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Jimmy Kimmel and Donald Trump.
OFF MENU

Kimmel Humiliates Trump With Brutal Obama Analogy

The forced MAGA outrage over Obama’s Cheesecake Factory joke continues.

Ewan Palmer

A photo illustration of President Donald Trump, Saddam Hussein, and screen grabs from the 1979 Ba'ath Party Purge led by Hussein.
Opinion
OPERATION DC STORM

Trump Purge on Enemies Triggers Memories of Saddam Hussein

The president’s campaign of retribution has disturbing echoes of the Iraqi strongman.

David Gardner

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 14: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures while speaking at the Justice Department March 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. As he has used the department to punish enemies, Trump is expected to deliver what the White House calls a law-and-order speech and outline steps he will take to counter “weaponization” of the department. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
DEPARTMENT OF INJUSTICE

Former FBI Official Compares Trump to Saddam Hussein

The official accused Trump of using “intimidation and coercion.”

Amethyst Martinez

A photo of Hareer Hussein Kamel
SURREAL LIFE

Saddam Hussein’s Granddaughter Lives It Up at Cartier Party

Hareer Hussein Kamel has posted laudatory messages about her late grandfather on Instagram, despite his history of war crimes.

Noah Kirsch

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COME AGAIN?

Fox Host Compares Dem Turnout to ‘Saddam Hussein Numbers’

Host Bill Hemmer compared the big Democratic turnout in the midterm elections to that of the former Iraqi dictator.

Audrey McNamara

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PAWNS IN THE GAME

Did a Group of Grad Students Really Help Plan the Gulf War?

When grad students were asked to collect floor plans for buildings in Baghdad in the fall of 1990, were they helping to preserve Iraqi culture—or to find targets for smart bombs?

Geoff Manaugh

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opinion
LONG MEMORIES

Iran Can’t Stop Making Trouble in Mideast

The scars of the eight-year Iran-Iraq war have never been forgotten or forgiven by Iran’s hardliners. Their righteous ‘resistance’ has become their raison d’être.

Shoueb Rifai

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Held Without Charge

Trump Uses War Vs. Saddam to Justify Jailing American Today

More details are emerging about the unnamed American ISIS ‘fighter’ who surrendered to U.S. allies, the thumb drive he had with him—and the law being used to keep him locked up.

Spencer Ackerman

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Election

The Candidate Who’s Dined With Mick Jagger & Saddam’s Sons

As a journalist, Leslie Cockburn dined with Saddam Hussein’s sons and reported from war zones. Mick Jagger came to dinner. Now she’s running as a Democratic candidate in Virginia.

Lloyd Grove

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WAR CRIMES

Assad Hanged Thousands in Dungeons

Shocking new Amnesty report shows yet again the Syrian regime’s cruelty.

Alex Rowell

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EROTIC

Blackwater Founder Loves Donald Trump

Donald Trump may brag about how strong his dubious opposition to the Iraq War was, but one of its most famous villains loves him.

Betsy Swan

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