On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 15:06:25 GMT, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote

Operation Ajax
Operation Ajax (1953) (officially TP-AJAX) was an Anglo-American
covert operation to overthrow the then-government of Iran and Prime
Minister Mohammed Mossadegh and restore the exiled Shah Mohammed Reza
Pahlavi to the throne.

Rationale for the intervention included Mossadegh's socialist rhetoric
and his nationalization, without compensation, of the oil industry
which was previously operated by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. The
newly state-owned oil companies saw a sharp drop in productivity and,
consequently, exports; this resulted in the Abadan Crisis, a situation
that was further aggravated by a British-imposed economic blockade
intended to coerce Mossadegh into reprivatization. In addition, the
appropriation of the companies resulted in Western allegations that
Mossadegh was a Communist and suspicions that Iran was in danger of
falling under the influences of the neighboring Soviet Union. But
Mossadegh refused to back down under international pressure.

A significant reason for the coup was an oil deal whereby the UK and
the U.S. divided Iranian oil while giving minor pieces to Dutch and
French interests. For the U.S., another important factor was Iran's
border with the Soviet Union. A pro-American Iran under the Shah would
give the U.S. a double strategic advantage in the ensuing Cold War, as
a NATO alliance was already in effect with the government of Turkey,
also bordering the USSR.

In planning the operation, the CIA organized a guerrilla force in case
the Stalinist Tudeh Party seized power as a result of the chaos
created by Operation Ajax. According to formerly "Top Secret"
documents released by the National Security Archive, Undersecretary of
State Walter Smith reported that the CIA had reached an agreement with
Qashqai tribal leaders in southern Iran to establish a clandestine
safe haven from which U.S.-funded guerrillas and intelligence agents
could operate.

Operation Ajax was the first time the Central Intelligence Agency
orchestrated a plot to overthrow a democratically-elected government.
The success of this operation, and its relatively low cost, encouraged
the CIA to successfully carry out a similar operation in Guatemala a
year later. However, many historians argue that dissatisfaction with
the reinstalled Shah led directly to the 1979 Islamic Revolution in
Iran. Iran has not returned to democracy since Mossadegh's overthrow;
Western countries have raised serious concerns about its potential
development of nuclear weapons and continuing support for anti-Israeli
Islamic terror groups, particularly the Lebanese Hezbollah.

The leader of Operation Ajax was Kermit Roosevelt, Jr., a senior CIA
agent, and grandson of the former President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt. While formal leadership was vested in Kim
Roosevelt the project was designed and executed by Donald Wilber, a
career contract CIA agent and acclaimed author of books on Iran,
Afghanistan and Ceylon.


Payback's a mother****er.

On 23 Apr 2005 17:13:16 GMT, "-=jd=-"
wrote:

Oooh. I love it when you virile types talk tough.

You are a tool of the fascists.

David wrote:

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 15:06:25 GMT, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote

Operation Ajax
Operation Ajax (1953) (officially TP-AJAX) was an Anglo-American
covert operation to overthrow the then-government of Iran and Prime
Minister Mohammed Mossadegh and restore the exiled Shah Mohammed Reza
Pahlavi to the throne.

Rationale for the intervention included Mossadegh's socialist rhetoric
and his nationalization, without compensation, of the oil industry
which was previously operated by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. The
newly state-owned oil companies saw a sharp drop in productivity and,
consequently, exports; this resulted in the Abadan Crisis, a situation
that was further aggravated by a British-imposed economic blockade
intended to coerce Mossadegh into reprivatization. In addition, the
appropriation of the companies resulted in Western allegations that
Mossadegh was a Communist and suspicions that Iran was in danger of
falling under the influences of the neighboring Soviet Union. But
Mossadegh refused to back down under international pressure.

A significant reason for the coup was an oil deal whereby the UK and
the U.S. divided Iranian oil while giving minor pieces to Dutch and
French interests. For the U.S., another important factor was Iran's
border with the Soviet Union. A pro-American Iran under the Shah would
give the U.S. a double strategic advantage in the ensuing Cold War, as
a NATO alliance was already in effect with the government of Turkey,
also bordering the USSR.

In planning the operation, the CIA organized a guerrilla force in case
the Stalinist Tudeh Party seized power as a result of the chaos
created by Operation Ajax. According to formerly "Top Secret"
documents released by the National Security Archive, Undersecretary of
State Walter Smith reported that the CIA had reached an agreement with
Qashqai tribal leaders in southern Iran to establish a clandestine
safe haven from which U.S.-funded guerrillas and intelligence agents
could operate.

Operation Ajax was the first time the Central Intelligence Agency
orchestrated a plot to overthrow a democratically-elected government.
The success of this operation, and its relatively low cost, encouraged
the CIA to successfully carry out a similar operation in Guatemala a
year later. However, many historians argue that dissatisfaction with
the reinstalled Shah led directly to the 1979 Islamic Revolution in
Iran. Iran has not returned to democracy since Mossadegh's overthrow;
Western countries have raised serious concerns about its potential
development of nuclear weapons and continuing support for anti-Israeli
Islamic terror groups, particularly the Lebanese Hezbollah.

