Timothy Alexander Guzman (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

Christopher Justin Einolf (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

presstv.ir (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.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (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.

teleSUR, JCM (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.

Ron Jacobs (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

EcoWaste Coalition (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…

presstv.ir (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.

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-18). EXCLUSIVE: Images show damage to US base in Iraq from drone attacks. new.thecradle.co

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). 'US occupation forces attacked 100 times in Iraq, Syria since Oct. 17'. presstv.ir US occupation forces have been targeted at least 100 times in Iraq and neighboring Syria since October 17, a Fox News correspondent says.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). 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.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Iran FM meets new Kuwaiti Emir to discuss expansion of all-out ties. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran is ready to further improve relations with Kuwait in various fields.

Ron Jacobs (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

EcoWaste Coalition (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…

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). 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.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). 'US occupation forces attacked 100 times in Iraq, Syria since Oct. 17'. presstv.ir US occupation forces have been targeted at least 100 times in Iraq and neighboring Syria since October 17, a Fox News correspondent says.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Iran FM meets new Kuwaiti Emir to discuss expansion of all-out ties. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran is ready to further improve relations with Kuwait in various fields.

Black Alliance For Peace, Black Agenda Report. (2023-12-14). On Human Rights Day; The US Is The Greatest Violator Of Human Rights. popularresistance.org As the international community celebrates December 10th as International Human Rights Day, it is imperative that the world also affirm that violators of the fundamental human rights of peoples and nations will be held accountable. | From the war in Ukraine to mass incarceration of Black, Latino and Native Peoples in the U.S. to Obama's ongoing war in Yemen to murderous economic sanctions, coups, assassinations, war and abandonment of Afghanistan, international arms sales, commodification of COVID vaccines, illegal military occupations in Syria and Iraq, the pending invasion of Haiti and the resource wars in the D…

WSWS (2023-12-14). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Solidarity strikes in support of Tesla workers at Swedish subsidiary spread to Denmark, Norway and Finland for collective agreement, but union's agenda is corporatism; 24-hour strikes across Middle East including in parts of Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Tunisian teachers walk out to demand ceasefire in Gaza; 170,000 teachers and lecturers still out after 75 days in Iraqi Kurdistan over wage arrears; platinum miners in Bakubung, South Africa stage underground sit-in over three days for better pay and conditions…

Black Alliance For Peace, Black Agenda Report. (2023-12-14). On Human Rights Day; The US Is The Greatest Violator Of Human Rights. popularresistance.org As the international community celebrates December 10th as International Human Rights Day, it is imperative that the world also affirm that violators of the fundamental human rights of peoples and nations will be held accountable. | From the war in Ukraine to mass incarceration of Black, Latino and Native Peoples in the U.S. to Obama's ongoing war in Yemen to murderous economic sanctions, coups, assassinations, war and abandonment of Afghanistan, international arms sales, commodification of COVID vaccines, illegal military occupations in Syria and Iraq, the pending invasion of Haiti and the resource wars in the D…

WSWS (2023-12-14). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Solidarity strikes in support of Tesla workers at Swedish subsidiary spread to Denmark, Norway and Finland for collective agreement, but union's agenda is corporatism; 24-hour strikes across Middle East including in parts of Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Tunisian teachers walk out to demand ceasefire in Gaza; 170,000 teachers and lecturers still out after 75 days in Iraqi Kurdistan over wage arrears; platinum miners in Bakubung, South Africa stage underground sit-in over three days for better pay and conditions…

Charlotte Dennett (2023-12-11). Israel, Gaza, and the Struggle for Oil. counterpunch.org In 1927 oil exploration yielded a major strike near Kirkuk, Iraq; the long-planned pipeline was completed in 1934 and oil flowed through it to the West until 1948, when it was closed by the Iraqis during the First Arab—Israeli War. Some five decades later, reopening it became a rallying cry of then-Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the US invasion of Iraq. Netanyahu envisioned Saddam Hussein being overthrown and replaced by a pro-Israel Iraqi dissident named Ahmad Chalabi. "Soon the oil will be flowing to Haifa!" Netanyahu proclaimed. "It's not a p…

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-10). US Embassy in Baghdad Comes Under Mortar Fire. news.antiwar.com The US embassy in Baghdad came under mortar fire on Friday as US assets in Iraq and Syria continue to be targeted over US support for Israel's onslaught in Gaza. According to Reuters, seven mortar rounds landed in the sprawling embassy. US officials said there was minor damage but no casualties. The incident was the …

