• Sanctus@anarchist.nexus
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    It always leads back to the funnest holes of all: the holes of the ancient dead, marinated into a single soup entity of controlled combustion.

  • Zwrt@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
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    • coup happend in 1953, nationalising the anglo-iranian oil company was in 1951.
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    And when the Shah started making comments in 1978 that brought his allegiance with the US into the question, posters and sermons of the ayatollah khomeni began to be distributed widespread in what appeared to be a well funded and orchestrated campaign.

    Was it the CIA letting their boy know that he could easily be replaced but slightly backfiring? Considering the back channels they had open to negotiate the release of the US hostages timed until after the presidential election, leaves even Hong Kong Fuey giving a side eye!