“It’s Always About Oil”: CIA & MI6 Staged Coup in Iran 70 Years Ago, Destroying Democracy in Iran

[@JZ2445]

It is NEVER about Democracy - it is about control of resources. Same thing happened to Iraq, Afghanistan and the complaints about 'less democratic countries' today.

[@louise_rose]

Ukraine, too. The US and NATO (essentially controlled by the US and its deputy the UK) wanted naval bases on Crimea, further military pushback against Russia and access to cheap oil, gas, fruit and wheat from Ukraine, so they installed the regime they wanted in Ukraine from 2014 on and used it as a battering ram against Russia. Without the heavy US investment - military, financial and geopolitical - in eastern Europe and Ukraine over the last twenty years, the current war wouldn't even have happened.

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

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[@Salamwamat]

You Western useful idiots don't know the Middle East. You do not understand the place of Islam in the daily life of the Muslim, which determines for him much more than the laws of the country. There are police forces there that enforce the religious law more than the state law. There is not a single democratic Muslim country there, and there never has been. That's why the ties of the Western Magdainites with the Islamic countries should not be based on a demand for democratization, but more on the restoration of human and civil rights. Let them reduce the involvement of the state in the enforcement of personal laws of everyday life, and they will bring about democracy later in difficult struggles between the intellectual elite and the sages of the mosque.

[@frostflower5555]

Of course. That is why Amereeka had its eye on Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union. The vast amount of resources that Russia has to rape makes USA's mouth water. Fill in the rest of the blanks...

[@bobneveln6359]

😢

[@Bavafa1]

"The United States does not want democracy in the Middle East" The truest statement said about the US and Middle East

[@robertmarmaduke186]

Democracy is a fraud and we are immersed in oil & gas & plastics for survival. It was the British oil companies that overthrew Iran in any case,

[@emilio2647]

@Bavafa1 remember Henry Kissinger's words when he stated that America has no permanent friends nor allies only interests.

[@Bavafa1]

@@emilio2647 And it is really too bad that he has not faced justice for his crimes against humanity.

[@pepperprovasnik]

Why do we believe "democracy" is positive for anyone? It's clearly been outgrown in the US

[@boi9842]

liberal democracy is the weakest form of governance, all liberal "democratic" countries are US colonies, the only countries standing for their sovereignty are non liberal democracies and bonapartist regimes like China/Russia/Iran.

[@sxt4447]

Imagine what Iran would be like today if we didn’t meddle in their democratic process. They’d probably be the wealthiest democratic nation on the planet. The US couldn’t have that….

[@kaashlia]

The whole Middle East! Amazing ancient countries.

[@Social_Pugatory]

Not just the Middle East all over the world where we “support” dictators and undemocratic leadership in natural resource rich countries. If everybody just minded their business how much better off the world would be. It s like the fire nation attacked once now ever since each country has been trying to one-up the others.

[@LG-dj9qr]

And the Brits. Don't forget the UK. At one time they had their colonialized hands in a quarter of all nations.

[@richardh8082]

@@LG-dj9qr Yeah sorry about all that :(

[@terirea7743]

Now we have murderous, backward, ignorant, dictatorial Saudi Arabia as our ally. Another Republican win in massive stupidity and warmongering by president Dwight Eisenhower.

[@seejayfrujay]

I guess what elder Bush said just keeps ringing true: "If the American people knew what we have done, they would string us up from the lamp posts."

[@namelessjedi2242]

Have done, and are still doing today…

[@davidcbr0wn]

America people are going to do what they’ve always done: believe the oligarch’s’ propaganda and keep voting for Democrats and Republicans.

[@mikeferrini8884]

Bush was made the CIA director due to his family fortune and ties to wall street as well as his personal involvement with Allan Dulles and the Kennedy Assassination. If people still have doubts about whoactually killed Kennedy, it was the CIA and the Bush family at the behest of Dulles.

[@sagesufferswell]

Nothing seems outrageous enough to make the American population want to string up criminal leaders.

[@samdegoeij6576]

Another great quote was by Mike Pompeo: "We lied, we killed and stole." Which he said with psychopathic smile on his face. Then the room full of journalists and government officials laughed.

[@greenarrow5594]

70 years later and the USA are still doing the same thing!!

[@cindylacy]

They’ve been doing it since 1893 in Hawaii

[@erenyeagerist7681]

USA did that to my country in the Philippines in 1986. They planted a coup d'etat using the leftist and communist NPA to get rid of pres. Marcos, Sr. who was a threat to USA because pres. Marcos, Sr. wanted to establish a GOLD currency as a trade in Asia. USA was enraged at pres. Marcos, Sr. because USA was paranoid that their being no. 1 in the world would be reduced

[@Salman-sc8gr]

Latest one was in Pakistan.

[@angaleejones]

Wish was not controlled against copying....

[@FrankskinOrweed-ep4ij]

It’s INFURIATING!!!

[@le7mule21]

“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.” Frédéric Bastiat

[@curtrice6060]

📝💰💸💵

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

it is not only that half of the population were killed by manufactured famine agriculture hoarding and ports being blockaded to feed the soldiers stationed in iran during ww1 nearly 9 million people died out of 20 million it was the persian holocast since history is written by victorors it never gets recognized

[@minimalist279]

. . . sick barbarians . . .

[@louise_rose]

"It's only robbery and illegal looting when THEY do it" ;)

[@chrismashburn9710]

Great quote, gov mule. The politics of power as an expression of the 2nd law. If only we could reap the benefits of a stable system and build in some beneficial cycle of instability. Something far short of revolution but less integral to the problem than "voting". Instead, we make systems that work well enough to lock in the abject rot.

[@farhadfarhadian1111]

The true face of USA

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

it is not only that half of the population were killed by manufactured famine agriculture hoarding and ports being blockaded to feed the soldiers stationed in iran during ww1 nearly 9 million people died out of 20 million it was the persian holocast since history is written by victorors it never gets recognized

[@TheBalterok]

Have you never benefited?

[@davep7849]

Read the rest of the history, friend. Marxists only care about one narrative.

[@Gesus111]

@@TheBalterokonly the rich do

[@Gesus111]

@@TheBalterokonly the wealthy

[@knightalexius593]

Not "backed" but "orchestrated" by the US and Britain.

[@elatomala1976]

Exactly! Doing the BEASTS bidding across the world is who they are ALL CONTROLLED BY

[@threemobileone1371]

Read books, talk to lranians and do your own research. Stop listening to the heavily biased leftist propaganda specialist. You have been misled for far too long.