mforinoco (2023-12-10). Rockets Hit US Embassy in Baghdad Amid Rage Over Its Support for Israel. orinocotribune.com The US embassy in Baghdad has been targeted with rockets as anti-US sentiments run high in the country over Washington's staunch support for the ongoing Israeli genocide against Gazans. | Explosions were heard early on Friday near the Iraqi capital's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses the embassy. | A US embassy spokesperson confirmed the attack, saying it did not result in any casualties. | An Iraqi security official said 14 Katyusha rockets were fired and that while some struck near one of the embassy's gates, others fell into the nearby Tigris river. | No group has claimed responsibility for the attack…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-11). The Cause of Anti-Colonialism and Liberation is One: Fayez Sayegh's Zionist Colonialism in Palestine. libya360.wordpress.com Louis Allday Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination. UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 3379, 10 NOVEMBER 1975 The Syrian-Palestinian academic and diplomat, Fayez Sayegh (1922-1980), a delegate of Kuwait's Mission to the UN in the mid-1970s, was the principal author of the landmark resolution quoted above. Much to the chagrin of the US, whose representative described it as a…

geo.tv (2023-12-10). Why is TikTok trend 'can you name a woman' sending internet rolling on floor laughing?>. geo.tv Whether it's celebrities like Megan Fox, Taylor Swift, or Anne Hathaway, participants have shown both quick wit and hesitancy in answers…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-11). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Why dogs are good for your health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: We're thinking about getting a dog. We know they're great companions, but how are they good for your health? ANSWER: People with dogs know the benefits of pet ownership. The unconditional love, trust and loyalty shown by your canine companions, coupled with their unbridled enthusiasm on your return home each day, is hard to put into words. There's another plus of having a dog by your side: It improves your overall physical…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-10). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Why dogs are good for your health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: We're thinking about getting a dog. We know they're great companions, but how are they good for your health? ANSWER: People with dogs know the benefits of pet ownership. The unconditional love, trust and loyalty shown by your canine companions, coupled with their unbridled enthusiasm on your return home each day, is hard to put into words. There's another plus of having a dog by your side: It improves your overall physical…

mforinoco (2023-12-10). Rockets Hit US Embassy in Baghdad Amid Rage Over Its Support for Israel. orinocotribune.com The US embassy in Baghdad has been targeted with rockets as anti-US sentiments run high in the country over Washington's staunch support for the ongoing Israeli genocide against Gazans. | Explosions were heard early on Friday near the Iraqi capital's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses the embassy. | A US embassy spokesperson confirmed the attack, saying it did not result in any casualties. | An Iraqi security official said 14 Katyusha rockets were fired and that while some struck near one of the embassy's gates, others fell into the nearby Tigris river. | No group has claimed responsibility for the attack…

teleSUR, nbb, SH (2023-12-09). Incendio deja al menos 14 fallecidos en el norte de Iraq. telesurtv.net El fuego más mortal de los últimos años ocurrió a finales de septiembre de este año, en una sala donde se festejaba una boda en la provincia de Nínive, al norte de Iraq…

Seif Shaheen (2023-12-09). Correspondence] Lower respiratory tract infections in early childhood. thelancet.com Historical and prospective cohort studies have shown that early lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), especially pneumonia in the first 2 years of life, is associated with impaired adult lung function. This exposure is also associated with premature mortality from respiratory disease, as shown by James Peter Allinson and colleagues with data from the National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD).1 The authors state that the majority of these deaths were because of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and they show that forced expiratory volume in 1‚Äàs mediates much of the link b…

geo.tv (2023-12-10). Why is TikTok trend 'can you name a woman' sending internet rolling on floor laughing?>. geo.tv Whether it's celebrities like Megan Fox, Taylor Swift, or Anne Hathaway, participants have shown both quick wit and hesitancy in answers…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-10). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Why dogs are good for your health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: We're thinking about getting a dog. We know they're great companions, but how are they good for your health? ANSWER: People with dogs know the benefits of pet ownership. The unconditional love, trust and loyalty shown by your canine companions, coupled with their unbridled enthusiasm on your return home each day, is hard to put into words. There's another plus of having a dog by your side: It improves your overall physical…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-09). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Why dogs are good for your health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: We're thinking about getting a dog. We know they're great companions, but how are they good for your health? ANSWER: People with dogs know the benefits of pet ownership. The unconditional love, trust and loyalty shown by your canine companions, coupled with their unbridled enthusiasm on your return home each day, is hard to put into words. There's another plus of having a dog by your side: It improves your overall physical…

The Cradle's Iraq Correspondent (2023-12-07). An Iraqi Confrontation Grows Between the US and PMU. orinocotribune.com

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-07). Regional resistance to war on Gaza continues with more attacks on Israel and US bases. peoplesdispatch.org The Houthis in Yemen, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and militias in Iraq have all targeted Israel and US bases in the last few weeks in support of the Palestinian people. Israel has continued to receive military aid from the US…

The Independent (2023-12-07). Cryptococcal meningitis: Report highlights slow uptake of guidelines shown to reduce deaths in Africa. independent.co.ug With more than 600,000 AIDS-related deaths each year over the past four years, proven interventions must be implemented quickly to save lives Harare, Zimbabwe | THE INDEPENDENT | With timely and effective diagnosis and treatment, people living with advanced HIV can survive cryptococcal meningitis, the second leading cause of AIDS-related mortality after tuberculosis. A new …

