2011 December | American Pendulum

The Two-Party System is a Charade

Posted by admin National News/Opinion, Top Stories Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Indeed, the charade that is seen everyday on national media and within all three branches of government, suggests that there are significant differences between Newt, Romney, Obama and the other charlatans who pass themselves off as credible candidates. There are no differences – only a façade to placate the average Americans’ reaction to the outrageous policies hammering us farther into the ground. By pretending to offer us a choice, they cover up reality: the leadership of both parties like the situation just the way it is. Who is in a position to argue for the arrest of Wall Street gangsters, of corrupt politicians, of corporate boards that destroy our economy and our natural resources? Where is the political power to demand justice for the many, and the imprisonment of the profligate few?

Obama Wins 2012 Erection Hands Down

Posted by admin National News/Opinion, Top Stories Thursday, December 15th, 2011

“Constitution be damned, we’re dealing with republicans badmouthing him in public all over town every chance they get like they think he’s their boyfriend” said Press Secretary Carney Barker, who also noted that “Unlike previous president Bush who kept his Dick in an office down the hall, Obama has been whispering sweet nothings and been publicly Dick-less since he was elected, but no longer. Being in bed with republicans has been making his head throb for three long years, and now he’s finally standing up!”.

Burn a Flag Online

Posted by admin Economy Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

This is hilarious. Burn flags of nations you don’t like online..

US units exiting Iraq deployed in Jordan to forestall Syrian attack

Posted by admin World Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

As the U.S. completes its final withdrawal from Iraq, American special forces troops have been diverted to positions in Jordan opposite a Syrian tank concentration building up across the kingdom’s northern border, debkafile’s military and intelligence sources report.

Nigel Farage: Bully Boys in Brussels Building Europrison

Posted by admin Featured Media Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

The Greek economy – already teetering on the brink – has taken another turn for the worse. That’s the verdict coming from IMF officials. Austerity inspectors visited the country to check whether it’s meeting the conditions set up by international creditors. If the demands aren’t fulfilled, Greece won’t get a second lifeline of one hundred and thirty billion euros. And another debt-ridden Eurozone economy – Italy – is undergoing a further round of belt-tightening, as its lower house of Parliament is about to vote for more austerity measures. Nigel Farage, MEP and leader of the UK independence party, says the hands of Eurozone strugglers are tied while they are trapped within the bloc.

RT challenges Iraq War architect Richard Perle

Posted by admin Top Stories Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

As the day draws closer for the US to withdraw its troops from Iraq, many question how Iraq will fare on its own. RT spoke to one of the chief architects of this campaign, who shared his views on the justifications and failings behind the invasion. ¬A former assistant to the US Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan and a chairman of the Defense Policy Board under George W. Bush, Richard Perle is considered one of the most controversial figures in US politics.

Hundreds in Fallujah burn U.S. flag to celebrate troops pulling out of Iraq

Posted by admin Top Stories Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Surrounded by the Iraqi army, demonstrators carried posters bearing photos of apparent insurgents, faces covered and carrying weapons. They also held up pictures of U.S. soldiers killed and military vehicles destroyed in the two major offensives against the city in 2004.

Russian internet watchdog proposes bills to fight child porn, online extremism

Posted by admin World Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Russia’s League of Internet Security proposed on Wednesday creating a blacklist of websites containing child pornography and “other prohibited information” and oblige internet providers to block such sites.

Italy: ‘Party of bankers’ prompts warning of political Violence

Posted by admin World Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Letter bombs and bullets mailed to officials have prompted Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti to warn of political violence returning to Italy. An official with Equitalia, Italy’s tax-collection agency, was wounded in the hand and face by a letter bomb on Dec. 9, a day after Italian anarchists said they tried to target Deutsche Bank AG Chief Executive Officer Josef Ackermann with a similar device. Letters with bullets sent to Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno and Justice Minister Paola Severino were also found this week.

Kosovo: Russian humanitarian convoy blocked at border

Posted by admin World Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Belgrade/Pristina, 14 Dec. (AKI) – A 27-truck Russian convoy, carrying “humanitarian aid” to Serbs in northern Kosovo, has been blocked at Kosovo border for the past 24 hours in a diplomatic dispute, Russian ambassador to Belgrade Aleksandar Konuzin said on Wednesday.