Citizens Electoral Council of Australia

Media Release 25^th May 2007

Craig Isherwood, National Secretary
PO Box 376, COBURG, VIC, 3058
Phone: 03 9354 0544 Fax: 03 9354 0166
Email: cec@cecaust.com.au
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Since U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney toured the Middle East last week, violence has exploded in his wake, and upon his return, the Bush Administration has virtually declared war on Iran (see http://www.larouchepac.com/ for details). The world is now on the verge of a global showdown.

The only efficient war-avoidance approach is "peace through development"—as envisioned by Lyndon LaRouche’s Eurasian Landbridge strategy. Russia has wholeheartedly adopted this strategy, with the planned Bering Straits tunnel to link Russia with the Americas, and as evidenced by LaRouche’s visit to Moscow last week, at the invitation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a prestigious 300 year old institution.

The May 15-16 Academy event was held in celebration of the 80^th birthday of Prof. Stanislav Menshikov, prominent Russian economist, expert on America, and a collaborator of LaRouche. Given President Vladimir Putin’s recent emphasis on the legacy and economic policies of Franklin Roosevelt, the Academy and its members like Menshikov, are taking on a more central policy making role.

Whilst in Russia, Larouche did a series of newspaper, internet and television interviews in which he stressed that in the face of financial crisis and the increasing ungovernability of European nations, the United States must approach Russia, China, and India, with an initiative to create a new world monetary system, oriented toward real economic development. His Russian trip was a critical breakthrough in this regard.

Click here for more detail on LaRouche in Russia.