john r stanton

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john r stanton @dcbigjohn

from colonial powers, on rebalancing power and wealth to benefit the oppressed. And it was immensely popular: in 1951 Mossaddegh became Prime Minister. And although they broke the British stranglehold on Iran’s oil, in 53 the US overthrew his government — PolitiTweet.org

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There’s a lot to it’s brief history, but suffice it to say it was very much a nationalist movement. But unlike western nationalism, it wasn’t oriented towards holding down or exterminating minorities. It focused on a common goal amongst disparate ideologies - retaking Iran ... — PolitiTweet.org

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and, at least economically, recolonized Iran. It was an ugly betrayal of a movement and a people who were natural allies to the US and who looked to us as an inspiration. Obviously, there’s a lot more to this, and Mossaddegh wasn’t a saint. I’d urge reading this history — PolitiTweet.org

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