Volume 13, Number 1, January 3, 1986
The Year in Review
The Year 1985: Picking Up History’s Thread from 1439
by Criton Zoakos
Most of us, living in the here and now, have trouble appreciating that our civilization’s historical program, from its inception, was “to make all men into sons of God,” and while nothing is sure in the coming year, we have a fighting chance.
Economics
The Looming Bankruptcy of the United States
by Christopher White
The economy has now entered a bankruptcy reorganization dictated by the IMF—the end of an era in United States and world history.
1985: The Prelude to a Global Financial Breakdown
by David Goldman
The commercial banks have endorsed James Baker’s debt plan at last, but it is already guaranteed to fail. The reason? The depression in international trade.
The International War on Drugs: Where U.S. Wouldn’t Help, EIR Did
by Gretchen Small
In the face of a furious onslaught by Dope, Inc., the groundwork was laid this year for a military alliance against “narco-terrorism” in the Americas. Without this magazine, it never would have happened.
For a ‘Strategic Defense Initiative’ against AIDS and Other Pandemics
by Warren J. Hamerman
While government “experts” minimized the AIDS threat, EIR blew the cover off its true extent and the nest of Soviet officials running the disinformation campaign from Geneva.
LaRouche Warned the World of AIDS Threat
by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
AIDS: The Lies of the Coverup Artists
Domestic Credit
by D. Stephen Pepper
U.S. Treasury at the brink.
International
The Synod: The Vatican Intervenes in the World
by Vivian Freyre Zoakos
The authority of Reason was asserted, against collegial opinion, and against “pluralist” anarchy.
The ‘Third Rome’: Russian Church Backs Gorbachov’s War Drive
by Luba George
Ibero-America: The Year of Will, of Action, and of Operation Juárez
by Robyn Quijano
The Year the Schiller Institute Began To Make Policy for Governments
by Vin Berg
The First Year of the Gorbachov Era: Global Showdown 1985
by Konstantin George
For the Soviet military buildup and Gorbachov’s vow to transform the economy, the past year was a turning point. Yet, the United States declares national bankruptcy and unilateral defense budget cuts.
Global Showdown: EIR’s Report Jolts Citizens, Governments
by Webster G. Tarpley
An author of Global Showdown reports on the results of his international tour.
The Battle for Europe: Will European Nations Survive 1986 as Allies of the United States?
by Philip Golub
In West Germany, a New Policy Voice
by Vin Berg and Rainer Apel
The New Yalta Deal in Action: America Attacks Its Asian Allies
by Linda de Hoyos
The goal of combined British, Soviet, and State Department operations has been to destroy the independent nations of the region.
Spy Wars: Changing Priesthoods in the Cults of Intelligence
by Criton Zoakos
What was behind the year’s “spy wars”?
Will the United States Answer the Challenge of Terrorism?
by Jeffrey Steinberg
Southern Africa at Year’s End: Soviets Push It to the Abyss
Africa: On the Brink of Action against the Debt Crisis
by Mary Lalevée
The Middle East in 1985: From Mistakes to Catastrophes
by Thierry Lalevée
National
The SDI: How the Russians and Friends Threw It Off Track
by Carol White
Tremendous technological breakthroughs were made, but funding has been all but cutoff.
U.S. War on Drugs: ‘When Going Got Tough, the Administration Cut and Ran’
by Marilyn Kay
The Year Money-Laundering Made the Headlines—and Nothing Was Done
Hundreds of incidents earned banking institutions nothing but a slap on the wrist.
The Citizen Candidates’ Movement that Took Washington by Storm
by Marla Minnicino and D. Stephen Pepper
The National Democratic Policy Committee will be back next year with candidates for every congressional seat. And Lyndon LaRouche is running for President!
The Congress in 1985: The Nation Won’t Survive Another Year Like That
by Ronald Kokinda
Kissinger Watch
by M.T. Upharson
Emissary for a “New Yalta” — A Global Assault against U.S. Allies.
