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LaRouche Demands Iraq Answer — From Vice President Cheney

by Jeffrey Steinberg

June 14—A political firestorm is building in Washington, over the mounting evidence that some officials of the Bush Administration and the intelligence community may have lied about Iraq's purported nuclear weapons program, to secure Congressional, public, and United Nations support for the war on Iraq. One focal point of the controversy is the use of forged documents by Administration officials, in promoting the idea that Iraq was on the verge of possessing nuclear weapons.


As late as March 16, Vice President Dick Cheney appeared on national television to make the incredible claim that Iraq already possessed a nuclear weapons capability. Such arguments, based on alleged "hard" secret intelligence, played a major role in compelling skeptical members of Congress to back President Bush's war on Iraq, several Congressmen have stated.

In this context, on June 7, Debra Hanania-Freeman, spokesman for Democratic Party Presidential pre-candidate Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr., issued a statement, quoting LaRouche, demanding specific answers from Vice President Cheney: "Let there be no mistake about it," LaRouche said. "The nature of these charges constitute hard grounds for impeachment.... I want to know exactly what Dick Cheney knew and when he knew it. The charges are grave and specific and leave no wiggle room. Determining who knew what and when is, at this time, an urgent matter of national security." The LaRouche campaign statement (see below) is now circulating nationally as a million-run LaRouche in 2004 leaflet. Officials of the Bush Administration, starting with the Vice President, are going to have to disclose what they knew, and when.
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this week in history

June 16-22, 1933

Seventy years ago this week, the Hitler dictatorship in Germany moved in to abolish the last two major political parties, outside his own National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP). On June 19, 1933, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was dissolved; two days later, Hitler's own coalition partner, the Nationalist Party, had its offices occupied, with dissolution to follow officially on June 29. By July 14, after a few more small parties had been liquidated, Germany was officially a one-party state.

While we touched on the process that led to this result back in February, when we reached the anniversary of the emergency decree which Hitler put through in the wake of the Reichstag Fire, it is well worth reviewing again. The parallels with what is happening today, and with what could easily happen if sane elements of both major political parties don't begin to organize around a LaRouche-style alternative to the neo-conservative agenda, are positively eerie.

It is worth noting that Hitler went to great pains to adopt a "legal" strategy for his drive for dictatorship. When he came out of prison after his failed 1923 "Beerhall putsch," he earned the nickname "Adolphe Légalité" for his attention to the "letter" of the law—all the while he was preparing to make himself the law.

The day after the Reichstag Fire, Feb. 28, Hitler enacted his Decree for the Protection of the People and the State. This measure suspended the seven sections of the Constitution which guaranteed civil rights. While the measure explicitly forbade stripping parliamentarians of their rights, that did not stop the Nazis from arresting Communist Party MPs, and some Social Democrats. The government also immediately began roundups of 4,000 Communist Party members.

The "state of emergency" justification was fed by continual stories about allegedly imminent moves by the "Bolsheviks" to attempt armed rebellion, or atrocities. Not only were none of these stories confirmed, but the Hitler government never provided any of the evidence it promised, that would show that the Communists were behind the Reichstag fire. (Later, it was rather conclusively shown that the Nazis set it up themselves.)

In this atmosphere of fear, the Nazis won the March 5 elections, although with only 44% of the vote. It was the last "free" election to be held in Germany for more than 15 years to come.

But, while the majority of Germans were not rallying behind Hitler, there was no alternate leadership being put forward. And as Hitler deployed his thugs and state apparatus against one group after another, those not directly in the line of fire accommodated. That supineness was demonstrated sharply in the March 23 parliamentary vote for Hitler's Notverordnung, the Enabling Law for Removing the Distress of the People and the Reich. With a margin of 441 to 84 (all Social Democrats in the opposition), the Reichstag (Parliament) gave up its powers to Hitler's Cabinet, and even approved a provision that laws could deviate from the Constitution, with the (meaningless) caveat that the actions not disturb the prerogatives of Reichstag or President.

The assault on remaining democratic institutions, and social groups, followed in rapid-fire fashion:

*First, the Jews, who began to be excluded from the professions immediately, and on April 1, saw their shops the subject of an official boycott. The situation grew ever worse, until finally, the Nazi government undertook the extermination of European Jewry.

*Second, the state governments, which were disbanded on April 7 by decree, and received new Nazi governors appointed by the Reich.

*Third, the labor unions. After organizing a huge May Day celebration publicly dedicated to the German worker, Hitler's thugs moved in and closed down the trade union offices all around the country—on May 2. By May 23, collective bargaining had been explicitly banned, on the rationale that decision-making had to be left in the hands of the employer.

