2011 August | American Pendulum

Escobar: Libya is Iraq 2.0

Posted by admin Top Stories Thursday, August 25th, 2011

The mainstream media has failed to report on the death toll and destruction that occurred in the recent takeover of the Libyan capital of Tripoli. Many say that the rebels would not been able to take over the capital city without the assistance of NATO. According to civilians on the ground, everything was a target – including many international journalists. Why is the US media not reporting on the causalities of this occupation? Pepe Esobar, correspondent for Asia Times, gives us more insight on the recent happenings.

LIBYA: The Real Deal

Posted by admin Top Stories Thursday, August 25th, 2011

KPFA interviews Don DeBar about the real on-the-ground situation in Tripoli. Recorded at 7:15am ET on August 22, 2011.

Jeb Bush being urged to run for president by father, brother

Posted by admin National News/Opinion Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Dana Perino, Former White House Press Secretary, speaking about all the Bush’s: “They have a quiet dignity and love for America that makes me support them every day when I wake up”.

Back Off Banksters: NY Attorney General Fights Back

Posted by admin National News/Opinion Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Schneiderman is certainly framing himself as the good guy in this situation — someone who wants to delve deeply into mortgage irregularities instead of simply reaching a fast settlement and getting the whole thing over with.

NATO nations set to reap spoils of Libya war

Posted by admin World Thursday, August 25th, 2011

By Rachel Shabi – As rebels take Tripoli, foreign powers are eyeing the prize of Libya’s high quality crude oil. As alluded to by the Economist, each country’s contribution to the NATO effort in Libya is expected to have some impact on how much of the spoils it gets in the looming post-war period.

U.K. Libyan-Jewish leader was invited to run for office in Libya

Posted by admin World Thursday, August 25th, 2011

The leader of the Libyan Jewish community in Britain said he has been invited to run for political office in post-Muammar Gadhafi Libya.

In An Unsustainable System, A Warning of Collapse – By Bob Chapman

Posted by admin Top Stories Thursday, August 25th, 2011

We do not believe that Americans, particularly elderly Americans, understand what the elitists are up to in regard to Social Security and Medicare. The Council on Foreign Relations and the Peterson Foundation have for years been working on plans to terminate Social Security and Medicare….the Obama Enabling Act was formulated, patterned on the German Enabling Act passed in 1933 by Adolph Hitler. It allows a 12-person panel to bypass Congress regarding legislation.

Myotonic Markets

Posted by admin Featured Media Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss the Fainting Bankers of Wall Street and the myotonic markets they inspire. In the second half of the show Max talks to Chris Martenson about the insolvency of the banking system and about Dr. Bernanke’s misdiagnosis of the cause of the financial crisis.

History repeats itself, with mistakes of Iraq rehearsed afresh

Posted by admin World Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Robert Fisk – Doomed always to fight the last war, we are recommitting the same old sin in Libya.

How the Budget Cutting Is Going to Go Down

Posted by admin Top Stories Thursday, August 25th, 2011

by David Swanson- In the best case scenario, and least likely outcome, the Super Congress will fail to produce a plan or to pass one through the actual Congress. In that case, the backup disaster plan will kick in and deem itself passed automatically. Those who had voted against setting up this deal will claim innocence. The others will claim that their only other choice had been Armageddon.