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The Wizard

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7. His reason for nationalizing oil
Tue Aug 27, 2013, 10:07 AM
Aug 2013

was BP was grossly underpaying Iranians to do the dirty work in the oil fields. It's all about cheap labor and a system of winks, nods and bribes to keep the working class in its place. There is an international cartel in place that's dedicated to bottom line profits of which a portion is dedicated to paying off legislators to continue the charade of freedom and democracy. In short, the Iranians were wronged by the United States and Britain in 1953. The 1979 revolution was a response to putting a ruthless dictator, the Shah, in place to keep the petro dollars flowing to the select 1%.
We've been placated with air conditioning, cheap food, and cheap flat screen TVs provided by Chinese slave labor.

Ridiculous. That would assume some sort of connection between Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #1
I can remember watching the news back then (all 3 channels) while they showed thousands marching in Dustlawyer Aug 2013 #2
His reason for nationalizing oil The Wizard Aug 2013 #7
That must be where so many South American countries got the idea... Blanks Aug 2013 #24
The CIA ties to assassinations caused Congress in 1976 to authorized (280 to 65) the AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #3
Two who were on the Commission The Wizard Aug 2013 #9
Another member, of course, was Allen Welsh Dulles, former Director of the CIA AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #11
The Dulles brothers were, The Wizard Aug 2013 #17
Highly recommended: "JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters," Peace Patriot Aug 2013 #10
Douglas uses some of the latest info obtainable through the FOIA in his book. pocoloco Aug 2013 #12
Surprise, the people working in the military-intelligence field have political agendas,. Civilization2 Aug 2013 #4
If JFK could not dismantle the CIA, what are the odds that we can ever do that? AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #5
Anything for the good of St. Reagan and the military industrial complex. mountain grammy Aug 2013 #6
"we" the People, the 99%, DIDN'T go wrong, our self-appointed 1% Elitists went wrong Demeter Aug 2013 #8
And Americans lapped it all up and voted for Reagan. I tried to get people to rememeber what good freshwest Aug 2013 #14
Exactly. Reagan got far more than 1% of the vote. Americans bought it. mountain grammy Aug 2013 #15
One of Reagan's first acts... Old and In the Way Aug 2013 #16
VIDEO here. Yes, I remember that speech. When there was sanity in media: freshwest Aug 2013 #18
K and R the thread mrdmk Aug 2013 #19
electric vehicles....40 years sooner. Old and In the Way Aug 2013 #20
This has been fairly common knowledge since the 80s blackspade Aug 2013 #13
Nah. It's not fascism Doctor_J Aug 2013 #21
This is no conspiracy "theory". Why doesn't this thread have hundreds of recommendations? Enthusiast Aug 2013 #22
How complicit was the media? Enthusiast Aug 2013 #23
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