Volume 29, Number 12, March 29, 2002
‘Fair Trade’ As a Phase-Shift
by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
President Bush’s announcement of a new steel tariff has created an uproar internationally—but neither side of the debate really understands the fundamental issues involved. “The proper question to be asked,” LaRouche writes, “is: What is the effect, from the standpoint of physical geometry, on every part of an economy, of a shift from a ‘free trade’ to a ‘fair trade’ policy, and vice versa?”
Economics
IMF, Quietly, Not Too Hopeful on ‘Recovery’
by Lothar Komp
Reports from both the Fund and the Federal Reserve show a rapidly growing new debt bubble heading toward bust.
Steel Tariffs Spark Revolts from the WTO
by Anita Gallagher
Wall St. Wants ‘Korean Shock Therapy’ in Japan
by Kathy Wolfe
Smear Campaign Targets LaRouche and Col. Seineldín in Argentina
by Cynthia R. Rush
City of London, IMF Threaten Argentina
Germans Sweat to Finish Chinese Maglev Project
by Rainer Apel
China Prepares for Manned Space Flight
by Marsha Freeman
Germany: ‘An Inch’ as Good as a Mile on Embryo Research
International
The Coming War on Iraq Will Not Be Desert Storm II
by Muriel Mirak-Weissbach
Those who are pushing for war against Iraq are ignoring the fundamental fact, that the world economic-financial situation, the political dynamic, and the psychological condition of the peoples involved, is completely different from what it was 12 years ago.
Will ‘Teflon Tony’ Go Before Iraq War Begins?
by Mark Burdman
Will Queen Liz’s ‘Jubilee’ Be Endgame for Windsors?
by Mark Burdman and Scott Thompson
Cheminade Targetted in French Election Crisis
by Christine Bierre
Colombian Voters Throw Over Narco-Capitulators
by Valerie Rush
Sri Lanka: Tamil Tigers, Colombo Search For Peace
by Ramtanu Maitra
History
War Breaks Out Again Over Troy, and the Truth of History
by Rosa Tennenbaum
Germany’s University of Tübingen was the scene of a heated debate between the team of archeologists excavating the ruins of ancient Troy, and others who dispute their findings. As in the many scholarly battles over Troy for hundreds of years, the eternal works of the poet Homer are at the center of the controversy.
With New Methods, Troy Is Being Taught To Speak
by Andrea Andromidas
An interview with Dr. Manfred Korfmann.
National
Administration Makes First Moves Against Israeli Spies
by Jeffrey Steinberg
The Bush Administration is closing some of the most egregious loopholes, that have facilitated Israeli penetration of American national security institutions at the highest levels.
States Facing Budget Blowouts Move To Dismantle Medicaid, Medicare Protection
by Linda Everett
Spannaus To Virginia: End ‘Reign of Error’
by Anita Gallagher
D.C. General Land-Grab Insults the City and the Founding Fathers
by Edward Spannaus
Congressional Closeup
by Carl Osgood
Interviews
Dr. Manfred Korfmann
Professor of Archeology at the University of Tübingen, Germany, Dr. Korfmann heads an international team that is excavating the ruins of ancient Troy. He is the scientific director of the exhibition “Troy: Dream and Reality,” which has drawn hundreds of thousands of visitors and the attention of all Germany.
Departments
Editorial
Again, the “Grasso Abrazo.”
