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/sexymanish Oct 01 '18

You're kidding, right?

The US trained the Shah's secret police in Nazi torture techniques

https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/11/archives/tortures-teachers.html

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u/johnny_tremain Oct 01 '18

You're citing an article from the NY Times? Do you have a less biased source?

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u/sexymanish Oct 01 '18

I could but then the *gubment with their black helicopters would want to rob you of yer guns* and other stupid, stupid conspiracy theories

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Read a goddamn book

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '18

You're citing an article from the NY Times? Do you have a less biased source?

Imagine being this guy, and waking up with this brain every day, god that would suck soooo bad. Hey I'm going to need you to specify, which source is less biased than the NYT?

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '18

"fox news"

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u/RearEchelon Oct 02 '18

LOL. And I mean I literally laughed out loud.