Military – Page 34 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

USA

US Army Investigating After One Tank Fires on Another During Live-Fire Drill

Posted on July 29, 2020July 29, 2020By Editor

The US Army is looking into an incident at Fort Bliss, Texas, earlier this month in which an M1A2 Abrams main battle tank accidentally fired its main gun at another US tank during live-fire drills. … Read More >US Army Investigating After One Tank Fires on Another During Live-Fire Drill

Switzerland begins militarization process

Posted on July 23, 2020July 23, 2020By Editor

Historically neutral country begins to distrust the relevance of international organizations and to worry about its own security. … Read More >Switzerland begins militarization process

Latin America

Argentina Condemns UK Military Exercises Near Falkland Islands

Posted on July 19, 2020August 4, 2023By Editor

Argentina’s Foreign Affairs Minister Felipe Sola Thursday criticised British military maneuvers in the disputed Malvinas/Falklands Islands on Friday, as the UK conducts exercises in the area. … Read More >Argentina Condemns UK Military Exercises Near Falkland Islands

Sloppiness or neo-Nazi plot? Over 60,000 rounds disappeared from German Army stocks over 10 years, govt papers say

Posted on July 18, 2020July 18, 2020By Editor

Tens of thousands of ammunition rounds have vanished from German military arsenals since 2010. The revelation comes amid reports that a violent far-right underground faction has taken root in the army’s elite commando unit. … Read More >Sloppiness or neo-Nazi plot? Over 60,000 rounds disappeared from German Army stocks over 10 years, govt papers say

USA

Twitch cracks down on US Army’s ‘fake giveaway’ program aimed at teens after activist complains

Posted on July 17, 2020July 17, 2020By Editor

The streaming platform Twitch has removed a ‘bait and switch’ ad by the US Army that sought to harvest teenagers’ data through a misleading video-game controller giveaway, after complaints from a progressive activist. … Read More >Twitch cracks down on US Army’s ‘fake giveaway’ program aimed at teens after activist complains

Middle East

Israel May Reportedly Halt Training Sessions for Reservists Due to Coronavirus-Related Concerns

Posted on July 5, 2020July 5, 2020By Editor

Israel relies heavily on its reservists, who will be answering the call of duty if the country comes under attack, and hence tries to keep their skills as sharp as possible by organising regular training sessions. … Read More >Israel May Reportedly Halt Training Sessions for Reservists Due to Coronavirus-Related Concerns

‘Your year for Germany’: Defense minister wants voluntary Bundeswehr military service as army struggles to fill ranks

Posted on July 5, 2020July 5, 2020By Editor

Young people in Germany will have an opportunity to apply for one year of free military training as part of Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer’s project aimed at addressing a chronic personnel shortage in the army. … Read More >‘Your year for Germany’: Defense minister wants voluntary Bundeswehr military service as army struggles to fill ranks

Op-ed

Is this huge new cathedral to war Putin’s folly, or a magnificent, unique building that tells a lot about the East-West divide?

Posted on June 24, 2020June 24, 2020By Editor

The magnificent six billion ruble building in a forest outside Moscow can accommodate 6,000 people and is an unashamed paean to Russian military might. Would any Western nation dare erect such a public spectacle? … Read More >Is this huge new cathedral to war Putin’s folly, or a magnificent, unique building that tells a lot about the East-West divide?

USA

US soldier charged with terrorism for ‘helping Satanic neo-Nazi group’ to plot ‘mass casualty’ attack on own unit

Posted on June 24, 2020June 24, 2020By Editor

A US Army private faces charges for attempted murder and terrorism after passing sensitive military information to an “occult-based neo-Nazi group” in preparation for a major terrorist attack on fellow soldiers. … Read More >US soldier charged with terrorism for ‘helping Satanic neo-Nazi group’ to plot ‘mass casualty’ attack on own unit

Shows

It’s Juneteenth… is lynching STILL going on?

Posted on June 21, 2020June 21, 2020By Editor

Jesse Ventura and Brigida Santos discuss the hanging deaths of three black men in the US. Trump sanctions members of the International Criminal Court and the US Supreme Court rules in favor of LGBT civil rights. Retired Army Major Danny Sjursen talks about the link between the military and police brutality. … Read More >It’s Juneteenth… is lynching STILL going on?

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