Let’s begin 73 years ago. The Zinn Project explains: “On Aug. 19, 1953, Iranian Premier Mohammad Mossadegh was removed from power in a coup organized and financed by the British and U.S. governments. …. Prime Minister Mossadegh roused Britain’s ire when he nationalized the oil industry. Mossadegh argued that Iran should begin profiting from its vast oil reserves which had been […]
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When Inevitable Becomes Imminent, You Better Hunker Down!
Let's begin 73 years ago. The Zinn Project explains:
"On Aug. 19, 1953, Iranian Premier Mohammad Mossadegh was removed from power in a coup organized and financed by the British and U.S. governments.
…. Prime Minister Mossadegh roused Britain's ire when he nationalized the oil industry. Mossadegh argued that Iran should begin profiting from its vast oil reserves which had been exclusively controlled by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. (now BP).
…. The Shah quickly returned to take power and signed over forty percent of Iran's oil fields to U.S. companies."
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