Volume 13, Number 21, May 23, 1986
Interviews
Karlheinz Derbfuss
A former member of the board of the Retail Traders’ Association of Osnabrück-Emsland and a member of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Osnabrück, Mr. Derbfuss is a co-founder of Patriots for Germany and is running as a candidate on the new party’s slate in Lower Saxony.
Robe Gräper
Mr. Gräper, Christian Democratic Union member throughout his political life, was for 18 years the CDU mayor of his hometown of Garstedt. He is now a candidate for office on the Patriots for Germany slate in Lower Saxony.
Departments
Southeast Asia
by Sophie Tanapura
On the Brink in Thailand.
Report from Madrid
by Leonardo Servadio
Libyan Terror Opens Election Season.
From New Delhi
by Susan Maitra
A Blow Struck for Democracy.
Report from Bonn
by Rainer Apel
The Meltdown of Kohl’s Popularity.
Northern Flank
by Göran Haglund
The Palme Murder and the KGB.
Vatican
by Augustinus
A Not So “Holy” Foreign Policy.
Editorial
The Arrogance of Arbitrary Power.
Economics
What Volcker Really Meant by ‘Controlled Disintegration’
by David Goldman
He’s convinced the President to do nothing about oil prices, rubberstamp IMF plans and disastrous tax legislation, and now he’s demanding emergency powers to arrange interstate banking takeovers.
Tokyo Economic Summit: LaRouche Characterizes Summit as ‘Unmitigated Disaster’ for Economy
Yet, to simply damn the President for his bad policies would be irresponsible—Congress and the Democratic Party must be reshaped as an effective “loyal opposition” on these issues.
Currency Rates
Argentina/Brazil: The Austral and Cruzado Plans: Wrecking the Economy To Be Popular
by Lorenzo Carrasco
Mexico: Drumbeat for an ‘Azteca Plan’
by Juan Cedilla and Carlos Cota
Agriculture
by Marcia Merry
Drought could be the last straw.
Labor in Focus
by Martina Weiss
The NDPC Labor Candidates.
Business Briefs
Science & Technology
Italy’s Role in the Coming Scientific Revolution
by Giuseppe Filipponi
Giuseppe Filipponi, physicist and director of Italy’s Fusion Energy Foundation, traces the Italian hydrodynamics school from Beltrami’s vortices to the hypersonic airplane of Ferri.
Feature
Who Subverted America’s Schools?
Based on some highlights from EIR’s new Special Report, The Libertarian Conspiracy to Destroy America’s Schools.
Documentation: the UNESCO link, and the Lucis (Lucifer) Trust.
Investigation
How the Press Runs Extortion for the ADL
by Michele Steinberg
It is part of a political-enemies operation against LaRouche and his supporters that could result in some people, including in government, going to jail.
Civil Rights Commission: An Idea Whose Time Has Passed?
by Edward Spannaus
Why Are KGB, ADL Spying on LaRouche?
by Jeffrey Steinberg
International
Kissinger in New Offensive To Destroy Western Alliance
by Mark Burdman
His syndicated column, appearing in newspapers around the world during the May 9-12 period, called for “a major reassessment of the Atlantic Alliance.”
OAS Sees Red at U.S. Meddling in Mexico
by Valerie Rush
Patriots for Germany Launch Election Drive in Lower Saxony
The new party has filed over 100 candidates, dedicated to preserving the Western alliance and forcing through urgent measures to restore the world economy.
Colombian Drug Traffickers Make a Bid To Control the Government
by Valerie Rush
Documentation: The document presented to the Colombian news media by the fugitive “godfathers” of the drug trade.
Japan: Summit May Have Ruined Nakasone
by Linda de Hoyos
Laborites’ ‘Fortress Australia’ Plan Means Clear Sailing for the Soviets
by Allen Douglas and Col. Molloy Vaughn, U.S. Army Ret.
The ANZAC Corridor
García Introduces Economic Development to Contadora Process
by Gretchen Small
LaRouche Slanderer Arrested in Holland
by Dean Andromidas
Gorbachov Prepares South Africa Crisis
by Konstantin George
International Intelligence
National
Gramm-Rudman Bill Haunts Military Reform Debate
by Leo Scanlon
A rehash of old, ill-advised proposals now has the budget-cutter’s axe for support.
Would the Democrats Rather Die than Win?
by D. Stephen Pepper
California: Incumbents Fear ‘LaRouche Lightning’
by Marla Minnicino
Eye on Washington
by Nicholas F. Benton
Shultz Blows Kisses Back to Kissinger — Noose Tightens Around Administration — Dr. Teller: Manhattan Project Method Crucial — Garn: Let’s Get Back on Track for Mars.
Congressional Closeup
by Kathleen Klenetsky
National News
