Senate debate over the case of Sen. Harrison Williams.
What the Senate Ethics Committee Refuses To Admit About FBI Crimes
by Linda de Hoyos
Who Upheld the Constitution: What the Senators Said
Four sections of excerpts from statements on the Senate floor.
International
White House is Al Haig’s Target in Central America
by Gretchen Small
The effort to sever the President from Mexico’s negotiated-peace initiative.
Documentation: José López Portillo describes that initiative.
Cold Coup in Panama Adds to Regional Instability
by Ricardo Ramírez
Brandt versus Schmidt
by Renée Sigerson
The transatlantic conspiracy to oust the West German Chancellor.
Obstacles to Brazil’s Export Push Mean Investment Cuts, Devaluation Pressure
by Mark Sonnenblick
Problems and Potentials: An Eyewitness in Bangladesh
by Paul Zykofsky
A Political Profile of Bangladesh
Financial Constraints Hit Urgent Investment
by Paul Zykofsky
Dispute with India Stalls Water Program
by Paul Zykofsky
International Intelligence
National
Vietnam War Planners Launch Peace Movement
by Lonnie Wolfe
The sudden “nuclear-freeze” advocacy and push for mass demonstrations have nothing to do with war-prevention.
Congress Leaps Into Volcker Budget Trap
by Graham Lowry
Cutting off one leg in response to promises that the other will be spared is not sound policy. Why follow the recommendations of the same Federal Reserve chairman who blitzed U.S. industry?
National News
