Third, religion under totalitarian regimes such as the Soviet Union did not function the way it did in Iraq under the
Ba'th.
INOC) under MoO's jurisdiction then controlled by Saddam's ruling Revolution Command Council (RCC)'s and the
Ba'th Party's Regional Command Council's (RCC's) Council of Ministers (cabinet).
Asked about possible connections between
Ba'th ideology and ISIS, Faust said any link was tenuous, but acknowledged that some disaffected party members may have joined ISIS as the former regime crumbled.
Yet, AQM attacks in Iraq are eclipsed by those of al-Naqshbandia, a Sunni movement which has a Sufi order and is fed mainly by Sunni Arabs of the banned
Ba'th Party.
The Pentagon and the State Department reported to George Bush, who was about as famous for his wisdom and sagacity about what was happening in Iraq under the
Ba'th Party as Sheikh Abu Hammad.
Saddam Hussein's
Ba'th Party: Inside an Authoritarian Regime, by Joseph Sassoon.
THE STRUGGLE FOR POWER IN SYRIA: POLITICS AND SOCIETY UNDER ASAD AND THE
BA'TH PARTY
El-Choubaki suggested two possible scenarios in Tunisia; either eradicate the overthrown regime's Constitutional Democratic Rally from the Tunisian political akin to what happened with Al
Ba'th Party in Iraq or gradually hinder the party's ability to participate in the political life - which he said is "more likely.
In a statement released today, the Jordanian People's Democratic Party (Hashd), the Arab Socialist
Ba'th Party, the National Movement, and the Communist parties announced that they had decided to participate in the forthcoming polls, slated for November 9th, as one bloc and pledged a comprehensive national program that touches various aspects of life.
A Shi'ite Islamist sentenced to death under Saddam's Sunni/Ba'thist dictatorship, Maleki's links to the Iranian theocracy and his campaign against former members of the now banned Arab
Ba'th Socialist Party have dented his popularity as he has reverted to proven vote-winning methods, like stirring up Shi'ite fears of a Ba'thist return to power to win the ballot.
The Kurdistan Peshmarga forces have had responsibility in protecting the security of some disputed areas since the collapse of the
Ba'th Regime.
Andrew's, Scotland) and Schmidt (researcher, Danish Institute of International Studies) document economic development in Syria under the
Ba'th, with the former author exploring the Populist period from 1963 to 2000 and the latter focusing on the years since.