*Fourth, the political parties. On May 10, the offices of the Social Democratic Party (which had opposed the Notverordnung) were seized, and the party's newspaper shut down. Even after that the SPD voted for Hitler's foreign policy in the Parliament—but to no avail. On June 19, the Social Democratic Party was dissolved. Two days later, the German National Party—the coalition partner of Hitler's Nazi Party!—had its offices taken over, on the way to being dissolved on June 29. After a couple more small parties were shut down, the way was paved for the decree of July 14, 1933:

"The National Socialist German Workers' Party constitutes the only political party in Germany.

"Whoever undertakes to maintain the organizational structure of another political party or to form a new political party will be punished with penal servitude up to three years or with imprisonment of from six months to three years, if the deed is not subject to a greater penalty according to other regulations."

From that time forward, the dictatorship required other means of resistance. The crucial period of opportunity had been lost. Its moral lessons were summed up by the Lutheran Pastor Martin Niemoeller, who said:

"First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew so I did not speak out. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me."

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Feature:

General Scharnhorst

Gerhard Scharnhorst: What U.S. Military Patriots Must Know
by Steven Douglas
The political, military, scientific, and intellectual accomplishments of Gen. Gerhard Johann David Scharnhorst, the founder of the Prussian General Staff during the Wars of Liberation against Napoleon during the early 19th Century, constitute an excellent point of orientation for the many patriotic members of the American military who are seeking to defeat those philosophical descendants of Napoleon today known as the 'chicken-hawks' of U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Vice President Dick Cheney.

Science and Technology:

Europe's Mars Express Will Search for Life on Red Planet
For the first time in a quarter of a century, a spacecraft is on its way to Mars to see if it can detect the existence or remnants of life.
Marsha Freeman reports.

Economics:

Freddie Mac Now Threatens the Global Bubble It Propped Up
by Richard Freeman
'Freddie Mac sent a shiver through the financial markets after it announced an abrupt change of top management, raising concerns about the stability of the number-two U.S. mortgage lender,' the Financial Times of London reported June 10. The day before, Freddie Mac (originally called the Federal Home Mortgage Loan Corporation) had fired its president, and forced the resignation of two top officers.

Rate Cuts: Swindling the Suckers
In an e-mail, a constituent asked Lyndon LaRouche, the world's leading economist, a question occurring to many as the dollar falls: 'If an aggressive round of interest rate cutting globally occurs to support the dollar, and if this is accompanied by prolonged price weakness, could we experience a sudden dramatic decline in gold prices?' LaRouche answered, 'I think you may have touched upon a much more important issue, than you, perhaps, recognized. I shall now present you with a summary of the immediately threatened situation, which I have been reviewing with some leading experts. . .

Italy's 'EU New Deal' Push Reflects LaRouche
by Claudio Celani
The Italian government has presented its proposal to relaunch public infrastructure investments in Europe, bypassing the constraints of the Maastricht Treaty 'Stability Pact.' In a paper entitled 'A European Action for Growth,' published on June 9, Italian Economy and Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti proposed to build a European agency to finance economic infrastructure 'off-budget,' on the model of the new Italian infrastructure agency Ispa.

The Nation's Cities: Job Loss Skyrockets
by Mary Jane Freeman
America's metropolitan areas, once known as engines of the U.S. economy, are in a severe downward economic spiral as reflected in huge rates of job loss since 2001.Metro areas (MAs) are defined as having a population of 50,000 or more; these areas generate 'more than 80% of the nation's employment, income, and production of goods and services,' reports the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM). At its just-concluded annual conference, the USCM released a report documenting that the nation's 319 metro areas had a 1 million-plus net loss of non-agricultural payroll jobs from 2001 to 2002.

Interview: Hal B.H. Cooper, Jr.
Connecting N. America And Eurasia by Rail
Hal Cooper, PhD, a Seattle-based transportation consultant, is a longtime advocate for an intercontinental railroad connection across the Bering Strait, and for development corridors —rail, utilities including electric transmission, natural gas, and water, and highways—on key routes in the Americas, and worldwide.

International:

Brazil, India, South Africa Forge South-South Alliances
by Lorenzo Carrasco
While the Group of Eight richest nations annual summit, this year in Evian, France June 1-3, produced little of significance in the face of the world political and economic catastrophe—aggravated by the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq—the leading nations of the South's developing sector made good use of that meeting for intense diplomatic initiatives toward forming a bloc, whose unity would enable them to withstand the crisis, while participating in a desperately-needed reorganization of the current world order.

