News of CoffeeBreakBeats RSSTue, 22 Oct 2024 15:00:41 GMTOct. 20—Schiller Institute founder Helga Zepp-LaRouche opened the Oct. 18 72nd consecutive weekly online meeting of the International Peace Coalition, emphasizing that with the Israeli assassination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the escalation of war is looming in Southwest Asia, contrary to the proclamations of some U.S. leaders. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to attack Iran; Russia has warned Israel not to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities. Iran has received advanced missile systems from Russia which require Russian specialists to help operate them, while 100 American troops are in Israel to help operate the new THAAD anti-missile system there. This could become a direct U.S./Russia confrontation. Meanwhile, the ethnic cleansing continues in Palestine, with Israel declaring 400,000 civilians in northern Gaza to be “combatants.”In Ukraine, “there is no chance in the world that Ukraine could win against Russia.” Nonetheless, acting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who “has no concern for reality at all,” demands that Ukraine be immediately admitted to NATO, or be given nuclear weapons. Either scenario leads to World War III.Zepp-LaRouche said she was encouraged that the Director-General of China’s Department of Arms Control of the Foreign Ministry Sun Xiaobo has made a call similar to Zepp-LaRouche’s call for a new Security and Development Architecture. Because the existing security structures are not adequate to prevent nuclear war, we have to catapult our proposal in the tradition of the Treaty of Westphalia onto the international agenda.Mossi Raz, a former member of Israel’s Knesset, former director general of Peace Now, and a former IDF paratrooper, said: “It’s really clear that there is a conflict here that is not only between two partners…. This has become global war, which we must bring to an end.” Peace activists in both Palestine and Israel are saying the same thing: release hostages on both sides and end hostilities, and go t... Read more

]]>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:00:41 GMTOct.  19—Sources in both Washington and Southwest Asia report that the “stroke-of-luck” killing Oct. 17 in Rafah of Hamas’ homicidal leader Yahya Sinwar by an Israel Defense Force (IDF) patrol has the potential to open the door for a ceasefire/hostage/prisoner release deal that would end the war in Gaza, and with its signing, end also Israel’s war in Lebanon and the West Bank.As one source in Israel reported, this could “cut the balls off” Israel’s bloodthirsty Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, and his efforts to plunge the region into a deadly war against Iran. But the source cautioned that the effort to secure a de-escalation will hinge on how far an exceptionally inept and weak White House, with its caretaker President, “Sleepy Joe” Biden, is willing to buck the powerful Zionist lobby in the United States, and threaten Israel and Bibi if they do not sign the deal.“There are many pieces that are now set in furious motion by the Sinwar killing,” said a source in Washington. “To place this in the proper context: at Netanyahu’s insistence, there never was a persistent effort to locate and assassinate Sinwar. It was endlessly talked about, especially after he was branded as the ‘mastermind” behind Hamas’ massacre of citizens in its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel."Bibi has always used Sinwar for his own purposes and in fact there was an effective alliance between the two around a central point: Just as Bibi professes never to accept a two-state solution to the crisis, neither did Sinwar; just as Bibi is in favor of a war to the death between the Arabs and the Jewish state, even at the risk to the existence of Israel, so was Sinwar in favor of a war to the death between Palestinians and Israel, even at the risk of martyring millions of Palestinians; Just as Sinwar favored perpetual war, despite the willingness of the Palestinian people to quickly end the war diplomatically, his evil twin Netanyahu favors perpetual war, despite the Israel population desire fo... Read more