The leader of Operation Ajax was Kermit Roosevelt, Jr., a senior CIA
agent, and grandson of the former President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt. While formal leadership was vested in Kim
Roosevelt the project was designed and executed by Donald Wilber, a
career contract CIA agent and acclaimed author of books on Iran,
Afghanistan and Ceylon.

Payback's a mother****er.



Still too cowardly to answer my questions?

You better watch out for that MF, with your sick view of the world.

--
Former professional electron wrangler.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 18:12:50 GMT, "Michael A. Terrell"

Still too cowardly to answer my questions?

You better watch out for that MF, with your sick view of the world.
Your question is absurd. I would never do anything to harm my
country, including waving a flashlight to guide sabateurs,or (way more
relevantly), sit idly by while evil forces undo 230 years of progress.

http://www.yuricareport.com/Dominion...gOfAmerica.htm

On 23 Apr 2005 17:58:12 GMT, "-=jd=-"
wrote:

On Sat 23 Apr 2005 01:41:03p, David wrote in message
:

On 23 Apr 2005 17:13:16 GMT, "-=jd=-"
wrote:

Oooh. I love it when you virile types talk tough.

You are a tool of the fascists.


How so? It is not "talking tough" if it is a demonstrated fact. Your "na-
na-na-boo-boo" type of response serves to confirm your spineless and weak
disposition. Cripes, rickets! You are your own worst enemy!

Here, I will (graciously) allow you one more opportunity to (as you
laughably attempted to put it earlier) "grow a pair" and respond directly
to my previous post, where I said:
I have the courage to be willing to sacrifice for the greater good.

I have the courage to open my eyes and see that our government is
doing bad things in our name and to realize that we are being used by
multinationals to further their interests at the expense of our own.

The fact that you are so cock-sure belies the fact that you are
brainwashed. Normal people always have doubts. The ''faith-based''
never doubt. Very dangerous.

David wrote:

On 23 Apr 2005 17:13:16 GMT, "-=jd=-"
wrote:

Oooh. I love it when you virile types talk tough.

You are a tool of the fascists.

Damn, you are in good form today... keep the laughs coming.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

I think my response about the Beaitudes wasen't too bad :{)
cuhulin

David wrote:

The fact that you are so cock-sure belies the fact that you are
brainwashed. Normal people always have doubts. The ''faith-based''
never doubt. Very dangerous.


I have very serious doubts about your sanity.

--
Former professional electron wrangler.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

LOL,Larry On Line.And my middle name is Larry.
cuhulin

-=jd=- wrote:

On Sat 23 Apr 2005 02:24:14p, David wrote in message
:

On 23 Apr 2005 17:58:12 GMT, "-=jd=-"
wrote:

On Sat 23 Apr 2005 01:41:03p, David wrote in message
m:

On 23 Apr 2005 17:13:16 GMT, "-=jd=-"
wrote:

Oooh. I love it when you virile types talk tough.

You are a tool of the fascists.


How so? It is not "talking tough" if it is a demonstrated fact. Your "na-
na-na-boo-boo" type of response serves to confirm your spineless and weak
disposition. Cripes, rickets! You are your own worst enemy!

Here, I will (graciously) allow you one more opportunity to (as you
laughably attempted to put it earlier) "grow a pair" and respond directly
to my previous post, where I said:
I have the courage to be willing to sacrifice for the greater good.

I have the courage to open my eyes and see that our government is
doing bad things in our name and to realize that we are being used by
multinationals to further their interests at the expense of our own.

The fact that you are so cock-sure belies the fact that you are
brainwashed. Normal people always have doubts. The ''faith-based''
never doubt. Very dangerous.


What? Now you are asserting I'm "brainwashed" because I'm not a conspiracy
hobbyist like yourself? Because I'm not running around like the proverbial
"Chicken Little" as you choose to do? Because what you personally consider
"bad things", all normal, reasonable and prudent minded people consider,
well, "reasonable and prudent under the circumastances". Gimme a break,
rickets.

You "doubt" any and everything associated with the Govt. (what you
probably see as "The Man") solely because you think it's "cool, hep, and/or
stylish" to do so. Well, you were born 35 years too late. You're not going
to find any vindication for your stale, discredited, 60's political ideals
that you parrot so ineffectively.

The underlying theme of your posts seems to veritably scream that the
*only* greater good you would be willing to sacrifice *anything* for is the
greater good of yourself. You can't even articulate your own (supposed)
ideals. Now you suddenly try to interject religion into the mix (when I
haven't) because you can't even support your own side of the argument. Keep
grasping at straws - your zig-zagging B.S. is not fooling anyone...

You hit the nail on the head... it all has something to do with Zig-Zag's...

dxAce
Michigan
USA