KAV: Good morning Maître Hélène Féron-Poloni, thanks for receiving us. You are an associate lawyer of the Paris Law office Lecoq Vallon & Associates in charge of the legal defense of several municipalities and intercommunal utilities which became victims of the so-called “toxic” loans. HFP : The toxic loan issue is THE scandal of the […]

I extend my best wishes for a successful Schiller Institute conference, and applaud the Schiller Institute’s international campaign for Glass Steagall bank separation. I urge parliamentarians from around the world to familiarize themselves with the bank separation motion we have introduced in the Icelandic parliament, and seriously consider taking similar actions. Common people all over […]

 I was in charge of the restoration of the Japanese economy in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Among others I was in charge of the liquidation of Sanyo Securities and Yamaichi Securities in 1997, partial nationalization of Long Term Credit Bank and Nippon Credit Bank in 1998 and the establishment of the Industrial Revitalization […]

The Syrian conflict started in March 2011, and, what at first seemed confusing, became more and more clear. Today we all know that the Syrian conflict is far more than a national conflict. We see a wide range of Western figures, who never cared much for human lives and international law, act as if they […]

The secretary general of WFS, Claude Manoli, conveyed Prof. Zichichi’s message that he regrets not being able to participate to the conference due to important engagements at CERN and in the Italian Senate. He understands that the conference was organized on a short notice due to the dramatic nature of the international situation.He fully supports […]

Remarks to the National Council on U.S. Arab Relations 21st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference It’s an honor to have been asked once again to address this important annual conference on U.S.-Arab relations. The theme of this year’s discussion is “transition within constancy.” I confess I’m still trying to figure out what that means. My best […]

Possibly as early as this autumn, Israel may start a large-scale war in the Middle East and elsewhere by bombing Iran. The consequences are unforeseeable, but there are several ways in which the conflict could escalate into a nuclear war, particularly if the US supports the Israeli attack, and if Pakistan, Russia and China become […]