[@barbaramayer5182]

Just like Ukraine. Then blame R. & P

[@elatomala1976]

@barbaramayer5182 That's what they always do play the blame game for what they are doing. They also implant people to cause the chaos that ensues in other countries. Antifa, BLM have been used for their CAUSE to CREATE it, too. These people are trained at camps and PAID to do their dirty deeds. Dressing them leaving bricks umbrellas are ALL part of the SHOW. They receive their directions through their PHONES. That is why ALL illegals receive them for FREE when they come here, thanks to HUSSEIN Obama and Biden MANY years ago. The SHOW called FLASH MOB was a TRIAL RUN for all to be ENTERTAINED. ALL SCRIPTED TO DANCE DANCE DANCE. NOW they are used to destroy businesses and BURN and are getting away with it wearing MASKS. They sure have been putting a lot of thought and time developing their diabolical methods of destruction. POPULATION CONTROL= eliminating people... Georgia Guidestones that THEY BLEW up for their incantation to send them to the UNIVERSE to bring to fruition last year. Shortly after 7/4th. De-popuoation of the world by 95% is their plan...Sasha Fierce put out her Armageddon album pictures on the 4 colored horses. This year, she's on tour with her daughter, putting on the ceremonial shows where people give her their energy without even knowing it. HELL IS EMPTY... THEY ARE HERE WALKING AND WORKING HERE ON EARTH OUT TO CRUSH KILL DESTROY EVERYTHING THAT WAS CREATED OUT OF ❤️ 😍 💖 ❣️ 💕 💘 ❤️ WE ARE ALL GIFTS FROM GOD CREATED OUT OF LOVE...THE FALLEN ANGELS HATE IT ALL AND ARE USING MAN WOMAN CHILDREN TO DO THE DEVILS BIDDING ACROSS THE WORLD. THESE WICKED PEOPLE ARE RAISING THEIR CHILDREN TO CONTINUE THEIR DIABOLICAL AGENDA. THE DOLLAR BILL IS COVERED WITH SYMBOLISM THAT REFLECTS WHOSE CONTRACT THEY SIGNED ON MOUNT HERMON OVER 1000 YEARS AGO. THEIR LOVE OF MONEY (GREED) IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL. FAME FORTUNES ARE ALL THAT MATTERS TO THEM. May God our Father and Jesus Christ Our Lord and Savior guide bless protect and SAVE us from those within our own GOVERNMENTS and these ENTITIES that exist as we fulfill our missions in life I pray Amen THIS GAME THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING WITH OUR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF OUR LOVED ONES MUST COME TO AN END PERMANENTLY! I pray the people who are lost are found so they can SAVE their SOULS from THEM and eternal DAMNATION with them.

[@flickwtchr]

@@barbaramayer5182 "Then blame R. & P" Huh?

[@Marxist2]

So Roosevelt served BP in this coup. Sickening.

[@edwardroche2480]

And America has caused this same problem in dozens of countries. And that call immigration. Greed and the thirst for money and power is never-ending.

[@saturationstation1446]

wish people would get it into their heads that there is no such thing as a good wealthy eurocentric person. you might find a couple good things they have done but when you examine whats happened around them and the rest of their own actions, you see, they dont have the capacity to care for anyone who isnt a rich european.

[@RobHollanderMusic]

For the casual browser of these comments the above comment is not referring to FDR, but descendant of Teddy Roosevelt.

[@mikefruge8589]

No, not FDR. It was one of his descendants.

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

it is not only that half of the population were killed by manufactured famine agriculture hoarding and ports being blockaded to feed the soldiers stationed in iran during ww1 nearly 9 million people died out of 20 million it was the persian holocast since history is written by victorors it never gets recognized

[@evadd2]

This is a nice follow up to Oliver Stone's work. He identifies the rise of the CIA and the Dulles brothers and American intervention throughout the world.

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

it is not only that half of the population were killed by manufactured famine agriculture hoarding and ports being blockaded to feed the soldiers stationed in iran during ww1 nearly 9 million people died out of 20 million it was the persian holocast since history is written by victorors it never gets recognized

[@CB_GAMES777]

Notice how they get airports and ships named after them when they advance the empire.

[@dvijay461]

Dulles also played a role in the jfk assassination

[@louise_rose]

Yes, the parallel to Oliver Stone and Seymour Hersh - and before them, with Noam Chomsky and his groundbreaking criticism of the US mix of exceptionalism and brash, violent opportunism - is very clear.

[@christinakis7265]

They are others qualified for the job. Let's not get stuck with Hollywierds.

[@BillSias-op7xw]

Great job exposing corruption.

[@durango8882]

OMG who dat😳

[@PersonnaEvans-kn6xm]

If Not Corruptions..Can Look of Scary "No to Little LAWs or Prioritizing Hierarchical Securities Levels...

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

it is not only that half of the population were killed by manufactured famine agriculture hoarding and ports being blockaded to feed the soldiers stationed in iran during ww1 nearly 9 million people died out of 20 million it was the persian holocast since history is written by victorors it never gets recognized

[@kimocoloma4123]

Don't be innocent and ignorant with American Government. President Marcos in the Philippines once said when America accused him of Authoritarian Marshall Law form of Government so President Ferdinand Marcos told American Government Officials said "who do you think I've learned it from?" When Trump was asked why he wanted a closer relation with Putin of Russia or Kim Jun Ong of North Korea dictators and murderous killers Trump replied " you think America is innocent in that regard?". Trump calls it like it is.

[@NomadSupreme911]

We don't defend Kuwait in the Gulf War if they didn't have oil. We don't invade Iraq in 2003 if they didn't have oil. Always follow the money.

[@dawnoceanside7300]

Follow the money, and sit on COMFY COUCH for decades!!!! Someone else's kid will die for my oil...... Right?

[@karamyoussef3362]

Do you think there will be time/American generation to follow different policies regarding this part of the world and leave them to proceed with their experience.

[@howardmctroy3303]

​@@karamyoussef3362No.

[@thomasthomasphilp4393]

Before the execution, Saddam Hussein told the judges that he attacked Kuwait while US asked him

[@saturationstation1446]

dont follow it too far tho because that will lead back to european monarchs EVERY SINGLE TIME. and we must insist that they arent doing anything wrong and deserve to take everyone elses stuff

[@Curious0101]

1953 coup was the start of the 25 years oil consortium agreement and after Shah informed the parties no extension would be given to the agreement that was expiring in 1979, the revolution of 1979 took place! It was always about the Oil

[@twistedoperator4422]

Capitalism's quest for never ending growth at all costs.

[@le7mule21]

Why do you think we are in the state we are in today? Now they are feeding on us now. There own.

[@saturationstation1446]

show me where european monarchs lost control of "capital" ... show me where a major eurocentric business exists without most of their costs being subsidized by their "government" and its citizens. you cant. and because you cant, there is no capitalism. there is still only monarchy, parading as anything else it can confuse people into believing. whether that be fascism or democracy. neither of those things are real when monarchs have complete control of the worlds resources and people.

[@SimonFranck100]

That's how it "grew"

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

it is not only that half of the population were killed by manufactured famine agriculture hoarding and ports being blockaded to feed the soldiers stationed in iran during ww1 nearly 9 million people died out of 20 million it was the persian holocast since history is written by victorors it never gets recognized

[@barbaratheard5992]

Don't blame it on capitalism....the blame rests squarely on the shoulders of those seduced by it.

[@Juan-ud3if]

Salute The Truth and Truth Teller's.🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋

[@kimocoloma4123]

"Tell the truth because the truth will set you free"

[@a2zin125]

As an Iranian-American, I grew up being immersed in this information in the 70's, so practically nothing here in news to me. My grandparents, parents, uncles, the media, intellectuals, and even small shop owners and taxi drivers in Iran would talk about it, reciting our history with the US and Britain bit by bit. I never knew how much this information was actually suppressed by the CIA and/or MI6 until recently, and always wondered how Americans knew so little about it!!

