2011 May | American Pendulum

Pakistan shuts 3 US 'intelligence fusion' cells

Posted by admin World Saturday, May 28th, 2011

It wasn’t immediately clear whether the steps are permanent. The closures, which have not been publicly announced, remove US advisors from the front lines of the war against militant groups. The decision has not affected the CIA’s ability to launch missiles from drone aircraft in northwest Pakistan.

G8 Clarifies Response to Phony Arab Spring

Posted by admin Top Stories Saturday, May 28th, 2011

As usual with power elite memes, time makes meanings clearer. We have speculated that the CIA-sponsored youth movements in such places as Tunisia and Egypt were precursors of Islamic governments, and that Anglo-American power elite actually sought such governments for purposes of sustaining the faux war on terror. This may in fact still be the case, but one of the current G8s high-profile gambits has to do with aid for Tunisia and Egypt to help “build democracy.”

Not Enjoying TSA Grope-Down is a Suspicious Activity

Posted by admin National News/Opinion Saturday, May 28th, 2011

The TSA wants you know that should you express any kind of dissatisfaction at having to be prodded, groped or forced through a radiation firing naked body scanner, you will be treated as suspicious.

CNN Reporter Drew Griffin Placed on TSA Terrorist Watch List

Posted by admin Featured Media Saturday, May 28th, 2011

At least One Million Americans are on the TSA Terror Watch list. 20,000 new names added each month.

The Patriot Act: When Truth Becomes Treason

Posted by admin National News/Opinion Saturday, May 28th, 2011

Bottom line: truth tellers who give Americans too much insight on any number of issues are vulnerable to a vast arsenal of judicial weapons typically associated with China or Mynamar. In the Patriot Act, the government has created a powerful tool to hunt out free thinking on the left or right. It doesn’t discriminate. Anyone who opposes government policy is at risk

Senator Rand Paul trashes the Patriot Act

Posted by admin Featured Media Saturday, May 28th, 2011

Senator Rand Paul takes to the floor of the U.S. Senate to explain his position on the extension of provisions in the USA Patriot Act before the chamber’s procedural vote.

Michael Parenti: The Face of Imperialism

Posted by admin National News/Opinion Friday, May 27th, 2011

# U.S. foreign policy is neither inept nor misguided. Rather, it is largely successful in serving the interests of transnational corporate America. This process of global expropriation by the superrich —often involving the use of force and violence— is what is known as imperialism.

Is Greece the Future of America?

Posted by admin Economy Friday, May 27th, 2011

The same massive pain goes for governments that overextend themselves with excessive borrowing at then-low rates of interest. This is evident in Greece. It threatens to become evident elsewhere, including the U.S. When the nation does not produce enough income to service the government debt, some manner of default is bound to occur.

Powerful Speech by Ron Paul: The Last Nail – “It Appears That the Fate of the American Republic is Now Sealed”

Posted by admin National News/Opinion, Top Stories Friday, May 27th, 2011

The last nail is being driven into the coffin of the American Republic. Yet, Congress remains in total denial as our liberties are rapidly fading before our eyes. The process is propelled by unwarranted fear and ignorance as to the true meaning of liberty. It is driven by economic myths, fallacies and irrational good intentions. [...]

Feds Threaten Texas With No-Fly Zone Over Anti-TSA Legislation

Posted by admin Top Stories Friday, May 27th, 2011

The State of Texas is currently considering legislation that would make it illegal for any official, State or Federal, to perform intrusive searches of persons or personal property without probable cause. In response, the Federal Government has threatened to essentially enact a no-fly zone over Texas by restricting flights out of the state due to security concerns.