It is remarkable to think that years after none other than Yasir Arafat was identified as an agent of the KGB, run through the East Germans, that the link between Ba'ath, "Arab Nationalism," and the "Comintern" comes to notice ... again...and again. Why cannot Western Journalists pick up on this. They can't all be commie bastards and illiterate besides!
The other aspect of this valuable post that strikes me is that the identification of the players is still baffling to Western Intel. The Arabic trait of combination inside names, of tribes, of paternity, geography, Muhammed-like traits, and lineage is still throwing us in the West for a loss.
The guys they are talking about are completely interchangeable. There's no Arabic Who's Who, because no one know's who's who!
All the more reason to SEVERELY restrict their visas and immigration.