George Galloway on the overthrow of Mossadegh and the Shah

George Galloway discusses the overthrow of democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran, Mohammed Mossadegh, in 1953, by a CIA agent, the rise to power of the Shah, and how that radicalized the Islamic world.
From Talksport radio show, October 27th, 2007.

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[david78937]

Galloway is no friend of Iran and he would have disgusted the great Persian hero Mossadegh - with his support for the fascist IRI - who sell our assets to China for nothing, and steal wealth of the Iranian people. Mossadegh is a great Iranian hero, and his spirit and voice will be the downfall of the current regime.

[ignaciosanmon]

@JannaIceLand

Thanks :-)

[JannaIceLand]

@ignaciosanmon @asedky

I think this is the first intelligent, and more importantly, respectful discussion I've ever seen in an internet forum. Congratulations, and thanks.

[chaosbringer127]

the woman makes me want to falcon punch her in the face.

[palkom13]

the woman is really ignorant.

[jaxzurr]

Iran has very rich petroleum reserves, the reason that Mossadeq was killed was simple.. He nationalized Iranian oil, so the British and American oil were no going to get a free lunch anymore.. So they killed him because their profits were getting cut into by nationalizing oil..

These days oil is traded in dollars, when Saddam Hussein told the West I am going to trade my oil in Euros instead of Dollars, U.S invaded. Bush an oil man, made the story up about WMD so the pretext was believable.

[abivardi1000]

we all love you George 

[strattyuk1]

@strattyuk1... A good example is Dubai. Its a dictatorship, but you will feel free there. Beijing is the same.

[strattyuk1]

+ The woman talking at the end is not an idiot - she's been strategically dismissed by George because her message challenges his view, but she's right - people don't come out of a country saying it's a pleasant palce to live, if it isn't ! The people I've spoken to weren't idiots either - neither were they royalty. The experience depends on class, of course, but thats the same in any country. If you're a newspaper seller on the streets of England, you might get murdered by the police.

[strattyuk1]

People I've spoken to who lived in Iran before the 78 revolution talk about it being a liberal place to live. Western politicians endlessly talk about the democracy. But if you have benevolent autocratic leaders, you can feel free in a dictatorship. These governments are less paranoid about enforcing EVERY SINGLE LAW, unlike democracies where the governments are paranoid about the people getting out of control, and so police crack down on everything.