[@FrankskinOrweed-ep4ij]

Yes I’ve learned last 2 years too of the deep corruption and evil forces of our world. One thing that annoys me is lately I've heard Iranians be so oblivious to this History and are now in fact supporting a state that HASN’t good intentions for their ppl or land. It’s crazy, but ofc MSM have done a deep level of manipulation, gaslighting and misinformation, so reality isn’t depicted. For many ppl it’s all they know the propaganda. I too was a sheep until recently ! Ofc the dictatorships who get into power in these nations are also oppressive and not good guys, but the terrible thing is it’s all choreographed by ppl who had bad intentions with their nation!!

[@charmaine8512]

Keeping the lower rung of Whites uneducated and get them into jobs _ nepotism

[@EricForney-uz4iz]

These are inconvenient truths that the U.S. government would rather not have the American people know too much about. Hence the publics lack of knowledge about these events and how they came about, and who directed them.

[@psmith2714]

And its been going on in Africa, South America, Ukraine, Libya and the Middle East. Thats how BRICS came about.

[@michaelamorginos2807]

What a disgrace they are 😡😡. Totally revolting 🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

it is not only that half of the population were killed by manufactured famine agriculture hoarding and ports being blockaded to feed the foregin soldiers stationed in iran during ww1 nearly 9 million people died out of 20 million it was the persian holocast since history is written by victorors it never gets recognized

[@arsvikhakhnazarian9882]

British government use to say British oil on Iranian soil that says it all.

[@melindaward4780]

Most people don't know anything about Iran except for the hostages. Not of everything that came before. EVERYONE should see this because it still effects today. Sad to say, no matter where it's always about the Money.

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

it is not only that half of the population were killed by manufactured famine agriculture hoarding and ports being blockaded to feed the soldiers stationed in iran during ww1 nearly 9 million people died out of 20 million it was the persian holocast since history is written by victorors it never gets recognized

[@cheri238]

Thank you, Amy Goodman, and Juan Gonzalez and Team Democracy Now for having Taghi Amirani with his incredible documentary 'Coup 53' on this morning. This is the second interview I have seen him speak. Congratulations to him and his team for this extraordinary documentary. American history and world histories on all sides. Ray Fiennes an excellent actor , thank you also.

[@4Youalone3]

I'm 72 so all I knew was the Persian Shah and his overthrow followed by an Islamic government. Thank you for telling us the truth. I'm terribly saddened to learn of one more history of the USA destroying a foreign Democracy for Capitalist money makers. I cry for my country.

[@cheri238]

@@4Youalone3 🙏❤️🌏🕊🎶🎵

[@ArleeStarr-l6e]

The actor is Ralph Fiennes. It's a weird and peculiar thing that the Brits pronounce something completely different from the way it's spelled. Rafe is the way he says it.

[@cheri238]

@@ArleeStarr-l6e Thank you

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

it is not only that half of the population were killed by manufactured famine agriculture hoarding and ports being blockaded to feed the soldiers stationed in iran during ww1 nearly 9 million people died out of 20 million it was the persian holocast since history is written by victorors it never gets recognized

[@Trdundee]

The same route was followed by Dick Cheney who wanted the contracts for his oil company in the US and the Afghan government of that time decided to give it to Brazil or Argentina. And the next thing you knew a propaganda was initiated in the USA to convince the people that the government in Afghanistan were bad people and in the name of goodies like democracy and freedom and human rights they sent their forces to Afghanistan. The western world doesn’t have any of these. The democracy in the USA,CANADA,BRITAIN have been hijacked after the Second World War by someone or a group of people ,I really don’t know who they are. We erroneously blame our governments for the bad moves. The governments are just a front desk,or at least that’s what they have been reduced to.

[@carlolapadula3953]

No wonder some people are skeptical that when it comes to Ukraıne, *this time* the US narrative on who the bad guy is actually, finally accurate for a change. Wonder where Democracy Now stands in that regard...

[@DaveBoswell-lz3kc]

The people you're thinking of are the 1% the multi mega-billionaires.

[@nopeno6514]

They are the military complex, the big pharma, the big multinacional corporations, all helped by the social media, D. C. lobbies and corrupt politicians, which includes the CIA and the FBI.

[@bamaraiderable]

Are you saying the Taliban are GOOD people? Please explain.

[@Trdundee]

@@bamaraiderable it all depends on how you look at them.From which angle. All peoples of the world have good and bad people. Calling a people bad is not doing justice to those of them who are good. Taliban are actually students going to a school,religious or not. But if you mean by Taliban the government of Afghanistan,then,I would suggest we call the their proper name: the Afghan government. I hope I have answered your question.

[@darrenalevi3006]

Fascinating Documentary now this is the type of things Democracy now should be covering

[@kimocoloma4123]

Now you know why the Iranians are so in deep hatred to Americans "DEATH TO AMERICA". if you have served the American Military you would learned a lot of countries hate us Americans.

[@kamilebrahimoff3589]

C.I.A coup in Iran 1953, Guatamala 1954, Brazil 1964, Indonesia 1965, Chile 1972.

[@dennissalisbury496]

What made the Mosaddegh Coup so successful was that it didn't cost anything relative to the oil revenue that was seized.

[@kimocoloma4123]

I forgot Spain was also dominant land owner.

[@WorshipinIdols]

What made the “coupe” so successful was that it wasn’t a coupe but that the people were authentically fed up with his failed socialist economic policies. It’s very easy to get your way when your way is the same direction as the will of the people. Exactly the same thing as happens in Ukraine, yes we support the protestors and wish them well and much success. But the west has nothing to do with starting of encouraging it. At least not till after it was already in full swing.

[@nuqwestr]

It didn't cost anything because Iran was divided and easily swayed, Mossadegh's popularity was already waning, so very easy to push it over.

[@lameezdavids7130]

​@@nuqwestrThe so called civilized democratic countries thatact liked barbaric vulttures and love to destroy humanity.This wold didnt have peace since ww1 and same goverments are still involved.Shame what asick world we live in.

[@silenzioaffogato]

Great interview, thank you Democracy Now. Looking forward to more programs about Iranian politics . ❤

[@bonitaroache73]

The United States has never forgiven the Iranian Citizenry for ousting its Dictator, the Shah. As far as the Corporate paymasters are concerned, NO ONE has the right to oust a US installed and supported Dictator from Power, despite how oppressive their Tyranny is...

[@jamesmurphy9426]

It's sad the average American citizen will never understand that fact or the history of America between the spanish American war and world War two Occupation of Haiti and Cuba The Philippines Insurrection against America basically very similarly to the Vietnam War

[@ivelawthomas4246]

Democracy for them and ditatorship for the rest of the world according to the united states and europes globall élites...

[@howardmctroy3303]

They replaced him with someone worse.

[@bonitaroache73]

Economic Sanctions on Iran are all about Economic Warfare. US Officials targeted the Iranian Citizenry using Sanctions to inflict massive Economic Warfare and Death on them. The Aim: Oust your Dictatorship in another Revolution and restore a pro-US Dictatorship in its stead or we'll continue to squeeze the Economic lifeblood out of you until you Die. How is it that the American Public, Taxpayers, and Consumers really not understand the Hatred and Vilification we've brought onto ourselves from Central Asia and the Eurasian Continent from our utter Stupidity Squared?!

[@az6802]

@@howardmctroy3303Thats subjective

[@Jaydec205]

stop wasting your time and go read forbidden manifestation by zara blackthorn. your future self will thank you.

[@AnandiDhavali]

I got it, one of the best books ive ever read

[@RajSaini-it4fb]

finished reading it a few days ago. you can see why it was censored by just reading the first chapter. this industry is truly scary

[@amritagayakwad6671]

read it a few days ago, its great

[@raghavkumar4266]

I finished that book 2 weeks ago and I can say that is amazing book. Would also recommend it.

