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PBS 2hr special providing much insight to today's middle east turmoil from the War&Peace folder of AustinLibertyInternet Radio/TV at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LibertyProspects/links -Terry Liberty Parker http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian --- In [email protected], "gclark809" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There is much more to this story, such as the competition between the > British and the Russians attempting to colonize what was then > known as Persia during the 19th Century. Oil and caviar being the > imperial prizes. > > Good work. Keep studying! > > Greg Clark > > > --- In [email protected], "Guy McLendon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 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/
