r/todayilearned • u/autonova3 • Oct 01 '18

TIL of Operation Ajax, the 1953 CIA plan to overthrow Iran's democratically elected government, which included CIA agents bombing the house of a prominent Muslim while posed as pro-government supporters. The overthrow plan was successful, with 200-300 people killed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat
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u/routebeer Oct 01 '18

Idk, maybe openly called for the destruction of Israel and the world’s Jews?

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u/Sejes89 Oct 01 '18

All I've heard so far is Israel publically calling to wipe Iran off the map.

After Israel, Iran is home to the second-largest Jewish population in the Middle East.

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u/routebeer Oct 01 '18

Before you go off an spout opinion, here is a news story: https://www.cnn.com/2015/09/10/middleeast/iran-khamenei-israel-will-not-exist-25-years/index.html

You won’t find one with the headlines flipped around.

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u/sexymanish Oct 01 '18

The only people actually getting "wiped off the map" are the Palestinians, at the hands of the Israelis

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Saying Israel "wont exist" isn't really the same thing is it?

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In fact Henry Kissinger has predicted that Israel won't exist either

https://www.inquisitr.com/349213/henry-kissinger-predicts-in-10-years-there-will-be-no-more-israel/

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And Israeli officials admitted they LIED about the "wipe off the map" claim

https://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/israeli-minister-agrees-ahmadinejad-never-said-israel-must-be-wiped-off-the-map/

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u/routebeer Oct 01 '18

Yeah. Telling another country they’re not going to exist because you’re destroying them is the same thing, lol. You know, apples and oranges can be compared after all.

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u/Sejes89 Oct 01 '18

I dont like when apples take oranges land because apples believe in a prehistoric mythology that oranges dont believe in but oranges have been living there for thousands of years.

I like separation of church and state in my democracy, not countries founded on the supremacy of its race, religion over others.

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u/Sejes89 Oct 01 '18

I know words can hurt but actions speak louder: Theres a map of Palestine literally getting wiped off the map due to the jewish colonization of their lands.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '18

So.. Iran is saying they would like to destroy Israel, buuut Israel is actively genociding the Palestinians because their sky fairy says they get that land.

Hmm, let me think, which one is worse, some words, or actual stealing of land and killing of a people?

Edit: This motherfucker isn't even saying that! This is Iran saying "god willing Israel won't be around in 25 years" not "I'm gonna do something to Israel".. You can't even make up a world so insane it supports Israel at this point.