[@Pihunikabhagat]

read it a few days ago, its great

[@sarahcesar5813]

CIA did the same Coup in Indonesia in 1965...!!!! 😠

[@HughJass-313]

*United SNAKES* remains Undefeated 🔥

[@dinomite592]

History has shown that whenever the U.S.A. controls the Basra region gas prices go way up at the pumps in the U.S.A.

[@TheBalterok]

History has shown that before the USA ever was people used to burn wood for heat, light an oil wick for light and ride in the horse and buggy, if lucky.

[@judithkornfeld3529]

Great reporting, as usual.

[@TheBalterok]

Not really. Propaganda, as usual.

[@VangeliRock]

Noam Chomsky was the first I heard this from. Iran had a democratically elected goverment then the US aided in ousting it leaving the country with the Islamic dictatorship they have had since. and yes, the US is repsonsible for that.

[@HughJass-313]

U.S. aided *BRITIAN.* The oil was sold through B.P.... _BRITISH PETROLEUM_ 🔥🔥🔥

[@Tabrizshahr]

And russia for respnones for send baku sosyalist for the 1979 denationlist iranian danesty to colonez snoth Azerbaycan Resluts failed Iran had plan to stop work with wester imperlist in 1983 when iran comes 4th to 3th super power It will be come sosyalist in east capitalist in west And manorchy nationalist in middle of planet earth Iran Under Pahlavi we gived russians havey deafet And results wester proganda take it all It shame we have to be someone sides shilds

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

it is not only that half of the population were killed by manufactured famine agriculture hoarding and ports being blockaded to feed the soldiers stationed in iran during ww1 nearly 9 million people died out of 20 million it was the persian holocast since history is written by victorors it never gets recognized

[@krustymadrid4953]

They left Iran with the Shah, not the Islamic dictatorship that they have today

[@Tabrizshahr]

@@krustymadrid4953 it not Islamic dictatorship It Catholic Birtish spy dictatorship from India There's are no iranian

[@mohammadbaranishooli218]

And they want same democracy for Ukraine and Taiwan

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

it is not only that half of the population were killed by manufactured famine agriculture hoarding and ports being blockaded to feed the foregin soldiers stationed in iran during ww1 nearly 9 million people died out of 20 million it was the persian holocast since history is written by victorors it never gets recognized

[@sagesufferswell]

I feel so bad for the people of Iran. They've been trying to get free of that horrendous regime ever since we intervened and the atrocities committed there regularly are unacceptable. We must fix our mistakes and help them.

[@arronfrazier7873]

No, they want to be left the hell alone. The West has done enough the last few hundred years around the planet with colonialism and imperialism.

[@AnkhGirl]

Yeah, stop by Africa first.

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

it is not only that half of the population were killed by manufactured famine agriculture hoarding and ports being blockaded to feed the foregin soldiers stationed in iran during ww1 nearly 9 million people died out of 20 million it was the persian holocast since history is written by victorors it never gets recognized

[@syncopatedfeb4770]

what regime? the one that won't let you go back to syria and smuggle oil or assault 12 year olds? worry about your homelessness and failed society ffs, lollol

[@syedalimujtabahaidertirmiz7441]

This coup brought in the Western Friendly Shah for 26 years and that “regime” was overthrown by the Iranian people in 1979 Iran has been free ever since if you liars are claiming the so called “revolution” in Iran is happening it has been and year since and nothing it failed In 2 weeks after that there hasn’t been a peep

[@abaassabaassi2716]

As alway, wonderful program and guests

[@dmikaels2199]

The British and the CIA of course!

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

it is not only that half of the population were killed by manufactured famine agriculture hoarding and ports being blockaded to feed the soldiers stationed in iran during ww1 nearly 9 million people died out of 20 million it was the persian holocast since history is written by victorors it never gets recognized

[@kimocoloma4123]

JFK Jr. before he died on his plane he supposedly piloted just disappear in the middle of the Atlantic wrote a book about who killed/assassinated his father. He revealed a name "GEORGE" In the CIA. The older Bush was the head of the CIA that time of assassination.

[@windy1267]

of course! Dont look any further of who owns these oil companies, or most U.S corporations, or who meddled with the Iranian government in 1944, that would be very antisemtic of you!

[@User98272-ue]

The 3 scumbags of the earth: CIA, MI6 & MOSSAD

[@FrankskinOrweed-ep4ij]

@windy1267 It’s disgraceful we can’t even spell correctly on these sites. We simply aren’t free Z0Gs destroy world and continue to do so, particularly 0.1% , the banking families. Imho it wouldn’t surprise me if they made deal with the devil in exchange for wealth& favours. Similar to ‘the fall of the house of Asher’ series. It’s eerily reminiscent of the REALITY of our world! You probably won’t see this comment !!

[@paulcollins557]

An eye opening and informative article that makes one ask for more. Good reporting!

[@TheBalterok]

Ask for the coverage of the revolution on Iran that US didn’t support. The one that was against the mullahs. Revolutions.

[@FoxSt3v3]

100% this is well known and they did it everywhere else around the world too

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

it is not only that half of the population were killed by manufactured famine agriculture hoarding and ports being blockaded to feed the soldiers stationed in iran during ww1 nearly 9 million people died out of 20 million it was the persian holocast since history is written by victorors it never gets recognized

[@kimocoloma4123]

Britain, France and America ruled and colonized most of the land in the world even as we speak today.

[@TheBalterok]

Not in North Korea, they didn’t.

[@FoxSt3v3]

@@TheBalterok Korea itself is split because of America, Russia and China there never was or currently is a need for a 'North' Korea, the split is all part of an Empirical game, as is the rest of modern American meddling I will say, if NK had an insane amount of oil, the US may have tried harder

[@tomshahriari6602]

As a child, my father would tell me stories of his work for the cia. His job was to hire the poor from rural area’s and drive them to Tehran to act as “protesters” against Mossadegh. Ironically, my mother’s brother was a member of the Tudeh party and had to flee to the communist block, where he lived until his death a few years ago. It is all madness.

[@FrankskinOrweed-ep4ij]

Such sneakiness, such immense greed and corruption These ppl are sociopaths and sorry but ur dad was too or morally bankrupt. Sometimes ppl wake up later on in USA.. and the west

[@GhoulJaron]

Yes and now people complain of Iran, the US complain of Iran, and say: oh look at Iran before all of this it was so beautiful now it's so radical" and they don't wonder who ruined it, just blaming others other then there own people.

[@Caligirl903]

Thanks for covering this and reminding it to everyone!

[@mahmooddelkhasteh2224]

I was born three years after the coup. I remember my dad, most of the times, he was edgy and bad tempered. The first time I saw him wholeheartedly happy and joyful was in 1979 Revolution, when Shah was gone, the country was free and we all were expecting that the emerging freedom and democracy will last forever!!! (not knowing the overthrow of the dictatorship is just the start and not the end.) It was then I realized that his depression and moodiness to a large extend was due to 1953 coup. He was a military man who was fiercely pro- Mossadegh. He saw him as a kind of Prometheus, who brough the light of awareness and knowledge to the Iranians. The coup, had deeply traumatized him. The mega criminals who conduct coup, have a birds eye view, hence blinded to the suffering they inflict to the people and even if they do, the could not care less. This the the colonial mentality, which is enmeshed in savagery and brutality.