Pressenza New York (2023-12-05). To Save Gaza, Invoke the Genocide Convention. pressenza.com The ICC is a "puppet institution". What's needed is a country to invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. Here's how, with argument, phone numbers, addresses and emails. | By Sam Husseini | Some of the greatest successes in recent human history have combined protest movements with strong diplomatic moves. | In February 1998, the Clinton administration seemed poised to inflict a massive attack on Iraq, but vocal opposition from the US public, especially at a

Zafar Mehdi, The Cradle. (2023-12-05). A Confrontation Grows Between The United States And Iraqi Forces. popularresistance.org The October 2023 war, which kicked off with the Palestinian resistance's Al-Aqsa Flood operation and Israel's brutal assault on Gaza, has extended to Baghdad, with Iraqi resistance factions launching drone and missile strikes on US bases after warning Washington to desist in its military support of Tel Aviv. | The US has now responded by targeting Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) headquarters – killing thirteen of its members, injuring countless others, and heightening tensions between Baghdad and Washington. | These strikes inside Iraq have strongly reignited pre-existing calls to expel US military forces…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-12-06). Guayana Esequiba: Geo-Economics of an Occupation. orinocotribune.com By Irene León — Dec 2, 2023 | An air of bonanza has raised the projections of the ExxonMobil corporation, which accumulated around $414 billion in 2022, an unprecedented income in its history which represents 44.8% more than the previous year. It is a gigantic increase if compared to its crisis in 2020, when its losses put its place in the stock market in jeopardy. Research by ExxonMobil indicated that Guyana could become "the country that produces the most barrels of oil per inhabitant in the world, surpassing Kuwait, in that case, when measuring the wealth per capita of its 800 thousand inhabitants, it wou…

Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-06). COP28: Where Fossil Fuel Industries Go to Gloat. dissidentvoice.org The sequence of COP meetings, ostensibly a United Nations forum to discuss dramatic climate change measures in the face of galloping emissions, has now been shown for what it is: a luxurious, pampered bazaar for the very industries that fear a dip in their profits and ultimate obsolescence. Call it a drugs summit for narcotics …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-05). Congress Reviews Plan to Facilitate Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians From Gaza. news.antiwar.com Israel Hayom reported last week that some members of Congress have reviewed a plan to condition US aid to Arab countries on their willingness to accept refugees from Gaza, which would facilitate the Israeli goal of cleansing the territory of Palestinians. The proposal was shown to key figures in the House and Senate, but the …

Patricia Harrity (2023-12-05). NZ Vaccine Data Whistleblower Could Face up to 7 Years in Prison. expose-news.com The Expose reported last week that an administrator who had been overseeing New Zealand's Covid vaccine database had come forward as a whistleblower. The whistleblower, Barry Young had disclosed that data had shown …

ecns.cn (2023-12-05). Positive results shown in China's visa-free policy for passport holders from 6 countries. ecns.cn China's unilateral visa-free policy for ordinary passport holders from six countries has already provided travelers from those countries with practical convenience.

Zafar Mehdi, The Cradle. (2023-12-05). A Confrontation Grows Between The United States And Iraqi Forces. popularresistance.org The October 2023 war, which kicked off with the Palestinian resistance's Al-Aqsa Flood operation and Israel's brutal assault on Gaza, has extended to Baghdad, with Iraqi resistance factions launching drone and missile strikes on US bases after warning Washington to desist in its military support of Tel Aviv. | The US has now responded by targeting Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) headquarters – killing thirteen of its members, injuring countless others, and heightening tensions between Baghdad and Washington. | These strikes inside Iraq have strongly reignited pre-existing calls to expel US military forces…

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-04). US Launches Airstrike in Iraq, At Least Five Militia Members Killed. news.antiwar.com A US airstrike killed at least five Iraqi militia members in Iraq's northern Kirkuk province as the situation in the region is escalating following the resumption of Israel's assault on Gaza. Iraqi security sources told AFP that the strike targeted a site used by the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a state-sponsored coalition of mainly Shia …

thecommunists (2023-12-05). The tasks of communists in the Palestine solidarity movement. thecommunists.org The massive demonstration that took place in London on 11 November was the largest since the two million-strong demonstration against the Iraq war of 15 Feburary 2003. It showed clearly that there exists an ever-growing gap between the members of our unified political class in Britain, who have all committed themselves to backing the murderous …

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-04). Islamic Resistance says hit Al-Baghdadi Israeli post with appropriate weapons. english.almanar.com.lb

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-05). Congress Reviews Plan to Facilitate Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians From Gaza. news.antiwar.com Israel Hayom reported last week that some members of Congress have reviewed a plan to condition US aid to Arab countries on their willingness to accept refugees from Gaza, which would facilitate the Israeli goal of cleansing the territory of Palestinians. The proposal was shown to key figures in the House and Senate, but the …

WSWS (2023-12-04). Massive new wave of coronavirus infections in Germany. wsws.org Contrary to the general claims of politicians and the media, the coronavirus pandemic is neither over, nor has the coronavirus become harmless. Germany is currently in the midst of another wave of infection as is shown by all available figures.