September 19, 2019 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Russian marines heat up the Arctic with large-scale exercise (VIDEO)

Posted on September 19, 2019September 20, 2019By Editor

Military divers, speedboats, helicopters, and warships took part in the fiery drills, which saw the Russian marines successfully neutralizing a simulated enemy unit that infiltrated one of the country’s Arctic islands. … Read More >Russian marines heat up the Arctic with large-scale exercise (VIDEO)

Russia

Graft kings: Top 6 Russians accused of corruption & what their stolen money COULD buy

Posted on September 19, 2019September 20, 2019By Editor

Corrupt government officials have stolen billions from Russians. We look at the top 6 recent corruption scandals in Russia, from a city chief with 1,700 pieces of real estate to the police colonel with apartments full of rubles. … Read More >Graft kings: Top 6 Russians accused of corruption & what their stolen money COULD buy

World

Do you know who owns all the land in Canada? Not its citizens

Posted on September 19, 2019September 20, 2019By Editor

The second largest country in the world by total area, Canada, is one of the most highly urbanized globally. However, none of its citizens have the right to own physical land in the country. … Read More >Do you know who owns all the land in Canada? Not its citizens

Middle East

The retired general who took down Bibi: Who is Benny Gantz?

Posted on September 19, 2019October 1, 2019By Editor

Benny Gantz, the ex-IDF commander who is set to end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 13-year tenure, is mostly an unknown entity outside of Israel. Who is he and what can we expect from a Gantz government? … Read More >The retired general who took down Bibi: Who is Benny Gantz?

World

New sales pitch? US makes the world’s ‘finest’ anti-air systems, but sometimes they just don’t work, Pompeo explains

Posted on September 19, 2019September 20, 2019By Editor

Patriot missiles failed to protect Saudi Arabia from attack because even the world’s best anti-air systems sometimes don’t work, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said, expertly rebuking critics of the US defense industry. … Read More >New sales pitch? US makes the world’s ‘finest’ anti-air systems, but sometimes they just don’t work, Pompeo explains

World

Saudi air defenses like Patriot & Aegis don’t match their advertised properties, unfit for real combat – Russian Army

Posted on September 19, 2019September 20, 2019By Editor

Multiple Patriot launchers, Aegis destroyers and radars are guarding Saudi skies, but they failed to stop a massive strike on an oilfield because their actual properties aren’t what the US advertises, a Russian Army source says. … Read More >Saudi air defenses like Patriot & Aegis don’t match their advertised properties, unfit for real combat – Russian Army

World

Give or take allies: US pulls $160mn pledged to Afghanistan, citing widespread corruption

Posted on September 19, 2019September 20, 2019By Editor

The US will withhold a total of $160 million destined for projects and initiatives in Afghanistan. Washington says the move and timing is totally due to them finding out the cash will be squandered by Kabul. … Read More >Give or take allies: US pulls $160mn pledged to Afghanistan, citing widespread corruption

World

Iraq will not join anti-Iran maritime mission, rejects Israel’s involvement

Posted on September 19, 2019September 20, 2019By Editor

As Saudi Arabia and the United States build support for an international maritime security mission in the Persian Gulf, Iraq has ruled out participating. … Read More >Iraq will not join anti-Iran maritime mission, rejects Israel’s involvement

Op-ed

Washington’s Iran policy is backstreet thuggery masquerading as statecraft

Posted on September 19, 2019September 20, 2019By Editor

The war drums beating in Washington, Riyadh, and Tel Aviv when it comes to Iran have not been this loud since the lead-up to the war in Iraq in 2003. … Read More >Washington’s Iran policy is backstreet thuggery masquerading as statecraft

Middle East

Iran Demands to See Proof of its Culpability in Attacks on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco

Posted on September 19, 2019September 20, 2019By Editor

The day before, the Saudi Defence Ministry organised a news conference to show journalists what it described as an Iranian cruise missile and Delta Wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). … Read More >Iran Demands to See Proof of its Culpability in Attacks on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco

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