Volume 19, Number 31, August 7, 1992
Interviews
Mahmoud Dhiyab al-Ahmed
by Muriel Mirak-Weissbach
Iraq’s minister for housing and reconstruction reports on the progress his nation has made in rebuilding, despite the U.N. embargo.
Books
A Self-Portrait of China’s Maoism: Murder of the Mind
by Mary McCourt Burdman
The Communist Party of China and Marxism 1921-1985, A Self- Portrait, by Laszlo Ladany.
How the Renaissance Appreciated Wealth
by Nora Hamerman
The Italian Renaissance Interior 1400-1600, by Peter Thornton.
Departments
Andean Report
by Cynthia R. Rush
Fujimori Takes a Step Back.
Report from Rio
by Geraldo Luis Zaraiva Lino
Collor’s Ship Is Sinking.
Dateline Mexico
by Carlos Cota Meza
The Madrid Summit Ship of Fools.
Report from Bonn
by Rainer Apel
Clash with London over the Balkans.
Editorial
What Is Wrong with the United States.
Economics
The Austerity Agenda behind the 1992 Election Campaign
by Kathleen Klenetsky
Both Democrats and Republicans have adopted a single war-cry: Cut the budget for “entitlements”—especially those affecting people least able to fight back, like Medicare recipients.
Refugee Population Swells to 20 Million, Famine Threat Grows
by Joyce Fredman
Currency Rates
ASEAN Nations Demand Debt Relief, but Bush Prefers Drugs and War
by Michael Billington
Agriculture
by Marcia Merry
U.S. Corn Could Break Hunger Crisis.
Business Briefs
Feature
When the U.N. Talks about ‘Peace,’ Get Ready for War
by Joseph Brewda
U.N. Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, on orders of the British prime minister, has drafted a reorganization plan for the United Nations, called “An Agenda for Peace.” What it amounts to, is a streamlined capability for one world government, with regional wars around the globe to keep “the colonials” in line. An analysis by Joseph Brewda.
Boutros-Ghali’s Blueprint for U.N. World Dictatorship
British Hand behind U.N. Reorganization
Security Council: ‘Might Makes Right’
Who’s Who at the U.N. Secretariat
International
U.S. and Britain Condone Genocide by Serbians
by Jeffrey Steinberg
The success of the recent Serbian offensive into northern Bosnia was made possible by the pressure brought to bear on Croatia to stay out of the Bosnian war. The result: mass murder on the scale of Nazi Germany.
‘High Noon’ Charade in Baghdad Was Aimed against Iraq’s Rebirth
by Muriel Mirak-Weissbach
Reports from Baghdad on the real story behind the shenanigans in front of the Iraqi Agriculture Ministry.
The New Phase for Iraq Is To Construct New Buildings
by Muriel Mirak-Weissbach
An interview with Mahmoud Dhiyab al-Ahmed.
Colombian President Gaviria Frees Cocaine Cartel Godfather
by José Restrepo
López Michelsen Pumps Drug Legalization Once Again
by Carlos Méndez
The chief “respectable” defender of Colombia’s drug traffickers now raises his banner on behalf of the “Black Legend.”
France in Turmoil, May Vote Down Maastricht
by Christine Bierre
Riots Shake Britain as Depression Deepens
by Volcker Hassmann
U.S. Targets Thailand’s Military To Dismantle National Sovereignty
by Michael Billington
International Intelligence
National
Bush May Find That His Halcion Days Are Numbered
by Christopher White
Rumors are flying of the President’s pending resignation, and there is a threat building behind the scenes in case he doesn’t do it voluntarily: new scandals involving Iraq and the Iran-Contra affair.
Demjanjuk Frameup Broke All the Rules
by Jeffrey Steinberg
Anti-Defamation League Pushes Racial Confrontations in U.S.
A report from the World Jewish Congress meeting in Brussels, Belgium.
D.C.: Gloves Come Off Against ADL Thugs
Old Agenda Presented for New World Order
by William Jones
Neo-Confederates Love ‘Southern Strategy’
by Edward Spannaus
Bankrupt Policies Leave California Flat Broke
by H. Graham Lowry
Court Rules Killing a Legal Medical Practice
by Linda Everett
Virginia’s ‘Hunt Country’ Elite: Oligarchs Who Ruined the Economy
by Larry Wolfe
Congressional Closeup
by William Jones
National News
