Volume 28, Number 47, December 7, 2001

Russia's Scientists Focus on
LaRouche and Vernadsky

Moscow's Vernadsky State Geological Museum held a Nov. 27-28 scientific conference, "The Realization Of The Concept Of The Noösphere In The 21st Century: Russia's Mission In The World Today."

Relations with Europe as the Crisis Deepens

Schiller Institute representatives took part in the annual Ambassadorial Reception, held by the Russian organization Federal Appraisal Foundation.

The Legacy of Mendeleyev and Vernadsky:
The Spirit of Russia's Science

A paper by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr., submitted to the conference on "The Realization Of The Noösphere Concept In The 21st Century: Russia's Mission In The World Today."

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Economics

IMF Admits Bankruptcy;
Wall Street Alternatives a Fraud

IMF First Deputy Managing Director Anne Krueger has called for new laws allowing countries with unpayable debts, to seek bankruptcy protection. But the IMF "plan" is really an confession of its own bankruptcy.

Egypt Again Connects Africa to Eurasia

Egypt Assesses `New Silk Road' Policy

In Midst of War Drive, Israel's Economy Falls

IMF Promises Mexico a `Bailout In Advance'

PIDIREGAS, the Trojan Horse of
Energy Privatization in Mexico

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International

Bush and Putin Have Joined Forces for
War Avoidance

The coup d'état against the Bush Administration, on behalf of the "Clash of Civilizations," has been suppressed but not crushed. Both Presidents face significant opposition to their war avoidance effort.

Crimes Against Humanity:
The Case of Ariel Sharon

Philippines President in Tightrope Diplomacy

Argentina: Seineldín:
`Freedom Now! For the Resistance'

LaRouche, in Rome, Addresses
Members of Parliament, TV Debate

Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.:
Western Europe's Role in the World Crisis

Impressions in Warsaw:
Poles Uneasy About `New Empire' Drive

British Transport Is `The Worst in Europe'

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National

Can the Brzezinski-Wolfowitz Cabal's
War Game Be Stopped?

The "Wolfowitz cabal" is in a desperation drive to hijack Bush Administration policy into a "clash of civilizations" war, after Secretary of State Colin Powell was given a mandate by President George Bush on Nov. 19 to organize for Middle East peace.

The `LaRouche Factor' in Enron's Demise

Military Tribunals
Are Dangerous in Ashcroft's Hands

In Memoriam:
Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (1919-2001)

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Departments

Editorial

Great Pride Went Before a Fall.