Volume 11, Number 17, May 1, 1984
Interviews
Prasong Soonsiri, Squadron Leader
by Sophie Tanapura and Pakdee Tanapura
The Secretary-General of the National Security Council of Thailand declares that “Kampuchea is not a Vietnam-Thailand problem” but part of a much larger strategic picture.
Departments
Report from New Delhi
by Susan Maitra
Mrs. Gandhi goes to Libya.
Kissinger Watch
by M.T. Upharson
Driving Egypt toward Moscow — NSIPS back in Peru — Problems for Henry at Texas A&M.
Report from Bonn
by Rainer Apel
Decoupling drive gains momentum.
Report from Paris
by Laurent Murawiec
Mass unemployment heralds storm.
Dateline Mexico
by Josefina Menéndez
PAN leader jailed for vote fraud.
Andean Report
by Carlos Méndez
Venezuela and the anti-drug fight.
Elephants and Donkeys
by Richard Cohen
The Jackson Factor — Countermoves Afoot.
Editorial
Don’t expect Soviets to stand still.
Economics
Will Europe Decouple from the U.S. Dollar?
by Laurent Murawiec
Private interests behind the ECU bid to make it the new East-West currency.
NATO Analyzes Soviet Economy, but ‘Overlooks’ Arms Buildup
by Laurent Murawiec and Edith Vitali
An eyewitness report reveals shocking incompetence.
Currency Rates
Moscow Strategy for Ibero-America: IMF Colonialism with Red Banners
by Gretchen Small
Take Kra Canal Off ‘Dust-Ridden Shelf’
by Susan Maitra
Advice from Malaysia.
Corporate Strategy
by Richard Freeman
Making out like bandits.
Agriculture
by Marcia Merry
“Budget cutting” farm bill.
Foreign Exchange
by David Goldman
European strikes sustain dollar.
Gold
by Montresor
Further notes on gold and the illegal economy.
Domestic Credit
by Richard Freeman
Aloha, recovery, aloha.
Business Briefs
Special Report
Ibero-America: Debtors Becoming a Superpower?
by Robyn Quijano
Mexican President de la Madrid, during a tour of Ibero-America, has forged an economic defense pact for the continent.
Projects, Trade Deals Build Common Market
by Valerie Rush
How Latin Nations Moved Toward Unity
by Valerie Rush
Documentation: Speeches and communiqués from the de la Madrid trip to five Ibero-American nations.
International
Soviets Assert ‘Land Power’ over Asia, Africa, Mideast
by Mark Burdman
German Trilateral Toes Moscow Line for ‘Independent’ European Defense
SPD Parliamentary Leader Horst Ehmke’s call for a “decoupled” Europe.
Behind Ariel Sharon’s Meteoric Rise, a Tale of Dirty Money and the ADL
by Allen Douglas
N. Africa Next for Anti-U.S. Outrages?
by Thierry Lalevée
Thanks to Kissinger, Soviet Threat Mounts Against ASEAN Countries
by Sophie Tanapura
International Intelligence
National
Kissinger Traps Reagan in Central America
by Vin Berg
The Soviets provided the bait; the ignorant blindness of the Reagan administration is leading the United States into it.
President Faces Defense Budget Rout as KGB Congressmen Smell Blood
by Susan Kokinda and Vin Berg
Because he didn’t have the courage to appeal for mass support of a crash beam-weapons program.
What Is a Left-Wing Liberal Fascist?
by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
Part II of “Reading from Right to Left.”
Nuremberg Tribunal Adviser: Lamm Speech Is ‘Pre-Nazi’
by Kathleen Klenetsky
National News
