The Democratic Leadership Council, consisting of neo-conservative "stay-behinds" in the Democratic Party, is the only reason that Vice President Dick Cheney has not been forced to resign, or be impeached, as a result of the lies he told to manipulate the President and Congress into going for war against Iraq. The DLC, founded in the mid-1980s, is a creation of the "Synarchist" fascist circles on Wall Street, as personified by Felix Rohatyn, the banker from Lazard Brothers who is also a board member of the DLC. It is also the bastion of opposition within the Democratic Party to Lyndon LaRouche's campaign for the Presidency. Jeff Steinberg and Ed Spannaus report.
Economics
Hemispheric Policy Debated:
FTAA or LaRouche Doctrine?
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's meeting with President George Bush on June 20 bypassed the sterile spectacle of protocol, and made it clear that a countdown has begun for choosing which type of policy will determine the Western Hemisphere's future.
Euro Council Votes Up
Italy's `New Deal' Plan
The European Union's heads of state and government, meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece, endorsed the idea of expanding infrastructure investmentwhile falling short, so far at least, of giving full institutional backing to the Italian government's "Tremonti Plan."
Great Projects Debate Gains Momentum
Business Briefs
Feature
LaRouche's June 13-18 visit to Turkey was only the latest of a full 12 months of interventions around the world. He has both created the basis for an anti-imperial U.S. foreign policy recalling the general welfare or "Good Neighbor" principle of FDR's World War II-era policy; and at the same time, rapidly built up his international LaRouche Youth Movement.
The full event at the Istanbul Municiipality's Cultural Center, still being reported in Turkey's media days later.
The candidate addresses the Ankara Chamber of Commerce.
Miniaturk:
Tour Through History, in the Small
International
Both Beijing and New Delhi considered the visitthe first in ten years for an Indian Prime Ministeras more than just strengthening of bilateral relations; an opportunity to take measure of the grave world situation in a new and hostile environment.
The Volatile Realities of Post-War Iraq
An interview with British Mideast expert Dr. Toby Dodge, back from Iraq.
Will Sharon Be Stopped
From Wrecking Road Map?
Chicken-Hawks Squawk for Iran `Liberation'
Bush Left With Little Choice on Pakistan
Interviews
Dr. Toby Dodge
Dr. Dodge is a Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Globalization and Regionalization, at the University of Warwick, and one of Britain's leading experts on Iraq.
National
`DeLantos' Democrats Attack
Bush's Road Map
Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.) rushed through legislation supporting the Israeli policy of "preventive assassinations," blaming the Palestinians for all the violence that has occurred since the Aqaba summit. His action at the behest of the neo-conservative warmongers, notably House Majority Whip, Republican Tom DeLay (Tex.), has earned him the nickname "Delantos," while dangerously jeopardizing the President's Road Map for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Is Ashcroft Protecting Iranian Terrorists?
Toffler's `War and Anti-War':
Popularizer of Rumsfeld
Information-Age Killing
Congressional Closeup
Book Reviews
Another Skeleton in Dick Cheney's Closet
Metal Men: How Marc Rich Defrauded the Country, Evaded the Law, and Became the World's Most Sought-After Corporate Criminal, by A. Craig Copetas.
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Report From Germany
Great Projects Debate Gains Momentum.
Editorial
Making Policy, Setting the Debate