[@HughJass-313]

Cool that your dad was Pro Mossadegh ❤❤

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

it is not only that half of the population were killed by manufactured famine agriculture hoarding and ports being blockaded to feed the foregin soldiers stationed in iran during ww1 nearly 9 million people died out of 20 million it was the persian holocast since history is written by victorors it never gets recognized

[@Jack-in-the-country]

Your comment is thoughtful and really puts things into perspective for me... Thank you.

[@milema8155]

Thank you for sharing, my heart goes to you.

[@FrankskinOrweed-ep4ij]

Yes too many countries in Africa, Middle East and central south Americas have been intentionally infiltrated by these demons where by they are intentionally choreographed to be ruled by brutal dictators!!!! I’m from Europe and it INFURIATES ME! The world is controlled by SOCIOPATHS at the very top!!!! I don't think majority of worlds people are in agreement with such scale of evil.. its hijacked leaders But with what I what from some ppl, idk for sure-Definitely evil on this world

[@hosseinamadeh-bash7287]

Beautiful and true , I was six years old boy and wittnessed the coup. Thank you all

[@libertyordeath555]

Ya know it's getting harder & harder to stand for the flag.

[@dvijay461]

It’s impossible to stand for the flag. Our nation propagandized its own people and wreaked havoc on the rest of the world. Lies upon lies. Pornstars have more morals.

[@granthurlburt4062]

The thing to do is to act like a patriot. Which includes being strong enough to criticize your own country when it does the wrong thing. I'm Canadian and observe how it has been propaganda to its citizens from birth that the US is the greatest country in the world. It becomes very hard, in consequence, to criticize your own country when this is implaced in your pre-rational mind. Its like learning to find fault with your parents, or harder. The US has many fine qualities but it is sure not perfect, and the military-industrial corporate interests that run it ruin it for their own citizens (no universal health care etc) and the world

[@GhoulJaron]

​@granthurlburt4062 the world with the US has become dark, like no justice, no law, no God in heaven, just interests and doesn't matter who dies.

[@sev2300]

The 1979 revolution was also about oil. The Shah refused to renew the consortium agreement of 1954 and planned to terminate all the related contracts by the end of 1979. Guess what, a revolution spearheaded by a radical Islamic clerk Khomeini took place to overthrow the Shah in 1979. Iran was moving up and was becoming one of the wealthiest countries in the world in the 70s. The 1979 revolution triggered the downfall of the country. Iran is now a poor country whose people are suffering day in, day out under clerks. God knows when and what will be unveiled about who orchestrated the revolution and who Khomeini really was.

[@ashvoj]

Well said. But this so-called "coup" of '53 never happened. It's a CIA disinformation against the Shah to justify and cover up the CIA coup of '79. The Shah appointed Mossadegh and later dismissed him. That's not a coup. Mossadegh's coup against the Shah failed. All these decades, they've been undermining the late Shah and portraying him as a monster and a puppet. The truth is that he was a Liberator and "dangerous" to the interests of foreign powers who wanted to plunder and bring down Iran. They achieved it by installing their puppet mullahs into power in '79.

[@jhingoorpatima237]

People not suffering in iran but also in yemen irak syria palestines lebanon venezuela cuba Africa Nicaragua and the list goes on due brutal sanctions imposed by usa /west !!!

[@sev2300]

@@jhingoorpatima237 Those sanctions have served one purpose for sure: strengthening the oppressive governments and weakening people in those countries. What does that tell you? Just for a second consider the possibility that some of those governments might be in cahoots with those who have imposed those sanctions. Simply because those are the ones who stand to gain. Just food for thought.

[@jhingoorpatima237]

@@sev2300 it is not oppressive government but government who dont bow to west demands / they are not puppet.!!! For me iran is better compared to saudi A !! In iran people vote but not in saudi A !! In iran people protest / go on streets ( but west takes advantage to create chaos but no protest in saudi A ( they fear to be beheaded)!!! In iran covering hair big problems for west but in saudi A women fully covered not a problem for west !!!!

[@jhingoorpatima237]

@@sev2300 in all countries where there is wars or sanctions it is always ordinary people suffer ¡!

[@jillgiachino8086]

Thank you, for reporting Amy 👍👍👍👍👍.

[@gandom_1357]

✌️🇮🇷

[@dvijay461]

The USA is currently attempting the same with Venezuela and its sanctions.

[@khanaliqasim1757]

They will fail Russia will save Venezuela

[@kouroshkian4881]

“Democratically elected”? You don’t even know how the system of Iranian politics was working back then. Prime Ministers (including Mohammad Mosadegh) were being nominated by Shah to the parliament/senate. Senate then would vote on accepting or rejecting Shah’s nominee as the future PM to run the government. Also Shah, had the power to remove PM from power especially in cases were parliament was resolved by PM. A year before the so-called coup, Mosaddegh had dissolved the parliament and he himself had written a letter to Shah stating “now that the parliament is dissolved, his majesty needs to remove the PM and act as the temporary head of government according to the constitution until the new election is held and new senators are elected”. When the western propaganda machines say “democratically elected Mosaddegh” people who have no idea about Iranian politics think Iranian people went to the voting boxes and elected Mosaddegh directly! Absolute stark lies. Mosaddegh is the reason that Iran fell into mullahs arms. He was a crazy lawless man.

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

it is not only that half of the population were killed by manufactured famine agriculture hoarding and ports being blockaded to feed the foregin soldiers stationed in iran during ww1 nearly 9 million people died out of 20 million it was the persian holocast since history is written by victorors it never gets recognized

[@nuqwestr]

They don't want to hear those facts, or about the conditions on the ground when Kermit started his "low-rent" coup. Some suspect the coup would have happened without Kermit's rather silly actions.

[@MrGreatpersian]

For nearly 70 years, from 1850 to 1917, British Petroleum (those days called Anglo-Iranian Oil company) had exclusive right to exploration and owning oil and in return pay 16% to Iran (minus 3% they claimed for Security guards), hence even cheating what they had agreed to pay. when the case was challenged legally, they disputed it and called it a contract between Iranian and British governments. Nationalizing the oil was a legitimate right to claim it back and was not favored by British and their collaborators. we are now 70 years from that event that demonstrates clearly that events of those days could have and would have impacted the path to democracy contrary to what has happened now that people of Iran are chained under the rule to theocracy and dark dictatorship.

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

it is not only that half of the population were killed by manufactured famine agriculture hoarding and ports being blockaded to feed the foregin soldiers stationed in iran during ww1 nearly 9 million people died out of 20 million it was the persian holocast since history is written by victorors it never gets recognized

[@mctabtdrismrkzi8175]

You seem to blame westerners, still believing them:) you are more inferior than [whom don't know these, therefore not hating the west]

[@TheBalterok]

After the revolution succeeded, after the Shah was deposed - what did the Iranians get instead? The tyranny of their own. It seems the presence of the evil colonialists somehow was better than what they had in the end.

[@TheBalterok]

Legitimate? The contracts are legitimate. He would do well by slowly raising the share the oil companies had to pay. There is still plenty of oil around, some could have been cheaper to explore, the market would level the payout, but he was too stiff necked to know that. And you too.

