Afghanistan with Tariq Ali
The Dig
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The Great Sour Revolution Was Not a Soviet Backed Cop
What they called the sour revolution was not a soviet backed cop as it was often thought of in the west. It also, as you mention, really didn't have much of a popular base either. The calklader, havizula amin, who in 19 79, would become prime minister. Had this remarkable quote: "The toilers should know that there does exist a short cut which can transfer the power from the feudal class to the working class"
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