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Recent events in Chile, such as the ITT plot, the Kennecott copper impounding, and the inter- national credit blockade, have reminded us that U.S.
"Kick the Ass of the Ruling Class!" Slightly more than three years ago, some of us marched through San Francisco's financial district, then demonstrated in the streets at the foot of the imposing Fairmont Hotel, pick- eting and shouting slogans. The occasion was the meeting of the International Industrial Conference (we called it the "Festival of the Thieves") -- a get-together of the world's 700 biggest industrialists and bankers, to plan their strategy for the next five years (behind the rhetorical veil of the official theme, "Clos- int the World's ncome Gap").
NACLA has always recognized the need for Spanish translations of its materials, but limits of time and money have made such a "second edition" impossible. Many NACLA articles, however, have been translated into Spanish by a variety of Latin American publishers.
Michael T. Klare
With the Indochina conflict apparently on the verge of settlement, America's military estab- lishment finds itself at a "strategic crossroads" with many key decisions pending on the compos- ition and structure of our future Armed Forces. With domestic programs claiming an ever-increasing share of the Federal budget, each of the three services--Army, Navy (includes the Marine Corps) and Air Force--are advocating a national secur- ity posture based on the supremacy of their own weapons and forces, while calling for a reduc- tion in the strength of other services.