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truebluegreen

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27. True.

Reply to delrem (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 18, 2013, 12:07 PM

Aug 2013

Our friends in the CIA overthrew the democratically-elected socialist Mossadegh in 1953, at the behest of our British allies and specifically over the issue of Iran nationalizing their oil (predecessor to BP was the immediate beneficiary).

Prior to that event the US was well-liked and respected in Iran; they even patterned their constitution on ours. Many scholars date the radicalization of Islam to this event.

The CIA: causing blowback since its creation.

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Wes Clark & Robin Wright on Egypt [View all] elleng Aug 2013 OP

Interesting, thanks. bemildred Aug 2013 #1

Didn't the US overthrow a democracy and install the Shah? delrem Aug 2013 #2

Why yes, I think we did. bemildred Aug 2013 #3

My problem is that Clark is now speaking in retrospect. delrem Aug 2013 #5

Eh. I'm not "supporting" him, I'm just not willing to dump on him. bemildred Aug 2013 #6

I like your posts, bemildred, delrem Aug 2013 #7

I don't like to do personalities and groupthink much. It muddies the water. bemildred Aug 2013 #10

and he wasn't 'in power' then, either, elleng Aug 2013 #11

OK, and the Egyptian military coup just slaughtered over 600 people. delrem Aug 2013 #12

Distorted the US role in history? elleng Aug 2013 #13

He IS smart, intelligent, and honest, elleng Aug 2013 #9

That's what I remember. bemildred Aug 2013 #15

True. truebluegreen Aug 2013 #27

And we may yet have a mess, if Badr/Tamarrud get their way (per der Spiegel) Igel Aug 2013 #4

Poe? The Raven? bemildred Aug 2013 #8

'sweetly knocking on the door of my room, this and nothing more' elleng Aug 2013 #14

I gave it up after High School, wish I had not. bemildred Aug 2013 #16

Right, can't do everything! elleng Aug 2013 #17

French in college, as well. Igel Aug 2013 #19

I had that happen to me. bemildred Aug 2013 #21

That's SOME learning experience! elleng Aug 2013 #22

It still feels strange. bemildred Aug 2013 #24

Good of you. elleng Aug 2013 #25

Good for me is how I think of it. bemildred Aug 2013 #26

With ? 3 years high school French, elleng Aug 2013 #23

Indeed. Mallarme's translation. Igel Aug 2013 #18

LOL. Good translation is wizardry, magic, instinct. bemildred Aug 2013 #20