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Representative Haywood introduced LaRouche as "a leading critic of the Iraq War," adding that, "he has also led the fight to restore the policies of President Franklin Roosevelt. His number one goal, is to reopen public hospitals, as well as repealing the HMO bill, and begin putting millions of people back to work in necessary infrastructure and manufacturing. He's an economist, an international political figure."
Here is an edited transcript of LaRouche's opening remarks.
"Thank you.
"I shall just make a preliminary comment, first of all, on what I've been doing, since Jan. 1, of 2001, when it was evident that the election outcome was rigged, prematurely, in order to make poor George W. Bush, Jr. the President, whether he were elected or not. I think, frankly, that both candidates should have lost the election, and Gore did a better job of losing the election, than George W. Bush did...
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In these times of crisis, the celebration of Thanksgiving Day should take our minds back to two of our greatest national leaders, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, who made it a national holiday in 1789, and 1863, respectively.
Both declarations of a Day of Thanksgiving at the end of November, came at decisive political junctures in the history of the United States. Washington's came right after the successful battle to ratify the U.S. Constitution, and immediately before the new government was to take up its responsibilities. In it, we find a statement of the purposes for our government, which should inform our lives and activity today.
Lincoln's declaration came at a time when the United States was under dire threat, from the British-instigated Civil War. More than two years into that bloody battle, the outcome was still not certain. Yes, in July of 1863, the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg had been won, but Lincoln's perspective of a victory for the Union—rather than a peaceful separation of the North and South—was under constant assault, leaving the future uncertain.
Under these conditions, one of a difficult peace, and the other of an uncertain war, these Presidents sought to mobilize the populations under their care, to turn their minds to the God-given purposes for which their republic, and their personal lives, were dedicated. We would do well, to do the same today.
We quote both declarations in their entirety.
George Washington
"Whereas it is the Duty of all nations to acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His Benefits and humbly implore His Protection and Favor; and
"Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint Committee requested me 'to recommend to the People of the United States a Day of public Thanksgiving and Prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful Hearts the many favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of Government for their Safety and Happiness.'
"NOW THEREFORE, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the twenty-sixth day of November next, to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our service and humble Thanks for His kind Care and Protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquillity, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted; for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have to acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.
"AND ALSO, That we may then unite in most humbly offering our Prayers and Supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations, and beseech Him to pardon our national and other Transgressions, to enable us all, whether in public or private Stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shown kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally, to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best."
Abraham Lincoln, A Proclamation
The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God.
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Economics:
Economic Nationalism Has Re-Emerged in Mexico
by Alberto Vizcarra and Jesús Martínez
The renewed effort to privatize Mexico's energy sector and its national oil company has awakened a strong nationalist reaction by diverse political forces, labor organizations, and within the population in general. These sectors reject President Fox's drive to deregulate the national electricity market, which would open the door to looting by multinational energy pirates.
Wal-Mart 'Eats' More U.S. Manufacturers
by Richard Freeman
In mid-November, Wal-Mart, the world's largest corporation and leader of the 'globalization' drive, forced the closing a national children's clothing store, Kids 'R' Us, and pushed the famous Hoovervacuumcleaner manufacturer to the brink; by the end of November, it is expected that Hoover may announce the shift of a substantial portion of its production facilities to Mexico, laying off hundreds of American workers.
Conference Report
The Kyoto Protocol Is In Shambles
Prof. Kirill Kondratyev, a specialist in the field of atmospheric research and environmental science, reports on the World Climate Change Conference, held in Moscow.
Business Briefs
International:
U.S. Lurches for the Exit in Iraq: `Fall of Saigon II'?
by Muriel Mirak-Weissbach
The U.S. ``policy shift'' toward a hoped-for accelerated departure from Iraq, does not signify a viable solution, but only denotes the level of panic that has gripped the White House over the escalating resistance in Iraq.
Voices Against `Desert Vietnam'
by Jeffrey Steinberg
A growing chorus of American national security and defense experts has targeted the Bush Administration's 'Vietnam in the desert'fiasco in Iraq, providing a welcome and widening domestic flank against the Dick Cheney-led neo-conservative 'war party' in official Washington.
