Everyone,
If I had to put my finger on THE most defining moment in modern mid-eastern history, it would be the 1953 CIA/British overthrow of an Iranian prime minister, and his replacement by our puppet ... the Shah of Iran. Prime Minister: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Mossadegh The constitutional monarchy that existed during the 1951-1953 period was SECULAR ... and, resembled the current government of Great Britain. If not for covert CIA/British actions, Iran today would undoubtedly be a stable, secular, constitutional monarchy. This subversion of Iranian secular democracy was performed for the benefit of the British oil company, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, and that was later renamed British Petroleum. This travesty was the handiwork of Winston Churchill and agents inside the Eisenhower Administration. Kermit Roosevelt, grandson of President Teddy Roosevelt, was chief of the covert-operation in Iran. Mastermind of Operation Ajax: http://www.flyingfish.org.uk/articles/rushdie/00-06-16tim.htm The 1953 coup destroyed democracy in Iran, and basically pushed the Iranian nation towards Islamic fanaticism. The US response to the Iranian overthrow of the Shah was to support Sadaam Hussein of Iraq as a means to strike back at the Iranians. American support of Sadaam in the Iran/Iraq War further radicalized the Islamic clerics. It can be easily argued this "one two" punch by the Establishment is what caused modern, radicalized Islam to become dominant in Iran. Harry Truman absolutely resisted Winston Churchill's appeals to subvert democracy in Iran . to his credit. The incoming Eisenhower Admin gave a green light to Operation Ajax, and the rest is history. Respectfully, Guy McLendon [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