]]>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:54:37 GMTOct. 12—The Sare for Senate 2024 campaign sent the following email invitation to supporters earlier this week, drafted by the candidate for U,S. Senate from New York, Diane Sare:Friend:“What kind of peace do I mean? What kind of peace do we seek? Not a Pax Americana enforced on the world by American weapons of war. Not the peace of the grave or the security of the slave. I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and to build a better life for their children—not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women—not merely peace in our time but peace for all time.” President John F. Kennedy, June 10, 1963You are invited: On Oct. 26, at 2:00 p.m., LaRouche independent congressional candidate (15th CD, Bronx) Jose Vega and I are joining forces at a special event in New York City to bend the trajectory of the Western world away from the Armageddon toward which we are currently moving fast, and toward a new paradigm, much more worthy of the dignity of mankind.I keep asking myself, “How can it be, that with the majority of the American people opposed to sending more money to Ukraine to provoke nuclear war with Russia, and also opposing Israel’s genocidal onslaught against the Palestinian people, that our so-called ‘representatives’ feel no obligation to change their policies? Where are these people when Americans are hit by disaster, as in North Carolina or Hawaii?” We must do more! But not as a protest movement! Jose and I are not protesters. We intend to change the policy of the United States. We cannot afford to lose this fight.Therefore, I am writing to personally tell you, that the most important single thing that you can do this election season, is to be there with us in Manhattan on Oct. 26.Join me and Jose and a number of courageous former military and intelligence leaders, including Colin Powell’s former Chief of Staff, Col. Lawrence W... Read more

]]>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:52:39 GMTOct. 12—The Oct. 6 interview conducted by EIR editorial board member Mike Billington with former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad is now posted on the Schiller Institute site.It is an extraordinary event, as Dr. Mahathir, who is now 99 years old, was Prime Minister of Malaysia for 22 years, from 1981-2003, during the so-called “Asian Crisis,” and uniquely stood up against the efforts of the IMF and the hedge funds, especially George Soros, to loot and destroy the economies of Asia and much of the developing sector nations of the world. In the interview he addresses his role in imposing currency controls, and accusing Soros as the culprit, thus saving the Malaysian economy.He also addresses the root of the current war on Russia, rooted in the West’s decision to build (and expand) NATO against Russia, even though they had collaborated in defeating Nazi Germany. He says that the genocide in Israel is only possible because the U.S. has fully supported their criminal acts, threatening anyone who questions Israel’s action with having to confront the U.S. He also blames the potential conflict with China on the U.S. pushing Taiwan to confront Beijing, while telling the ASEAN countries to take sides, which they do not want to do.Dr. Mahathir points to the origin of the current global financial crisis in the 1971 policies which unleashed the “floating exchange rates” and destroyed the Bretton Woods system. But, he adds, the dollar has been massively devalued as a result, and can no longer function as the world reserve currency, and says that we must return to a gold standard and fixed exchange rates. He stresses the need to end the permanent wars around the world so the economy is able to recover.He refers to a “new imperialism”—a term he credits to former Indonesian Prime Minister Sukarno—in which the currency traders weaken a nation and then impose their policies. He describes his decision to impose currency controls in or... Read more

]]>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:47:34 GMTOct. 12—The 71st consecutive weekly online meeting of the International Peace Coalition (IPC) Oct. 11 began with an overview presented by Helga Zepp-LaRouche, founder of the Schiller Institute, reminding participants that two regional crises have the potential to escalate to nuclear war. She speculated that a “private démarche” from Putin may have caused Biden to stop short of giving his blessing to Ukrainian missile strikes into Russia. Russia’s concerns “not to have offensive weapons systems immediately at their border” have not been addressed. As the Ukraine war is rapidly coming to an end, NATO must decide whether to offer an acceptable peace formula to Russia, or to escalate.She said that the world is waiting to see how Israel will retaliate against Iran; Israel cannot attack Iran’s underground nuclear facilities, as suggested by former President Donald Trump, without the use of nuclear weapons.Interview with Mahathir bin MohamadEIR Editorial Board member Mike Billington introduced an excerpt from his Oct. 6 video interview with 99-year-old former Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir bin Mohamad, describing how, during the Asian Crisis of the 1990s, Mahathir successfully defended his nation against the IMF, hedge funds, and George Soros, using currency controls. He said that this, of course, infuriated the financial oligarchs.Mahathir described how the U.S. is trying to get the ASEAN countries to confront China. Countries of the Global South are being pressured to take sides in an East-West bloc confrontation, but they want a stable world where they can grow with trade; dividing the world into blocs is counterproductive. We would prefer to solve problems with the United Nations, but since that isn’t working due to vetoes in the Security Council, BRICS is necessary. When a country is recalcitrant like Israel, the world must take action.Billington recalled how the Wall Street Journal Asia said Mahathir was influenced by Lyndon LaRouch... Read more

