Volume 16, Number 47, November 24, 1989
Interviews
Lt. Gen. Jörg Zumstein
by Michael Liebig and Laurent Murawiec
The former Chief of the General Staff of the Swiss army warns against yielding to a political drive in Switzerland to deprive the nation of an army to defend itself.
Departments
Report from Rio
by Silvia Palacios
Narco-Finances in Brazil.
Dateline Mexico
by Rubén Cota Meza
Salinas “Informe,” a String of Lies.
From New Delhi
by Susan Maitra
Sinhala Terrorist Group Decapitated.
Andean Report
by Andrea Olivieri
M-19: Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing.
Panama Report
by Carlos Wesley
OAS Gives Lukewarm Support to U.S.
Editorial
No More Balance of Power Politics.
Economics
German Unification Could Spark Economic Recovery
The fears expressed by Wall Street wizards and London financiers about the grave dangers of a unified Germany dominating Central Europe, are so irrational, that it’s clear they’re more interested in money than in real economics. Economist Lyndon LaRouche gives some advice.
Poland’s Illegitimate Debt Problem
by William Engdahl
On top of Soviet looting and communist mismanagement, Poland got hooked by the same 1979 Western debt trap as Ibero-America.
Argentina’s Menem Faces Growing Strife
by Cynthia R. Rush
Currency Rates
America’s Pension Funds Are in Jeopardy
by John Hoefle
Bankers Won’t Invest in Aged Shipping Fleet
by Anthony K. Wikrent
Agriculture
by Robert L. Baker
“Free Trade” Is Killing Farmers.
Business Briefs
Feature
The World Food Crisis Is Here: Will War Follow?
by Marcia Merry
The third international Food for Peace conference, held in Chicago on Nov. 4-5, could be the turning-point in efforts to halt the willful sabotage of agricultural production which is bringing the globe ever closer to general war. Summaries and extracts of speeches delivered at that conference lay out the depth of the crisis as well as the policies needed to reverse it.
Make 1990s a Decade To End Starvation
by Rosa Tennenbaum
International Farmers Report: Where the World Food Crisis Stands Now
U.S. Agriculture Dept. Turns Green
by Marcia Merry
Farmers, Eaters Report: The Crisis of U.S. Food Production
Save the Family Farmer!
Resolution passed by the Pennsylvania NAACP.
International
Poland, Germany, France at the Core of Changes in Central Europe
by Rainer Apel
Out of the political shambles of the postwar order, a great new political alliance is emerging in Central Europe, bringing hope that true economic and political justice can prevail.
British, Soviets Team Up against Germany
by Mark Burdman
Gorbachov Postpones Reform Agenda
by Konstantin George
Why Beijing Fears the Berlin Upheaval
by Mary McCourt Burdman
Pacific Soviet ‘New Thinking’ Not Matching Deeds in Military Sector
by Argus
By guest columnist “Argus.”
Socialist International Maps Out New Plan To Help Communist Parties
by Mark Burdman
Political Stalemate Continues in Pakistan
by Ramtanu Maitra
Peruvians Vote Mandate for Total War on Shining Path Terrorists
by Mark Sonnenblick
Documentation: Mario Vargas Llosa, Pornographer and Worse.
ADC Exposes Pro-Drug Samper in Sweden
by Ulf Sandmark
The ‘Tiny’ Rowland File
Part III of a series.
International Intelligence
National
Lech Walesa Calls for Marshall Plan for Poland
by William Jones
But all he has received so far, is symbolic gestures, instead of the massive economic assistance Poland really needs.
Drug Lobby Plans Counterattack on Behalf of Pot, Cocaine Cartels
The plans unveiled at the Drug Policy Foundation’s Nov. 2-4 conference are a major threat to national security.
Did the U.S. Have Advance Warning of the Lockerbie Bomb Plot?
by Jeffrey Steinberg
Documentation: The investigative report on PanAm Flight 103 released by Congressman Traficant.
Defendants in New York ‘LaRouche’ Case File Motion for New Trial
The dismissal of the government’s fraudulent involuntary bankruptcy action, opens up new possibilities for a fair trial.
5 Million Leaflets To Tell of Bostetter Ruling
Eye on Washington
by Nicholas F. Benton
Democratic Hawks Sharpen Talons.
Congressional Closeup
by William Jones
National News
