Tag Archives: Saddam Hussein

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 the Iraqi Prime Minister’s Dependence on Iran

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 3 May 2025

Muhammad al-Sudani has been Iraq’s Prime Minister since October 2022. He was installed at Iran’s behest after a year-long political logjam following the 2021 Iraqi elections. The political fronts for Iran’s terrorist-militias lost those elections, but Tehran picked the Prime Minister anyway.

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Islamic State Profiles its “Hidden Figures”

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 11 January 2025

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Bashar al-Assad Falls

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 9 December 2024

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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s Wife Sentenced to Death

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 6 October 2024

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A Note on Iran’s Control of Iraq

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 6 October 2024

A debate has been ongoing since the emergence of al-Hashd al-Shabi in Iraq in 2014 about the extent of Iran’s control over the militia conglomerate. In truth, there was never really much doubt.

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The Legacy of Nazi Relations in the Arab World

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 8 June 2024

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The Recreation of Israel, War, and Survival

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 16 May 2024

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Film Review: Raid on Entebbe (1977)

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 24 February 2024

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The CIA: In Theory and In Practice

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 31 December 2023

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