2011 July | American Pendulum

Michael Hudson: GOP Cries Wolf on Debt Ceiling in Order to Impose Radical Pro-Rich Agenda

Posted by admin Economy Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

Some Democratic lawmakers expressed outrage on Thursday because the Obama-Boehner agreement appears to violate their pledge not to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits, as well as Obama’s promise not to make deep cuts in programs for the poor without extracting some tax concessions from the rich.

Israel Foreign Aid of $3 Billion Will Not Be Cut

Posted by admin National News/Opinion Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

While foreign aid is cut and America’s working classes face austerity, an Israeli paper is reporting that foreign aid to Israel will not be among the cuts

Seeking Context and Understanding from Libya’s Youth

Posted by admin World Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

Ismail, a business student scoffed at the mention of Al Jazeera which like the BBC and CNN are widely thought to be highly biased if not Rebel propagandists whose reports have sometimes been rife with disinformation if not outright lies.

The Video Congress Does Not Want You To See

Posted by admin Featured Media Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

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U.S. Agencies Say "Insider Threat of Terror" on Major Facilities, But how do they know?

Posted by admin National News/Opinion Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

My question is: If they know there are “insiders” in these facilities why are they not arresting them, or at least notifying the facilities management? These kinds of stories pop up now and then, usually when 9/11 is coming up. Now, if there is an attack, how do we know that the HLS and others in the 12 intelligence agencies in the U.S. are not responsible? I seriously do not know how anyone can believe anything these people say.

Anders Behring's Comments at Document.no: 'Show No Indication of What Was to Come'

Posted by admin Top Stories Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

Behring Breivik gave the impression of being a person with contacts. At the same time he seemed “fluffy” when we tried to check him up: a small company with few references. It seemed thin and oversold. Behring Breivik posts: there is nothing in them that indicate what was to come.

Interview: Norway shooting witness

Posted by admin World Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

Ali Esbati was at the camp in Utoya, Norway, where a shooting spree left at least 84 people dead just after a bomb blast at government offices in Oslo killed at seven people. Safely home in Oslo, Esbati spoke to Al Jazeera, describing what he saw and experienced.

Irananian University Professor/Nuclear Scientist Assassinated

Posted by admin World Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

Resolution 1747 adopted by the United Nations Security Council in March 2007 against the Islamic Republic cited Abbasi’s name as a “nuclear scientist,” thus suggesting that perpetrators behind the assassination could be traced through those who included the professor’s name in the UN resolution.