Volume 38, Number 50, December 23, 2011
Reflections on a Work by Nicholas of Cusa: The Strategic Situation Now
by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
“Your world, and mine,” LaRouche writes, “has now entered a qualitatively new stage of history, which should be regarded as the end-stage of an entire period of history, an end-stage which is presently closing in upon us with a deadly grip; but, hopefully, it is also the forewarning of the opportunities for a new, better age very soon to begin.
“This is a time, not for reporting events, even merely important events; it is time to launch an entirely new quality in world history....
“I confront you, with the challenge of your obligation to share my own, still ever-deepening insight into the subject-matter of the ontological implications of the physical notion of what is to be recognized presently, here. I present that as my notion of the principle of the universality of the truly physical principle of metaphor.”
International
Prospects for 2012: World War III, or the Onset of the Age of Reason?
by Helga Zepp-LaRouche
Instead of meekly watching as the eastward expansion of NATO and the EU provokes a war with Russia and China, Germany should launch long-term economic cooperation with the Asian countries, along with a referendum on the recovery of sovereignty by means of a new D-mark.
Beyond the Sound-Bites: Putin Speaks with Russians; Lays Out Strategic Options Ahead
by Rachel Douglas
Our own translation of substantial excerpts from Russian Prime Minister Putin’s annual year-end webcast, which generated plenty of spin in the press, but, as usual, omitted the substance, in favor of the British-led vilification campaign against the Prime Minister.
Russia’s Offers of Cooperation
Some Asian Leaders Back Obama’s ‘War on China’
by Michael O. Billington
Among those Asian leaders dancing to the British-Obama tune, is Philippines President Aquino, who is preparing the nation’s meager armed forces for a conflict with China over contested islands in the South China Sea.
International Intelligence
National
Congress Gives Obama His Hitlerian Enabling Act
by Carl Osgood
The U.S. Congress has voted to give President Obama a Nazi-style Enabling Act, providing him with the legal cover to rip up the Constitution, and enforce a dictatorship over the United States.
Retired Military Take Lead vs. Hitler Law
The Threat of Thermonuclear Extinction Grows
As Congress closed up shop for the holiday recess, it delivered a devastating Christmas message to the world: London has been given the green light from Capitol Hill to launch thermonuclear Armageddon.
Before We Bomb Iran, Let’s Have a Serious Conversation
by John H. Johns
An op-ed by Gen. (ret.) John H. Johns.
Wilkerson Slams Obama on Iran War Drive
Economics
$29 Trillion and Counting
by John Hoefle
A recently released study by the Levy Institute places the total of the bailout of financial institutions by the U.S. government and the Federal Reserve at $29 trillion.
Economic and Political Crisis Imperils 1.2 Billion Indians
by Ramtanu Maitra
As the country’s industrial output plunged by more than 5%, and the rupee hit a new low, in the midst of out-of-control inflation, the monetarist policies of the Manmohan Singh government have taken India to the precipice.
Editorial
Stop the Nuclear Holocaust!
