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June 14, 2024

Iraqi Archives Reveal Saddam Hussein’s Obsession with Jews

His intelligence officers combed school notebooks for insight into the Jewish cabal running the world.

When the U.S. and its allies overthrew Saddam Hussein in 2003, they seized control of his government’s vast archives. Samuel Helfont describes the “tortured journey” that these troves of documents have taken since then, as well as some of the noteworthy things they contain:

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June 14, 2024

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  3. Iraqi Archives Reveal Saddam Hussein’s Obsession with Jews

    His intelligence officers combed school notebooks for insight into the Jewish cabal running the world.

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