Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 CIA admits 1953 Iranian coup it backed was undemocratic | US foreign policy | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM The toppling of the prime minister Mohammad Mosaddeq and ensuing rule of the shah directly led to the 1979 Islamic Revolution Quote The toppling of the prime minister Mohammad Mosaddeq and ensuing rule of the shah directly led to the 1979 Islamic Revolution The CIA has for the first time acknowledged that the 1953 coup it backed in Iran that overthrew its prime minister and cemented the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was undemocratic. The admission came in a new podcast revealing details about one of the most famed CIA operations of all times – the effort to spirit six American diplomats out of Iran under the guise of a Hollywood movie production. The CIA in 2013 admitted its role in the coup that brought down Iran’s then prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddeq, but until now has not publicly acknowledged that the move was undemocratic. Quote In the podcast, CIA spokesperson Walter Trosin cites the claims of agency historians that the majority of the CIA’s clandestine activities in its history “bolstered” popularly elected governments. “We should acknowledge, though, that this is, therefore, a really significant exception to that rule,” Trosin says of the 1953 coup. CIA historian Brent Geary, appearing on the podcast, agrees. “This is one of the exceptions to that,” Geary says. OLOLOLOLOLOLOLO @ the part I emphasized above. Now do Guatemala in 1954, Congo in 1960, Brazil in 1964, Indonesia in 1965, Chile in 1973, Argentina in 1976 etc. etc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Even the CIA's gone woke. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5timechamp Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Im just waiting for the confessions as to just how deep and disruptive the work in Central America was in the 70s to late 80s… perhaps in another 10 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 23 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: CIA admits 1953 Iranian coup it backed was undemocratic | US foreign policy | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM The toppling of the prime minister Mohammad Mosaddeq and ensuing rule of the shah directly led to the 1979 Islamic Revolution OLOLOLOLOLOLOLO @ the part I emphasized above. Now do Guatemala in 1954, Congo in 1960, Brazil in 1964, Indonesia in 1965, Chile in 1973, Argentina in 1976 etc. etc. We will get that once there is no way to hold anyone accountable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 23, 2023 Author Share Posted October 23, 2023 While I haven't listened to the actual podcast where this "admission" was stated (and really have no desire to), I cannot help but imagine that it sounds awfully close to the fantastic ending scene from "Burn After Reading": 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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