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

@@TheBalterok you are wrong young people in the know dont think so the bitter people who lost their positon cannot dictate to us anymore go an become a penal colony member if you love your masters

[@chh6128]

The Ukraine war is all about oil. Ask Victoria nuland

[@goldoroenohosoroh2391]

That's true.They want to take control over the Russian resources but that would be almost impossible. Well, they're not the first and definitely not the last....

[@paulantonio740]

Glad to see that Democracy Now is publicizing this important documentary but when will Amy & Juan do the same with the US-orchestrated 2014 coup in Ukraine?

[@daiu48]

Might have to wait a bit . ‘Toria’ Nuland is still ‘ on active diplomatic service’…..

[@TheBalterok]

I am from Ukraine. People were fed-up with Kremlin’s proxy Yanukovich and his mobsters plundering the country dry. Many from the provinces left their homes and went to protest in Maidan. I don’t know the extent of amer😅can involvement, but am glad it happened. Too bad the same government Obama cabinet didn’t help the Iranians then and again now.

[@lenoredietz73]

We the people don't feel the same way as govt!!

[@Johnconno]

'It's all about oil.' Who'd have thunk it? I thought it was about philanthropy.

[@---re9jc]

The rest of the world would be in a better place if not for the West.

[@PAMELAPORTER-ci7mr]

You're skipping the advancements in medicine, agriculture, and machines--all courtesy of the West. If the West weren't here, there would be China.

[@saturationstation1446]

stop calling it the west. its not a cardinal direction culture. its eurocentric culture. and eurocentric people are the minority in the western half of the globe anyways. just ignoring a whole major portion of the human species to pretend like we are the only things that exist or matter.....

[@sphere3704]

I don't like comments like these, I am an Iranian myself, but we have to be fair to everyone. People from everywhere have done shit in history that was despicable and they have done things that have revolutionized our future as humanity. West has done many things in the past 400 years to advance science and push humanities boundaries forward, and they have exploited many people that is true, but ask yourself this when Mongols had power what did they do? When Persians were empire what did they do? When Chinese were powerful what did they do to their neighbors? What did Japanese do when they had the power? It has nothing to do with the west it is a greed for wealth and power that runs universally no matter where you are from.

[@glencampbell5422]

​@@sphere3704well said, thanks

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

it is not only that half of the population were killed by manufactured famine agriculture hoarding and ports being blockaded to feed the foregin soldiers stationed in iran during ww1 nearly 9 million people died out of 20 million it was the persian holocast since history is written by victorors it never gets recognized

[@pammatiti]

Thanks Amy for airing this important report!

[@francociano1594]

"There was no communist threat or Soviet Interest in Iran" ?????? And you call Professor Abrahamian an expert??? Come on! Next time invite experts with opposing views to transform your program from a "paid commercial" to a well balanced enlightening program!!!!

[@sergioalcantar3290]

This Coverage, not the kind of coverage you'll see on CNN, The New York Times, FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC etc. Thank you 'Democracy Now' your journalistic integrity and being staffed by human beings who actually give a d@mn about the real state of our U.S. Foreign Policy and how it affects how the World actually sees us.

[@sanramondublin]

The oil Companies and the US empire won CONTROL of CHEAP oil for 26 more years ; but at the end lost a lifetime of good business with Iran. Among the countries that the US and UK have overthrown the government, Iran is the only one who still celebrating the painful grudges. In my opinion , because Iran is an ancient country and has a strong and deep historical identity; Iranians took it as a never forgivable insult to their identity. ... California.

[@FyreGuiomar]

I have nothing but great anger and I put this mildly, at what the United States government and the British government fully, knowing and joyfully did to directly destroy and profit to make a select few rich in money and blood. I think about recent revelations to me and now what many said to me directly, "Remember, you cannot change the past", now means in this context. It weighs heavy on my heart and mind.

[@PAMELAPORTER-ci7mr]

Considering what's happened since 1953, there are many people who regret our government's behavior in many circumstances.

[@hkiani6853]

Correct, we can not change the past, but British and USA attitude towards Iran remain the same as 70 years ago. Their method of madness has changed, but still carrying the same agenda with sanction and pirecy at sea.

[@saturationstation1446]

being mad at the united states is kind of a waste of energy. there isnt a real government here. its literally just a european labor colony. thats where all the wealth we produce goes at least. so its all we can really classify this place as. none of us would choose to work with slimy, perpetually lying and manipulating europeans. none of us think monarchy is something that should exist in any capacity. but the european loyalists who get into positions of power here love monarchies for some reason. probably the same reason they never established a way for citizens to undo anything they have done.

[@syncopatedfeb4770]

that's exactly what happened to rome, Brutus Albinus repeated asked romans to stop talking about the previous roman aggressions against persia for 700 years, and write to all senates in rome to stop rome's current aggression towards persia. noone listened and boom, first it was the visigoth sack of rome, which was a combination of iranian alans and germans, that weakened rome and the final blow by the persian parthians, which made the roman empire disappear, lol

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

it is not only that half of the population were killed by manufactured famine agriculture hoarding and ports being blockaded to feed the soldiers stationed in iran during ww1 nearly 9 million people died out of 20 million it was the persian holocast since history is written by victorors it never gets recognized

[@Dani2kGaming_GEIR]

Without British and the USA involvement, Iran would be one of the progressive country right now

[@shahinrahmanian4269]

70 years after, we have some monarchists that deny there was a coup! Even shah's family live in USA and his son tries to reclaim the throne, ignoring the role his family played to creating this catastrophic situation that we have in Iran and the price Iranian people have paid in these 70 years. We appreciate your work to make this brilliant program. Please make a documentary about the role of Sullivan & Cromwell, Dulles brothers, Eisenhower and their several coup attempts and their secret relationship with Shah of Iran and other infamous dictators.

[@threemobileone1371]

A reigning monarch does not need to stage coup. The Constitution of 1906 gave the Shah his duty to appoint and dismiss all Prime Ministers. If dismissing Mossadegh & his dysfunctional government was a coup and all Prime Ministers before and after Mossadegh and during the previous dynasties were as a result of a coup.

[@nuqwestr]

Shame the "Shah" at the time was such a weak and fear filled character, history may have been very different.

[@jimnickola7196]

Excellent segment!

[@louise_rose]

Uncle Sam is walking around on the world stage carrying a big stick, flipping it around and smacking it at the folks who cause too much trouble to him or deny him tribute. Europe (the EU/NATO-in-Europe) comes trotting along as his dutiful cleaning maid, preaching about international law, the sanctity of the rules-based order and so on - and conveniently looks away or invents excuses when US is clearly violating these sacred principles.

[@ciara5867]

Brilliant discussion. Thank you all. I have just ordered Coup '53 online.♥️🇮🇪🕊

[@threemobileone1371]

The overthrow of the late Shah of lran in 1979 by UK&USA might be the biggest TABOO subject in west since WW2 but it isn't their best kept secret among us lranians. Iranians will not forget nor forgive.

[@marcusaurelius9123]

The Shah was not overthrown by US/UK

[@nuqwestr]

NEVER NEVER a secret, popular book 1962-64 "The Invisible Government" by Wise and Ross, copies on Amazon today. I have a library full of these books, NOT taboo, not at all.

[@mikeeslami1746]

Amy , I have read the Iranian History . I speak Farsi so I have read Mosdegh’s writings. He was member of Iranian Communist party ( Tudeh Party) . Why don’t you talk about the 1978 Coup d'état ? England , USA and France Installed Khomeini. Destroyed whatever freedom and democracy Iranians had for 44 years!! Who are you guys working for ?

