Tag Archives: crimes against humanity

What Iran’s Leaks Really Tell Us About Syrian “Interim” President Ahmad al-Shara’s Past with the Islamic State

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 3 May 2025

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A Note on Viktor Zemskov’s Estimate of Soviet Fatalities in the Second World War

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 12 April 2025

Russian historian Viktor Zemskov estimated in 2012 that total Soviet losses in the “Great Fatherland War” were sixteen million (11.5 million military casualties and 4.5 million civilian deaths), a far lower total than the official Soviet claim since 1990, inherited by the Russian Federation, of twenty-seven million.

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Bashar al-Assad Falls

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 9 December 2024

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Advocacy Journalism Has Been a Problem for Ages: Looking Back at Bosnia

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 26 October 2024

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The Worst Disinformation About Israel Comes From the “Most Credible” Sources

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 18 June 2024

“International Law” is a Dangerous Illusion

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 20 May 2024

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Manipulating the Gaza Casualty Figures is Central to HAMAS’ and Iran’s Strategy Against Israel

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 28 January 2024

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The “Genocide” Case Against Israel at the International Court of Justice is a Political Sham

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 27 January 2024

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The  Soviet Role and (the Lack of) “Justice” At Nuremberg

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 11 April 2023

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The Consequences of American Withdrawal from Syria

A version of this article was published at CapX

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 21 December 2018

President Trump in a Twitter video saying fallen soldiers agree with his plan to withdraw from Syria, 19 December 2018 [image source]

“We have won against ISIS”, declared President Donald Trump in a Twitter video on Wednesday night. “We’ve taken back the land. And now it’s time for our troops to come back home.” After a day of reporting that the United States has decided on a rapid, total withdrawal from Syria, here was the confirmation. It is a policy course fraught with danger and very likely to lead to outcomes unfavourable to Western interests, whether defined in humanitarian or strategic terms.
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