]]>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:42:59 GMTOct. 12—“In America, there is an unwillingness to recognize that over the past few decades, the West, led by Washington, has been rejecting Moscow’s outstretched hand of cooperation again and again…. Even the American military started to contemplate a nuclear conflict…. This is extremely short-sighted. America will not be able to sit it out across the ocean. A global nuclear catastrophe would affect everyone.” So warned outgoing Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov in an exclusive interview given to Tom O’Connor, Newsweek’s Senior Writer of Foreign Policy and Deputy Editor of National Security and Foreign Policy, shortly before Antonov returned to Moscow Oct. 6, ending his seven years as ambassador to Washington.Newsweek’s O’Connor quoted extensively from Antonov in his Oct. 10 article on the interview, breaking through the oppressive press censorship of what Russian leaders are saying, and why. O’Connor also identified key points which led into the Ukraine-Russia conflict, which did not begin out of nowhere in February 2022. As for where things stand today, he quoted Antonov as saying:“Washington is continuing a dangerous discussion about the possibility of giving Ukrainians a permission to strike deep into Russian territory with Western long-range missiles. They refuse to take into account the clear warnings of the President of the Russian Federation that a ‘green light’ for such attacks would mean NATO’s direct involvement in the conflict, with all the following conclusions on our part….“The objective maximum task at this stage is to prevent the ties between two great powers and permanent members of the [UN] Security Council from finally plunging into an uncontrolled nosedive. Russia, as a responsible state, is not interested in such an extremely dangerous development of the situation….“Relations between Moscow and Washington are going through an extremely turbulent period, arguably touching the lowest point in their history. Trust bet... Read more

]]>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:38:34 GMTOct. 11, 2024 (EIRNS)—Mark Rutte has been NATO Secretary General for 11 days so far, but has already shown his strategic insanity, by declaring that NATO allies “should not and do not” listen to “saber rattling” by Russian President Vladimir Putin The Alliance is strong and can respond to any threats, he blustered to Sky News in an interview on Oct. 10.Asked directly whether he and the alliance should take Putin's threats of nuclear retaliation if the Ukraine were to use NATO weapons to attack targets deep in Russia, he replied,. “No, they shouldn’t, and they don’t...NATO is strong. We can face any adversary. We have everything in place to make sure that NATO is safe and secure, and that we can fight off any threat. And we will never be intimidated by anyone outside NATO trying to threaten us. So that is of no use he could better stop that.”Rutte was in London for a meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was also there, reportedly presented his so-called victory plan to both of them. Rutte declined to divulge details about the Ukrainian plan but told Sky News that he hopes victory comes “as soon as possible.”Asked if Ukraine is weaker because allies such as the U.K. and the U.S. have yet to grant permission for Kyiv to use their long-range weapons, such as British Storm Shadow cruise missiles, against targets inside Russia, the NATO chief said, “I’m not sure it is.”He continued, “There is this risk that we completely focus on one weapon system and then that is the thing of the day … to be absolutely clear, the main issue here is making sure that military aid continues to flow into Ukraine, that we ramp up also the industry production within Ukraine, help them with that massive logistics, and then one weapon system will not change the outcome of the war.”According to the readout on Starmer and Rutte’s meeting at No. 10 Downing Street, they “discussed the importance of a strong and unite... Read more

