Re: [Marxism] Benjamin and Kolhatkar support Rouhani

2019-02-15 Thread STEVEN ROBINSON via Marxism
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The way the Shah, Muhammed Reza Pahlavi, got into power in the first place is 
not all that different than how he returned to power after Mossadegh was 
overthrown.

His father, Reza Pahlavi, was Shah at the start of World War II.  Evidently he 
sought to keep Iran neutral and the Brits arranged his ouster, spiriting him 
away to exile in Egypt and placing his young son on the throne.  I don't know 
whether the Soviets participated in that coup but Soviet troops did occupy 
parts of Northern Iran during World War II, withdrawing in 1946.  SR


> On February 15, 2019 at 11:23 AM "A.R. G via Marxism" 
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> My understanding was that the Shah was in power and Mossadegh essentially
> shifted the power balance in favor of the Majlis/Parliament, which is what
> triggered the CIA coup and the return of the Shah to full-on dictatorship.
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Re: [Marxism] Benjamin and Kolhatkar support Rouhani

2019-02-15 Thread A.R. G via Marxism
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My understanding was that the Shah was in power and Mossadegh essentially
shifted the power balance in favor of the Majlis/Parliament, which is what
triggered the CIA coup and the return of the Shah to full-on dictatorship.

Who actually invited Medea Benjamin to Iran? Her group is very odd. They
used to organize some of the anti-Israel-Lobby stuff in DC but they've
since stopped doing that (I think over internal disputes with Palestine
groups). Their heyday really was during the Iraq invasion when they
siphoned support from Democrats.

Amith R. Gupta


On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 9:13 PM Louis Proyect via Marxism <
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> On 2/14/19 9:05 PM, John Reimann via Marxism wrote:
> >   She clearly seems to think that the shah
> > was in power before Mossadegh was overthrown.
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> But he was.
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Re: [Marxism] Benjamin and Kolhatkar support Rouhani

2019-02-14 Thread Louis Proyect via Marxism

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On 2/14/19 9:05 PM, John Reimann via Marxism wrote:

  She clearly seems to think that the shah
was in power before Mossadegh was overthrown.


But he was.
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