[@benjaminstarks4071]

"All the Shah's Men" great book on this topic.

[@threemobileone1371]

Mossadegh was not democratically elected. Iran construction of 1906 was modelled from the Belgians. We lranians never went to poll to ellect any prim Minister. Not during the Shah, not before him and not during the UK&USA backed Khomeini revolution.

[@helpanimals-]

Shameful. These countries will never recover

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

it is not only that half of the population were killed by manufactured famine agriculture hoarding and ports being blockaded to feed the foregin soldiers stationed in iran during ww1 nearly 9 million people died out of 20 million it was the persian holocast since history is written by victorors it never gets recognized

[@olgacvetkova114]

Thanks for sharing this!!

[@Jon-oi3me]

This is true, Mr Kennedy wrote a accurate piece "Syria, another pipeline war" that detailed the timeline

[@sarakawas5628]

Thank you so much democracy now✊

[@jhaduvala]

Oil is a military commodity. All armies, navies, air forces run on petroleum. Controlling oil fields denies your opponent and supplies your own forces.

[@nuqwestr]

Iran had a border with the Soviet Union, a fact left out this discussion.

[@mikeunknown9072]

A magnificent program, a total transparency and knowledge. People need such a programs ,so they can understand what is really going on in the world.

[@FatFrankie42]

Most days I'm ashamed of my country for this sort of thing in its past or something else more current, or both. Ok not most days, every day. This country is responsible for the destruction of democracy in too many countries to count. How it can claim to be "fighting for democracy" anywhere & be taken seriously by anyone anywhere in the world, is something I've been unable to figure out no matter how hard I try or where I look for answers in the 10 +/- years since I finally realised the true nature of this country was nothing like the way it markets itself.

[@mikefruge8589]

We love to talk about the success of our "free capitalism" economy. Yet, we never mention the "evil underbelly" of corporate colonialism that we and other "free capitalist" nations depend on. These corporations and our military industrial complex are now turning their "tactics of plunder" against our own citizens. As we fund the war in Ukraine with a "blank check" which neither party criticizes, our disaster victims such as those in Maui have to fend for themselves.

[@nuqwestr]

"never mention" but you just quoted an American president "military industrial complex", you logic has internal confusion and ripe with fallacy.

[@hellentavora2046]

Us was involved on Brazil coup d'etat in 1964, they had subs near Rio de Janeiro

[@sohrabamiri7917]

Thanks to democracy now And taghi mirani for making true documentary filmmakers and revealed the truth

[@spiritseeker2831]

this is what they have done in Ukraine and 70+ other countries

[@Aziz-bm9bp]

The irony about this coup by the British (MI6) and CIA is that they always claimed they did a favour to the Iranian people(!?). So, you can add to this list many countries in South America and some Asian countries, including Egypt, that toppled the democratically elected president Morsi by Army General Al Sisi; supposedly, they also did favour to these countries.

[@jozette-pierce]

The British had a very strong hold on Eisenhower (his affair w a British driver in WW2). He turned into almost a lackey for the British. The British are behind a lot of things and always try to hide it., and always try to blame the Americans for what they do., ie., ME wars instigated (pushed) by Tony Blair.

[@louise_rose]

Not really, Ike stopped the British and French from pulling off their big venture at Suez in 1956 (this was effectively the end of the British empire as a viable major power) and Britain was so economically weak it had to lt the US take the lead. It's true that the US "inherited" many old British interests and client regimes, in the Middle East and Asia, but that was almost inevitable after 1947.

[@jozette-pierce]

@@louise_rose All I know is, there is ALOT of horrible things being done to America right now.GLOBALISTS ARE RESPONSIBLE, and the British seem to adore Globalists (communists), ie., the Rothschilds, Rupert Murdoch, Tony Blair, George Soros, Bank of England president, K.C., Kissinger, Clintons, Obamas,,, etc. etc. etc. Also Donald Trump is the choice of Americans, and this time, NOBODY, needs to interfere in our elections. Americans are fed up to the gills.

[@victhegatekeeper2236]

This happen 7 years before I was born. I was born in Tehran , Iran. My parents moved my family to the US in 1961. We however moved back to IRAN in 1972. As an American Citizen my sisters and I attended TAS! Tehran American School. My Father owned a big Automotive Garage working on Mercedes primarily. My best 4 years were there in Iran. What a awesome Country! The British are the dirtiest players of all! The British do not have to admit anything! All the World needs to know is a phrase from my Father! “ Mullahs do not work that why they no calluses on their hands, and when you raise the beard of a Mullah it says… Made in the UK” Vatican has the Money, London City Fractionalizes the Money with the Brains, the USA is the Brawl! Nuff said!!! I Love the Shah , Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and I want his Son to go back ASAP! Help him President Trump 45/ 47 !!! MAGA means Make All Governments Accountable! No Deep State! From Vic, the Armenian, Iranian , American!!! Where we go 1 We go All! The World is our Pearl! Grace and Peace! Heavenly Father is Great!

[@ChrisHarding-lk3jj]

One of my good friends is Iranian who fled the country when the Shah fell. He has told me many times how the Shah implemented many reforms and the country was rapidly improving. My friend came to the United States as a foreign exchange student which was possible due to the reforms implemented by Shah Women's rights were greatly improved under the leadership of the Shah and his white revolution improved conditions for all people of Iran. Imagine where Iran would be today if the Shah remained in power.

[@aguilayserpiente]

