Volume 20, Number 49, December 17, 1993
Interviews
Junichi Hirokami and Yasukazu Uemura
by Kathy Wolfe
The conductor of the Norrköping Symphony in Stockholm, Sweden and the president of the Tokyo College of Music spoke with EIR while the college’s orchestra was touring the United States.
Vitali Urazhtsev
A member of the now-abolished Supreme Soviet, Mr. Urazhtsev headed the first independent trade union of Russian military servicemen, Shield. He is now in hiding, having been accused of “organizing mass disorders” because of his actions in defense of the Constitution suspended by Yeltsin. The conclusion of a two-part interview.
Departments
Report from Rio
by Lorenzo Carrasco
The Barracks Are Boiling.
Report from Bonn
by Rainer Apel
German Democracy in a Profound Crisis.
Editorial
Full Speed Ahead on Cold Fusion.
Economics
Derivatives Regulators Set Course for Disaster
by Anthony K. Wikrent
The Bank for International Settlements is forcing the smaller players out of the market, as U.S. regulators turn a blind eye to the fact that derivatives are swallowing up what remains of traditional investment banking.
We Are Heading toward the Biggest Financial Collapse in History
by John Hoefle
A speech by EIR’s John Hoefle at a meeting of Mexican farmers in Ciudad Obregón.
ADL Favorite Soros Helped Nazis Loot Jews
by Scott Thompson
Currency Rates
U.S. Unemployment Coverup
Royal Fest for Club of Rome Bodes Ill for Europe’s Future
by Mark Burdman
Reports from Hanover, Germany, from a gathering of malthusian ghouls.
Documentation: Club of Rome Promotes “Ozone Hole” Fraud.
LaRouche and the War of Ideas against the Club of Rome
by Mark Burdman
Business Briefs
Feature
The Cultural Basis of Strategic Policy for Ibero-America
by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
In this interview with EIR’s Spanish-language publication Resumen Ejecutivo, Lyndon LaRouche lays out the political tasks facing patriots in Ibero-America. They must rise to a higher level of grand strategy, he says, rather than running defensive maneuvers from a cabinet warfare standpoint.
International
Drug Lord’s Death Gives New Chance for the War on Drugs
The death of Colombia’s Pablo Escobar has set back the projects of the drug legalizers.
Documentation: A chronology of Pablo Escobar’s reign of terror.
Ukraine Gets Remake of Munich Betrayal
Anglo-Americans Strike Deal with Russia To Sacrifice Ukraine
by Irene Beaudry
NATO Bows to Russia on Eastern Europe
by Kathleen Klenetsky
Ukraine a Trigger Point
by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
Bosnia-Hercegovina: ‘The Greatest Obstacle to Peace Is the Policy of Great Britain’
A report from Königswinter, Germany.
Venezuela: São Paulo Forum Loses in Elections
by Cynthia R. Rush
The Chinese Democracy Movement Lives On, Say Its Exiled Leaders
by Cho Wen-pin
Documentation: The Seattle Declaration.
Will Mexico Disintegrate in Next Year’s Presidential Elections?
by Hugo López Ochoa and Gretchen Small
Voters Hand Major Parties a Surprise in India State Assembly Elections
by Ramtanu Maitra
Australian Education Goes from Bad to Worse
by Don Veitch
International Intelligence
National
Pollard Clemency Fight Revives Broader Spy Probe
by Jeffrey Steinberg
The fact that Pollard’s purloined military secrets made their way not only to Israel, but from there to the Soviet Union, was first exposed by EIR back in 1986. Now, the rest of the world is finally catching up, and some people may end up in hot water very soon.
Justice Department, FBI Misconduct Coming Under Increased Attack
by Edward Spannaus
There are signs that some people in Washington, as well as a group of federal judges, want to clean up the mess left over from the Reagan-Bush years.
Kevorkian Exposés Show Satanist at Work
by Linda Everett
Is George W. Bush as Bad as He Looks?
by Brian Lantz
The newly declared candidate for Governor of Texas profiles himself as an opponent of outcome-based education kookery. But scratch the surface, and you find a free market version of the same thing.
National News
Correction
Correction
In our issue of Nov. 12, we misspelled the name of the translator of Kepler’s New Astronomy, William H. Donahue.