]]>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:35:43 GMTOct. 11—Israel’s Security Cabinet met last night to discuss plans for its yet-to-take-place strike against Iran for its Oct. 1 missile attack on Israel. Sources report that the decision has been made for a limited air strike on military targets, which exclude the provocative targets of the Iranian nuclear bomb project site or the oil fields and related infrastructure—targets desired by Israel’s bloodthirsty Prime Minister, the Butcher of Gaza, Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu—hits on which are deemed likely to provoke an all-out Iranian response leading to a regional war which Bibi wants to involve the United States in on his side.Meanwhile, frantic behind-the-scenes diplomatic efforts are taking place to end the fighting on the Northern Front, and perhaps even in Gaza, with a ceasefire deal, and the withdrawal of Hezbollah from Lebanese border areas close to northern Israel—moves, according a source informed of the moves, that would “cut the balls off Netanyahu.”This morning, Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said that Hezbollah agrees to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701 from 2006, which mandates the withdrawal of its forces from southern Lebanon to north of the Litani River. Mikati added that Lebanon will ask the UN Security Council for a new resolution calling for a cease-fire with Israel, and that he has discussed with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken efforts for a truce. Yesterday, Blinken’s State Department denied any knowledge of ceasefire talks.Meanwhile, reports have it that if the Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire is implemented, Egypt and Qatar may submit a new proposal, crafted by CIA Director William Burns, for a ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas in Gaza, but which NATO whore and Democrat Party Presidential candidate Kamala Harris has bullied Biden into having Burns withhold the plan, in order, she believes, to bolster Zionist support and secure Jewish votes Nov. 5.The cabinet meeting was reported to be heated, with Netanyahu launc... Read more

]]>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 03:35:21 GMTOct. 11—NATO’s sock puppet dictator of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has taken a big hit to his waning prestige, as first, U.S. President “Sleepy Joe” Biden cancelled plans to attend an “urgent” meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group scheduled for the coming weekend, citing a need to coordinate relief efforts to deal with the devastation to Florida and others areas affected by Hurricane Milton, and then, the meeting that was to take place at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, itself was cancelled, with no new date announced.Those developments reportedly sent a frantic Zelenskyy into a rug-chewing fit that sources report included an attempt to call Biden to urge him to reconsider his decision denying authorization for the use of U.S.-built missiles to hit targets deep inside Russia’s homeland. Zelenskyy had hoped to use the Ramstein meeting to present his so-called Victory Plan to the supporters of the fight against Russia using Ukrainian bodies. The plan has been puffed up in the pro-NATO press, and by some the more insane Russophobes among the world’s misleaders, but it has been widely ridiculed by strategic analysts, because it does nothing to change the battlefield reality of a war that has turned into a rout for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and focuses primarily on what is now thought to be a non-starter proposal, rejected strongly by Biden as a dangerous provocation that could lead to a nuclear war, namely, to allow the Ukrainians, with NATO help in targeting and telemetry, to use U.S.-supplied advanced missile systems to hit targets deep in Russia.Meanwhile, in London, where British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met Oct. 8 with NATO’s new Secretary General Mark Rutte and Zelensky, it was announced that the British would not give Zelenskyy approval, either, to use its Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles for such attacks. This surprised some observers, who thought that the Brits might try to force Biden’s hand by giving their unilateral endorsement to this escala... Read more

]]>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 02:39:04 GMTOct. 9—The Butcher of Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu last night cancelled a trip to Washington by his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to consult with his counterparts on possible Israeli response to Iran’s multiple missile attack of Oct. 1. Sources say that the fact that Israel has not responded so far, reveals that there is still a chance, albeit slim, to avert Netanyahu’s scheme to involve the U.S. in a regional war against Iran.Sources report that Gallant, who has repeatedly called for Israel to accept a ceasefire/hostage release-prisoner exchange deal and that would lead to an end to Bibi's continued slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza, was also to confer with U.S. officials on a plan to de-escalate the northern front against Hezbollah, and the threat of the wider war against Iran. These sources say that Netanyahu "cut Gallant's balls off" in cancelling the trip, which the Defense Minister's office said he had approved last week. The Prime Minister's office denied that the trip had been approved and said that it was "delaying" such consultations with Washington until after Netanyahu had a chance to confer directly, by phone, with President "Sleepy Joe" Biden. "Bibi wants to make it clear that he is in charge of policy, and that policy is more war and death," said the source. "But the reality, is that he is not running the show, entirely and that he is surround by military and security people, and others, like Gallant who want to limit his ability drown the region in blood, which these people fear will also be Israeli blood."Now, at this late moment, only one pathway exists to stop such a war: A complicated maneuver that would force a ceasefire and hostage/prisoner exchange in Gaza, and end hostilities there; an agreement from Hezbollah to a ceasefire in southern Lebanon and their withdrawal north of the Litani River; and an Iranian agreement to back both agreements. The Iranian government, despite opposition from some of its more radical... Read more

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