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An Army chaplain who offered a female soldier £3,000 to withdraw a sexual assault claim used classic victim-blaming attitudes that could deter other women from coming forward, a military justice lawyer has told BFBS Forces News. Lucy Baston, of the Centre for Military Justice, said the case could not be dismissed as a one-off and called for a properly independent body to handle serious complaints of discrimination, harassment and sexual violence. More💻: https://www.forcesnews.com/news/victim-blaming-condemned-after-army-padre-made-ps3k-offer-drop-sex-assault-claim #bfbsforcesnews #forcesnews #news #uk #shorts #military #army #law #soldier
A controversial veterans benefits bill that is estimated to reduce future disability ratings by nearly $60 billion over a decade to pay for expanded compensation hit a speed bump on Thursday.
The House of Representatives postponed a planned vote on the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act, a package of more than 60 legislative proposals. The move came after an effort to send the bill back to the Veterans Affairs Committee failed by just one vote. No information was immediately available on when the bill might come up for a vote again.
The Russian Economy “Is An Illusion” Built On Debt: With the current energy crisis already wreaking havoc on Russia’s economy, a banking crisis may soon erupt as a mountain of debt weighs on consumers and businesses due to bad lending practices.
Fortune magazine wrote that the Kremlin urged banks to approve and even encouraged millions of Russians to take out three or more loans simultaneously.
But lenders are now vulnerable amid soaring indebtedness and deteriorating loan quality, while consumers buckle under high inflation.
Raytheon updated this reporter on the status of its plans to reinforce US naval radars under Project Storm.
Ukraine Wins the Lottery with New France Arms Sale: The name of the game in the war in Ukraine is drone attacks against Russia, and lots of them. The Kremlin also commanded its generals to use loitering kamikaze munitions against Ukraine as well. Lost in the shuffle is the need to promote air supremacy with fighter jets that can help shoot down the bevy of ballistic missiles and drones that are sent in massive flights by each side.
What a Shot in the Arm
Volodymyr Zelensky is excited about the latest news involving a group of fighters that will be heading his way soon.
A video report I made about British soldiers on
Is it time to tax oil windfalls?: The year’s numerous oil price spikes, mostly related to the stop-and-start war in Iran, have put a lot of money in oil companies’ pockets.
And according to a new NPR report, there are growing calls for a tax on windfall oil profits. As noted by the Guardian, the 100 largest oil companies in the world “banked more than $30m every hour in unearned profit in the first month of the US-Israeli war in Iran.”
Generic Oil Tanker Image. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
The war in Ukraine has taken a toll on Russia. The country has suffered nearly a million and a half casualties. Attacks on its gas and oil infrastructure have caused widespread gas shortages in 56 of Russia’s 83 regions. The banking industry is in the midst of a crisis.
The economy is teetering on the edge, but not according to the Kremlin.
T-90M from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that Russia’s economy is stable.
“The difficulties our economy is going through are well known to everyone.
RTX’s Raytheon has announced the successful demonstration of its Next Generation Short Range Interceptor (NGSRI), a new missile system intended to replace the Stinger surface-to-air missile for the US Army.