Archived Articles by Larry Kelley
A compilation of all Larry Kelley’s published articles, blog posts and opinions.
The Fall of Islam in Persia
The Freedom Chronicals 03.16.2026 As we await the fall of the Iranian regime, some readers of history will see it as a biblical event. Others will see it as providential in this clash of civilizations. In my book Lessons from Fallen Civilizations, I describe, after Mohammad’s death in 632, the [...]
Kurdish Freedom Fighters and the Coming Fall of Iran
The Freedom Chronicles, Vol. 3.8.26 Amid war news coming from the Middle East, there have been reports of Kurdish military units massing near the Iranian Northern border, preparing to invade the country. In response, retired CIA Director General David Petraeus has opined that there is no prospect of Kurdish forces [...]
Operation Epic Fury is Biblical
The Freedom Chronicles, Vol. 3.2.26 The Greek historian Herodotus tells us that Cyrus succeeded to the Persian throne in 559 BC. After conquering numerous neighboring kingdoms, including Media, Bactria. Armenia and Lydia, he conquered Babylonia, whose holdings doubled the size of his empire and made him the sole ruler of [...]
The Reawakening of Western Civilization
The Freedom Chronicles Shortly before our impending war with Islamist Iran, Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a speech to European leaders for the ages. Delivered before the Munich Security Conference, his address not only elicited a standing ovation, a response unlike any in the audience’s memory, but it also [...]
Is Xi in Control of the CCP?
While the world waits to see what Trump will do about China’s close ally, Iran, it is important to note that Chairman Xi continues to purge his military. Last week, he purged the country’s most senior general, who is accused of leaking information about the country’s nuclear-weapons program to the [...]
Islam is Alien to Iran
As massive crowds of demonstrators fill the streets of Iranian cities, among the buildings on fire are mosques. Why? In my book, Lessons from Fallen Civilizations, I detail how Persia, the Middle East, and North Africa became Muslim lands. They fell due to brutal conquest. The Persian Sasanian [...]