  • MST Uprising Part of Soros Plan for Brazil
    by Silvia Palacios
    Throughout the month of May, Brazil's proto-terrorist Land- less Movement (MST) launched a wave of unusually violent land invasions, which, though apparently blind, are in reality part of the low-intensity warfare unleashed successively in three states: Pernambuco, Parana´, and São Paulo.

LaRouche on BBC
'Cheney Is Very Much Under the Gun'
BBC Radio's 'Five Live—Up All Night' interview program again had American Presidential pre-candidate Lyndon LaRouche as its guest on June 9, discussing the LaRouche campaign press release calling for Cheney's impeachment. After requesting a six-minute taped interview, BBC expanded it to twelve minutes, and aired it entirely. The interview immediately followed an ABC News report from the United States, discussing the false intelligence that was used to justify the invasion of Iraq.

Sharon Sends a Missile Into the White House
by Dean Andromidas
When three Israeli helicopter gunships, flying low over Gaza City on June 10, fired seven missiles at a car carrying Abdel Aziz Rantisi, reputedly the number-two leader in the Islamic militant Hamas organization, the true target was President George W. Bush, who only the week before put the prestige of the U.S. Presidency behind the Road Map for a Middle East peace.

LaRouche Youth Movement Hits European Parliament
'These LaRouche people are everywhere!' Such was the impression that more than 50 members and friends of the international LaRouche Youth Movement left in the French city of Strasbourg, seat of the European Parliament, during the first week of June. The aim of the week of action was to make politicians and the public aware of Lyndon LaRouche's program for urgent economic and social reforms, as well as a cultural renaissance.

Report From Germany
Latest Incident Aimed at Anti-War Policy
by Rainer Apel

Former Economics Minister Jürgen Möllemann's death in a parachute incident poses questions...[B]ecause he had trained as parachutist in the Bundeswehr and was an experienced sports jumper, the incident left no doubt that something awful had happened. An accident? Sabotage? Suicide?

Remarkable Growth In China-India Relations
by Mary Burdman
Since the groundbreaking visit of Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes to China at the end of April, relations between the two giant nations of Asia have improved steadily. The long-planned visit of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to China—the first by an Indian Prime Minister since P.V. Narasimha Rao's in 1993—was confirmed when Vajpayee met Chinese President Hu Jintao in St. Petersburg, Russia, amidst the world leaders' meetings there on May 31.

'We Are Determined: These Lines Will Go Through!' — Trans-Korean Railways Connected
by Kathy Wolfe
SEOUL, June 14 (EIRNS)—In simultaneous ceremonies on the western Kyongui Line and eastern Donghae Line, the two Koreas at 1 p.m. today re-connected the lines of the Trans-Korean Railway (TKR) for the first time since Sept. 1, 1945. Fifty officials of North and South presided at a ceremony in which 25 kilometers of new rail was laid on either side of the sensitive Military Demarcation Line (MDL), which runs down the center of the 14-km-wide Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

National:

LaRouche Replies To Bartley Column
by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
This letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal was written in response to an attack on Presidential candidate LaRouche by Journal editor emeritus Robert Bartley, over LaRouche's internationally followed expose´ of the 'Straussian cabal' in the Bush Administration. LaRouche titled it, 'Re: 'Joining LaRouche In The Fever Swamps,' Wall Street Journal, June 9th'.

LaRouche Statement:
Charges Versus Cheney Are Grounds for Impeachment
This statement was released on June 7 in Washington, D.C. by the LaRouche in 2004 Presidential campaign committee.
In the midst of a growing mountain of evidence that Vice President Dick Cheney led a battery of senior Bush Administration officials, in repeatedly using what was known to be a forged document from a foreign government to corral Congressional and public support for the Iraq war, Democratic Presidential pre-candidate Lyndon LaRouche issued a sharply worded statement today, insisting on a full investigation documenting exactly what Vice President Cheney knew, when he knew it, and precisely what he did, contrary to what he knew to be the truth.

A Dialogue About Leo Strauss, and the Effect of His Nihilist Philosophy Today
The following is a slightly edited transcript of The LaRouche Show on April 12. While more up-to-date information is available on LaRouche's websites, the editors thought the development and discussion here would be of use to our readers, just as the furor around the late Leo Strauss is reaching fever pitch.

Volcker, Rumsfeld Out To Gut Civil Service
by Carl Osgood
It has now become apparent that the unconstitutional gutting of civil service protections under cover of 'reform,' which Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's faction has been demanding, since the the Iraq War 'hot phase' ended, is perhaps as much a product of Wall Street as it is of Rumsfeld's Pentagon.

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