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In reply to the discussion: Remember this: Iran gave us Ronald Reagan. [View all]solarhydrocan
(551 posts)40. must see free HULU documentary will answer all questions
http://www.hulu.com/watch/400495?playlist_id=1578
American Coup
Few, if any, operations are as explosive as this. CIA discussing the 1953 coup in Iran
AMERICAN COUP tells the story of the 1953 coup carried out by the CIA to topple the popular Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh. Mossadegh had nationalized Irans oil industry to protect Irans chief asset. This enraged Winston Churchill who believed England should continue to control the oil reserves it had originally discovered in Iran.
So Churchill asked Pres. Harry Truman of the United States to help him oust Mossadegh; Truman refused and thought the British should work out a deal with Mossadegh. The Brits waited until Truman left office, and approached the incoming Eisenhower Administration.
John Foster Dulles, the new Secretary of State, and his brother Allen Dulles, CIA director, then persuaded Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower to carry out the coup. Kermit Roosevelt was the man on the ground in Iran who led the coup for the CIA that resulted in Mossadegh being tried on trumped-up charges of treason, and Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi assuming power as the strong man in Iran.
http://americancoupthemovie.com/home-2/
It's a great movie and well worth the time.
American Coup
Few, if any, operations are as explosive as this. CIA discussing the 1953 coup in Iran
AMERICAN COUP tells the story of the 1953 coup carried out by the CIA to topple the popular Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh. Mossadegh had nationalized Irans oil industry to protect Irans chief asset. This enraged Winston Churchill who believed England should continue to control the oil reserves it had originally discovered in Iran.
So Churchill asked Pres. Harry Truman of the United States to help him oust Mossadegh; Truman refused and thought the British should work out a deal with Mossadegh. The Brits waited until Truman left office, and approached the incoming Eisenhower Administration.
John Foster Dulles, the new Secretary of State, and his brother Allen Dulles, CIA director, then persuaded Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower to carry out the coup. Kermit Roosevelt was the man on the ground in Iran who led the coup for the CIA that resulted in Mossadegh being tried on trumped-up charges of treason, and Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi assuming power as the strong man in Iran.
http://americancoupthemovie.com/home-2/
It's a great movie and well worth the time.
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On the other hand, it is ironic that we are allied with the sponsors of Sunni terrorism
FarCenter
Nov 2013
#8
Reagan returned the favor by serving up 240 Marines as sitting ducks for a truck bomb
geek tragedy
Nov 2013
#10
A lot of the mess that was Iran and the oil crisis at the time was set in place before Carter...
cascadiance
Nov 2013
#30
Why did the CIA overthrow Iran's leftist prez? (Excuse my ignorance re this.)
polichick
Nov 2013
#20
Okay, you admit we overthrew their elected government for imperialist reasons...
Comrade Grumpy
Nov 2013
#25
It's hard to blame just one entity in this mess... Hell, we could perhaps blame BP the most!
cascadiance
Nov 2013
#28
And I want to add one more item that is positive for Iran's new generation. More educated women!
cascadiance
Nov 2013
#61
remember: reagan sold arms illegally to iran and funneled the money to the contras
spanone
Nov 2013
#39
don't foget, that Reagan's staff stole stole the debate plan book from Carter
gopiscrap
Nov 2013
#55