We once had democracy; it was crushed by the "civilized countries"
In the fiftieth anniversary of the US-backed military coup of August 19, 1953 which resulted in toppling of DEMOCRATICALLY ELLECTED government of Dr. Mosaddegh, It will not be very off to conclude that this anti-democratic and anti freedom action (of Britain and the US who claim to be the world centres of freedom, democracy and civilization) somehow was the point of departure for terrorism and fundamentalism in Iran and Middle East. Considering the influence of Iran in Middle East, the region could be very different today if it wasn't for the aggression of the US and the British. Who knows may be this was also one more reason for the US and Britain to plan and execute that Coup.
The following is from Guardian regarding this shamful act of barbarism and aggression against the will of Iranian nation.
Britain and the US crushed Iran's first democratic government. They didn't learn from that mistake.
Ignoring international law. Britain and the US opted for the high-risk strategy of regime change in order to pre-empt a volatile enemy in the Middle East. It was not Iraq, however, that was in the firing line but Iran, and the aftershocks are still being felt.
Fifty years ago this week, the CIA and the British SIS orchestrated a coup d'etat that toppled the democratically elected government of Mohammad Mossadegh. The prime minister and his nationalist supporters in parliament roused Britain's ire when they nationalised the oil industry in 1951, which had previously been exclusively controlled by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. Mossadegh argued that Iran should begin profiting from its vast oil reserves.
...The crushing of Iran's first democratic government ushered in more than two
decades of dictatorship under the Shah, who relied heavily on US aid and
arms. The anti-American backlash that toppled the Shah in 1979 shook the
whole region and helped spread Islamic militancy, with Iran's new hardline
theocracy declaring undying hostility to the US.
I strongly suggest you read more here .
The following is from Guardian regarding this shamful act of barbarism and aggression against the will of Iranian nation.
Britain and the US crushed Iran's first democratic government. They didn't learn from that mistake.
Ignoring international law. Britain and the US opted for the high-risk strategy of regime change in order to pre-empt a volatile enemy in the Middle East. It was not Iraq, however, that was in the firing line but Iran, and the aftershocks are still being felt.
Fifty years ago this week, the CIA and the British SIS orchestrated a coup d'etat that toppled the democratically elected government of Mohammad Mossadegh. The prime minister and his nationalist supporters in parliament roused Britain's ire when they nationalised the oil industry in 1951, which had previously been exclusively controlled by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. Mossadegh argued that Iran should begin profiting from its vast oil reserves.
...The crushing of Iran's first democratic government ushered in more than two
decades of dictatorship under the Shah, who relied heavily on US aid and
arms. The anti-American backlash that toppled the Shah in 1979 shook the
whole region and helped spread Islamic militancy, with Iran's new hardline
theocracy declaring undying hostility to the US.
I strongly suggest you read more here .
posted by Faramin | 12:19 p.m.
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