Volume 30, Number 42, October 31, 2003

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The Beast-Man Syndrome and the ‘Air Terrorism’ of World War II

by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.

Lyndon LaRouche commissions a new book on the three “Beast-Man Syndromes of the 20th Century”: the rise of fascism, 1921-45; the Allied fire-bombing of civilian populations, and unjustified nuclear-bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; and the combined effect of the 1962 Cuban Missiles Crisis, the 1963 Kennedy assassination, and the Indochina War.

‘Shock and Awe’: Terror Bombing, From Wells and Russell to Cheney  

by Edward Spannaus

Traces the history of today’s murderous “shock and awe” doctrine, back to the terror bombing against Germany and Japan in World War II.

Economics

Bolivia: IMF Paved the Way to Narco-Terrorist Takeover  

by Luis Vásquez Medina

The fall of the government of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, after a month of violent demonstrations against his rule, was the fruit of the International Monetary Fund, and Sánchez de Lozada’s unwavering subservience to the IMF’s policies.

Coca Troops Use Soros $$

Argentina-Brazil: ‘Buenos Aires Consensus’ Should Have Dumped IMF

by Cynthia R. Rush

China’s Giant Step into Manned Space Exploration

by Marsha Freeman

Galileo: Europe Building Global Satellite Navigation Net

by Lothar Komp

International

Iran’s Nuclear Agreement: A Victory for World Peace  

by Muriel Mirak-Weissbach

Tehran’s decision, urged by European leaders, to sign an additional protocol to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty hits the plans of Dick Cheney and his stable of neo-conservatives in Washington, to destabilize Iran and the region.

Bush Ducks and Dives Through Asia

by Michael Billington

Bush in the Philippines

by Butch Valdes

Organization of Islamic Conference: Why Neo-Cons Really Hate Malaysia’s Dr. Mahathir

by Michael Billington

Documentation: From Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad’s keynote speech to the OIC.

Blessed Mother Teresa: A Fleeting Glimpse of the Sublime

by Nina Ogden

U.S. Taxpayers Finance Sharon’s Settlements

by Dean Andromidas

Who Speaks for My U.S.A.?  

by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.

LaRouche comments on the controversy at the Frankfurt Book Fair over author Susan Sontag’s speech on “Literature Is Freedom.”

Myanmar Is on ‘Regime Change’ List, Charges U.S. Specialist

by Michael Billington

Interview with Dr. David Steinberg.

National

LaRouche Webcast: ‘Preparing for the Post-Cheney Era’  

by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.

Lyndon LaRouche’s Oct. 22 webcast address in Washington, D.C., in which he outlined the emergency measures he will take as President, immediately upon assuming office.

Voices of Rationality from the U.S. Senate

by Nancy Spannaus

Senators Robert Byrd and Ted Kennedy speak out on the disastrous failure of the Bush Administration’s Iraq policy, and the latter receives a notable public service award.

Navy Officers Break Silence on U.S.S. Liberty

by Michele Steinberg

Congress Probes Coverup of Iraq Casualties

by Michele Steinberg

Israelis’ Call for Peace Unhinges Cheney

by Michele Steinberg

The Senate Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs takes testimony from Dror Etkes, coordinator of the Settlements Watch team of Peace Now; and Rabbi Michael Melchior, the former Deputy Prime Minister of Israel.

Interviews

Dr. David Steinberg

The Director of Asian Studies at the Georgetown School of Foreign Service, Dr. Steinberg is one of the nation’s foremost specialists on Myanmar.

Departments

Report From Germany

by Rainer Apel

The CDU’s Neo-Con Economics.

Editorial

“Geneva Peace Moves Are Important.”

Correction

In “Cheney Behind New Mideast War Drive: Return of ‘Clean Break,’” EIR, Oct. 17, Meyrav Wurmser was incorrectly identified as having been associated with the Middle East Research and Investigation Project (MERIP). In fact, Wurmser was the Executive Director of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI); she was not affiliated with MERIP, according to its office.

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