"He told me" is hearsay. We must first observe the U.S.' role in subverting sovereign nations in order to install repressive fascist orders to enable the easy extraction of cheap resources for American industry: The common view that internal freedom makes for humane and moral international behavior is supported neither by historical evidence nor by reason. The United States itself has a long history of imposing oppressive and terrorist regimes in regions of the world within the reach of its power, such as the Caribbean and Central American sugar and banana republics (Trujillo in the Dominican Republic and the Somozas in Nicaragua were long-lived progeny of U.S. intervention and selection). Since World War II. with the great extension of U.S. power, it has borne a heavy responsibility for the spread of a plague of neofascism, state terrorism, torture and repression throughout large parts of the underdeveloped world. The United States has globalized the "banana republic." *This has occurred despite some modest ideological strain because these developments serve the needs of powerful and dominant interests, state and private, within the United States itself.* The Vietnam War experience is often cited to prove the importance of freedom and dissent in constraining state violence. This assessment seriously misreads the facts of the case. Peace movement activism, growing from and contributing to the popular movements for equality, freedom and social change within the United States, did succeed in raising the domestic costs of the U.S. assault, thus helping to limit in some degree its scope and severity and contributing to the eventual decision that the game was not worth the candle . . . The established "free" institutions supported the war, for the most part enthusiastically and uncritically, occasionally with minor and qualifying reservations. The principled opposition, based on grounds other than cost-ineffectiveness, functioned outside the major institutional structures . . . [E]stablished institutions, with overwhelmingly dominant power, tend to line up in goose-step fashion in support of any state foreign venture, no matter how immoral (until the cost becomes too high). The peace movement frightened Western elites. The response of the U.S. (indeed Free World) leadership to the politicization of large parts of the population during the 1960s provides a revealing indication of their concept of "democracy" and of the role of the public in the "democratic process." In 1975, the Trilateral Commission, representing the more liberal elements of ruling groups in the industrial democracies, published a study entitled The Crisis of Democracy which interprets public participation in decision-making as a threat to democracy, one that must be contained if elite domination is to persist unhindered by popular demand. The population must be reduced to apathy and conformism if "democracy" as interpreted by this liberal contingent, is to be kept workable and allowed to survive. The most crucial fact relating freedom to the Vietnam War experience is that, despite its free institutions, for over two decades (1949-1975) the United States attempted to subjugate Vietnam by force and subversion, in the process violating the UN Charter, the Geneva Accords of 1954 the Nuremberg Code the Hague Convention, the Geneva Protocol of 1925, and finally the Paris agreements of 19733. For almost a decade the peasants of Indochina served as experimental animals for an evolving military technology-cluster bombs, rockets designed to enter caves where people hid to escape saturation bombing, a fiendish array of anti-personnal weapons; new versions of the long-outlawed "dummy" bullet were among the more modest weapons employed. The population was driven into urban slums by bombing, artillery, and ground attacks that often degenerated into mass murder, in an expanding effort to destroy the social structures m which resistance was rooted. Defenseless peasant societies in Laos and Cambodia were savagely bombed in "secret"-the "secrecy" resulting from the refusal of the mass media to make public facts for which they had ample evidence. Freedom was consistent not only with this expanding savagery, but also with *interventions explicitly designed to preserve non-freedom from the threat of freedom (e.g., the invasion of the Dominican Republic in 1965) and to displace democratic with totalitarian regimes (e.g., the open subversion of Guatemala in 1954: the slightly more sub rosa subversion of democracy in Brazil in 1964 and Chile in 1973).* Free institutions were able to accept, indeed quietly approve of huge massacres in the name of "freedom," as in *Indonesia in 1965-1966 by U. S. liberals as evidence for the farsightedness of U.S. intervention in Vietnam. Massive atrocities committed by U.S. client regimes against their own populations or against foreign populations they hope to subdue (e.g., the Indonesian massacres in East Timor)* have also proven compatible with freedom and are regularly disguised or ignored by the Free Press. Whatever the attitudes of the U.S. leadership toward freedom at home … systematic policies towards Third World countries … make it evident that the alleged commitment to democracy and human rights is mere rhetoric, directly contrary to actual policy. *The operative principle has been and remains economic freedom-meaning freedom for U.S. business to invest, sell, and repatriate profits-and its two basic requisites, a favorable investment climate and a specific form of stability* . . . Respect for the rights of the individual, also alleged to be one of the cardinal values of the West, has had little place in the operating procedures applied to the Third World. Since a *favorable investment climate and stability quite often require repression, the United States has supplied the tools and training for interrogation and torture and is thoroughly implicated in the vast expansion of torture during the Past decade.* Chomsky and Herman, "The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism," (Haymarket Books, 10/17/14), pp. 1-3. Pinochet, the Shah, Torrijos, Somoza, Trujillo, Duvalier, Diem, Marcos, Suharto, Yatsenyuk--Zelensky, Micheletti, Castillo Armas, Banzer, Mobutu are all fascists brought to you by the makers of U.S. foreign policy aka U.S. corporations.

[@az6802]

Nice propaganda effort !

[@aguilayserpiente]

@@az6802 Chomsky is conclusive on the point of U.S. led coups.

[@az6802]

meaning?@@aguilayserpiente

[@aguilayserpiente]

@@az6802 Identify your question.

[@benfranklin1770]

I find it interesting. You tslk about what happened 70 years ago, but no mention of possible Cia or M16 involvement in the downing of the head of Wagner's plane..

[@Abassi2A]

He had the intervention England and USA but 90% was the Iranian people who wanted The Shah it is not the truth that Mossageq was a democrat, a real democrat does not close the parliament and does not separate for the people who are for him and against him through the streets, you only sell resentment

[@farmerbob139]

I wonder what percentage of BP is owned by the royal family and their european relatives?

[@nuqwestr]

BP was founded by a British-Australian man married to a Mexican in 1901, easy to answer your own question, or perhaps you believe the "Royal Family" and all their european relatives are Jews? I've heard that laughable take before.

[@a.d8022]

This is why the idea of promoting democracy is a facade. Democracies are not always the solution to economic prosperity. It can be a tool used to divide and exploit countries

[@suspendedhatch]

Vice President Biden and pals most recently did this in 2013-14 in Ukraine.

[@gmcenroe]

It would be interesting if a similar documentary could be made about the Maidan coup in Ukraine which took place in 2014 more than likely backed by CIA as well.

[@francismnyele]

This say more to me about the people of that country. It is they who wanted the coup. Otherwise it would never happen

[@marmary5555]

Exactly. Also this media news outlet doesn't tell you the full story. Mossadegh wasn’t some democratically elected savior of Iran. He was appointed by The Shah, tried to dissolve parliament, violated Iran’s constitution, silenced opposition, & destroyed the economy. He tried to become a dictator and failed so now he’s a communist pretend hero. Also, the nationalization of Iran's oil was voted in the parliament BEFORE Mossadegh. Furthermore, the reason why the Shah appointed Mossadegh as a PM was because he trusted he could do the job. Interestingly, our King wanted the nationalization of Iran's oil but gradually and not abruptly like Mossadegh did, to further gaslight tensions between Iran and the West.

[@juanrodriguez5404]

I gotta see this doc 👍😎👍

[@paulheydarian1281]

Just for Ralph Fienes alone. He's aging like fine French wine. 😋🍷

[@richardh8082]

@@paulheydarian1281 I'm aging like an old cheese :(

[@johnd2058]

Mossedegh was as democratic as WWII Imperial Japan -- opposition voices were assassinated, and the assassins pardoned. That's fascism with elections, not democracy.

[@ralfsxm851]

It is not about oil. It is about the money system.

[@nuqwestr]

Ir was about Iran having a border with the Soviet Union.

[@nevineshulkami]

What a civilized discussion? A true pleasure to watch each one speak.. so truthful and honest.. respect. I will now watch the movie.

[@hasmikm488]

Bravo Amy 👏👏

[@Owl350]

THE ENEMY WITHIN IS NOT A GOVERNMENT !

[@ashrafhakimi4333]

You are amazing ,thank you for doing what is right ,wish you good health,good luck and happy life

[@oliveirlegume3725]

CIA should be condemned by CCI and dismantled as a first step then FBI reformed as well

[@pandor9970]

Iran had very good development during the Shah-era, but he igored the medival forces in his own nation. Women were free to study and walk in the summerpark witout those dark covers all over. They could talk freely to the boys, smile and laugh. Not any more. Now its 1000 years back in time to the hardships of the ancient world.

[@jetta2134]

How is depriving women from going to the park and having to wear scarfs any different from the government ,,( elected officials) taking your medical records and investigating your personal history! Having to look for a doctor that is not going to snitch on you and turn you in! ??? This is what the likes of Marjorie Taylor Green, Laren Boebart, Matt Gatze Jim Jordan want! Etc want or are doing,!

[@PunjabiGhazal]

You perhaps can't differentiate Iranians from Saudis...

[@live4islam684]

How does talking to boys and visiting summerpark tantamount to development. The last I checked Iran women are doctors ,lawyers and co. These liberal Colonial mindset has to stop . Anytime the west invaded Muslim country instead of making women becomes doctors and co they tell them to undress. And some how they want us to believe that is development

[@maralkilidjian3224]

Thank you Mr Yervant ( Ervant) Abrahamian