Reza Aslan on Martyrdom, Islam, and Revolution
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Operation Ajax
In 1953, the Iranians rose up again and created a democratic country very briefly in the Nationalist Revolution with the Prime Minister Mohammed Mosidek. I'm sure you remember what happened then. The CIA showed up and put the Shah back on the throne. But the CIA has limited power, right? We can't rule Afghanistan. That was a disaster. It's not that, you know, five people from Langley can parachute into Tehran and take control of the whole country. Your listeners, if they are interested in this, please Google Operation Ajax because it literally was five people From Langley, led by Kermit Rousa. And everyone just went along with this. They showed up
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