(2023-12-20). 'Sacrificial Lamb': US Troops in Syria and Iraq. Colonial-Style Occupation Ready to Sacrifice Their Lives for Israel in a Future Middle East Conflict. globalresearch.ca
(2023-12-20). An Unfinished Struggle: the 50-Year Campaign to Abolish Torture. counterpunch.org 
At the Amna Suraka museum in Iraq, exhibits show the torture that was carried out in the cells. Hélène Veilleux/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA Christopher Justin Einolf, Northern Illinois University The world's first conference on the abolition of torture drew more than 300 delegates representing over 70 countries and international organizations. It opened with the news that
(2023-12-19). Historic vote: Iraqis go to polls in first provincial elections in a decade. presstv.ir Iraqis go to the polls on Monday to vote in provincial elections for the first time in ten years to choose members of the Provincial Councils.
(2023-12-20). Nuevo emir de Kuwait acepta dimisión de Gobierno. telesurtv.net El emir llamó que los miembros del gabinete continúen atendiendo las cuestiones más urgentes hasta el nuevo Gobierno.
(2023-12-20). Ejército de ocupación israelí profundiza su escalada en Gaza. telesurtv.net Violentos bombardeos israelíes se registraron en las inmediaciones del hospital kuwaití, en Rafah, en el sur de la Franja de Gaza.
(2023-12-19). Rich Kid's Resurrection in Annapolis—A Thought Experiment. counterpunch.org 
Marc Estrin's newest fiction is titled Et Resurrexit. The title is shared with a chorus from Johann Sebastian Bach's Mass in B minor (H-moll in the original German). A slim text, it begins with a male heir of the Vanderbilts—a young man whose perception of the world is certainly shaped by his family's wealth—rising from
(2023-12-19). Single-Use Food Packaging from 17 Countries Contains PFAS "Forever Chemicals" pressenza.com 19 December 2023, Gothenburg City, Sweden/Quezon City Philippines. A study released today by the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) and 18 IPEN member groups found toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals, including globally banned substances, in single-use, paper, cardboard, and plant-based molded fiber food containers and tableware purchased from 17 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean. | PFAS chemicals have been linked to cancer, infertility, and endocrine disruption. Prior studies have shown that PFAS in food packaging can…