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April 10, 2008 at 14:28:55

Headlined on 4/10/08:
On Waking Sleeping Giants

by Dave Lindorff Page 2 of 2 page(s)

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Similarly, the if Iran ultimately ousts its theocratic leadership and returns to the democratic path so abruptly derailed by the CIA two generations ago, it will be because its own long-suffering people made that change, not because of the American military and America’s blustery leaders. In fact, American politicians and generals can only delay that day by their threats and by any actual ill-conceived military action.
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Dave Lindorff, a Philadelphia-based journalist, was a two-time Fulbright Scholar in China, and majored in Chinese language at Wesleyan University. He has lived in Shanghai, Xian, Hong Kong and in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. His latest book is “The Case for Impeachment” (St. Martin’s Press, 2006 and now available in paperback). His work is available at www.thiscantbehappening.net

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I am an architect living and working in London,England.
BahrameradI am an architect living and working in London,England.

Islamic Republic of Idiots - The IRI - of Qom.

Please correct your TYPO mistake unless you think that

"And I agree that the mullahs who rule Iraq with an iron hand are a despicable bunch of bigots and misogynous sociopaths ".

And also read up about Mossadegh the opium addicted leftist idiot that was in bed with the Tudeh party of the communist Russia.

by Bahramerad (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 24 comments) on Friday, April 11, 2008 at 1:29:29 AM

Dave Lindorff, a columnist for Counterpunch, is author of several recent books ("This Can't Be Happening! Resisting the Disintegration of American Democracy" and "Killing Time: An Investigation into the Death Penalty Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal"). His latest book, coauthored with Barbara Olshanshky, is "The Case for Impeachment: The Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from Office (St. Martin's Press, May 2006). His writing is available at http://www.thiscantbehappening.net
Dave LindorffDave Lindorff, a columnist for Counterpunch, is author of several recent books ("This Can't Be Happening! Resisting the Disintegration of American Democracy" and "Killing Time: An Investigation into the Death Penalty Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal"). His latest book, coauthored with Barbara Olshanshky, is "The Case for Impeachment: The Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from Office (St. Martin's Press, May 2006). His writing is available at http://www.thiscantbehappening.net

This is an ignorant statement not borne out by the facts

The elected government of Iran was overthrown because it had nationalized Iran's oil. Now that may have been seen as a Communist act, but it was not, anymore than was Britain's nationalization of healthcare.

By the way, if addiction were grounds for CIA overthrow, John Kennedy should have been overthrown, as well as several other presidents, and Bush should never have been elected (oh yeah, he wasn't elected).

by Dave Lindorff (341 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 157 comments) on Friday, April 11, 2008 at 7:14:47 AM

Let's take this further...

Far from being an opium addict, the government of Mossadegh, when it came to power, actually took steps to end opium production in Iran, which was a significant producer. After he was overthrown in a CIA-led coup that installed the Shah, opium production was restored and continued until the overthrow of the Shah by the Islamic revolution led by imam Khomeni.

There was an attempt by the CIA through misinformation, to paint the ousted Mossadegh as an opium addict and a Communist, but neither charge had any basis in fact. It was typical ham-handed propaganda of the type the CIA was famous for, and the above letter-writer has bought it, hook, line and sinker.

In 1951, before he acted to nationalize Iran's oil, Mossadegh was named Time Magazine's "Man of the Year." Its quote: "Once upon a time, in a mountainous land between Baghdad and the Sea of Caviar, there lived a nobleman. This nobleman, after a lifetime of carping at the way the kingdom was run, became Chief Minister of the realm."

Not exactly the description of an opium addict or a Commie--and Time was a virulently anti-communist publication.

In fact, as prime minister, and earlier as a government official in various capacities, Mossadegh was opposed, often bitterly, by Iran's communist party.

by Dave Lindorff (341 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 157 comments) on Friday, April 11, 2008 at 9:12:36 AM

Wolfie

forget the facts

bushy doesn't care. dicky doesn't care. condi doesn't care. feithy, paul wolfie, perley, addie, and the israeli doesn't care. moby-ex, bp, conocooey, shellie, et al. doesn't care. all we are saying is give bombs a chance, all we are praying is let depleted uranium bomb their noo-clear plants.

instant bomba is going to get them, we don't want no films of them dieing, we don't want to hear their babies crying. instant bomba is gonna get them, and we will get their oil.

wolfie understands

by Wolfie (8 articles, 0 quicklinks, 32 diaries, 1189 comments) on Friday, April 11, 2008 at 1:19:17 PM