Italy Wakes Up to Iraq 'Post-War' War Reality
by Claudio Celani
The Nov. 12 suicide attack against the Italian Carabinieri police force headquarters in Nassiriya, southern Iraq, which killed 33 (19 Italians and 14 Iraqis) and destroyed part of the compound, not only resulted in destruction of innocent lives, but blew up the fundamental ambiguity behind the Italian military deployment in Iraq.
China's Nation-Building, America's 'Must–ifying'
by Mike Billington
An extraordinary meeting sponsored by the U.S.-Indonesia Society (USINDO) in Washington in November put in sharp relief the failure of American economic foreign policy in Asia, and the role of China in replacing the United States as the primary source of support for 'nation-building' in Asia.
India Is Widening Its Relations in Asia
by Ramtanu Maitra
In recent years, Indian policy towards Asia as a whole has gone through a sea-change. A number of factors brought about this policy shift. Perhaps the most important one is the massive growth of China's economic power, which forced the Indian political leadership to realize that unless they find a way to broaden India's economic sphere in the region, and become less dependent on the western economies to increase trade, the country will be left far behind.
India-Russia:
Summit Builds 'Strategic Triangle' Potential
by Mary Burdman
India and Russia enjoyed decades of very close political and economic ties during the last half-century. The Nov. 11-13 summit of Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow showed the two governments committed to transforming their relationship to deal with a crisis-ridden world.
UN, Israeli Institutions Tell Sharon: Make Peace
by Michele Steinberg and Dean Andromidas
In an unprecedented move, on Nov. 13, four former heads of the Shin Bet, the Israeli national security service, blasted the hardline policies of Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon towards the Palestinians. They declared, in a joint interview to Israel's largest-circulation daily, Yedioth Aharanot, that Israel faces 'catastrophe' unless it makes peace with the Palestinians.
Mitzna: 'We Are Back' For Peace
by Michele Steinberg
Gen. Amram Mitzna (IDF-ret.) former chairman of the Israeli Labor Party and current member of the Knesset (parliament), gave this Nov. 1 keynote speech in Boston, Mass., to a conference of Brit Tzedek v'Shalom, the U.S.-
based Alliance for Justice and Peace. Mitzna also spoke to capacity crowds in Philadelphia andNew York—but not one major U.S. newspaper reported his speeches, showing thus the media bias for the pro-war Likudniks.
Germany Bonds With France Put Perle in a Neo-Con Rage
by Rainer Apel
A heated verbal confrontation between U.S. defense advisor Richard Perle and former French Navy commander Adm. Jacques Lanxade was among the spectacular events at the annual WeltamSonntag Security Policy Forum, held in Berlin during the first days of November.
Demand German Reform In Schro¨der's China Trip
by EIR Staff
'Germany needs a Deng economic reform, too!' demands a mass Bu¨So party leaflet going out across Germany, as Chancellor Gerhard Schro¨der prepares for a December economiccooperation trip to China, while hundreds of thousands of Germans have been demonstrating throughout November against layoffs and depression-cutbacks in every sphere of economic life.
International Intelligence
National:
`Plumbers' Are Under Investigation in Cheney-Gate
by Jeffrey Steinberg
The neo-conservative claim trumpeted throughout U.S. media on Nov. 14--that links between Saddam Hussein and Al-Qaeda had been ``conclusively proven'' by a memo from Undersecretary of Defense Douglas Feith to the Senate Intelligence Committee--boomeranged, amid the exposure of what appear to be dirty tricks to steal sensitive documents from opponents of Dick Cheney and the neo-conservatives.
Neo-Con Sponsor Black May Go Down in Flames
by Scott Thompson
Lord Conrad Black of the Hollinger media cartel empire has been forced to resign, but the investigation continues into this hedonistic Canadian patrician.
LaRouche Vows To Reopen D.C. General as Capital's Health Crisis Deepens
by Edward Spannaus
In preparation for his Oct. 22 campaign webcast, Democratic Presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche issued an outline of the actions he will take within the first hour after he is inaugurated in January 2005. 'First, to let the nation and world know I mean business on the issue of health care, I shall act not only to restore the D.C. General Hospital as a full-service public hospital, but set into motion steps to make that hospital a leading edge of our improved national security capabilities, and a leading national hospital-institution of its type in the world.
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