Under the Shah, Iran had the "highest rate of death penalties in the world, no valid system of civilian courts and a history of torture" which was "beyond belief", in a system in which "the entire population was subjected to a constant, all-pervasive terror", according to Amnesty International. (Martin Ennals, Secretary General of Amnesty International, cited in an Amnesty Publication, Matchbox, Autumn 1976)
After the CIA's coup in Iran, total US and multinational aid and credits to the Iranian monster it had created increased nine-fold: "The more dictatorial his regime became," US Iran specialist Eric Hoogland comments, "the closer the US-Iran relationship became." (Quoted, Curtis, op.,cit, p.95)
This does not bode well for a 'liberated' Iraq.
A rational discussion of the reasons for and against going to war must be based on the likely beneficial and adverse human consequences both for ourselves and others. Quite obviously, this question cannot be discussed seriously unless we are willing to discuss the nature and motives of the dominant political, corporate and military forces wielding Western military power. Marginal hints at the existence of enormous forbidden truths aside (the article by Dilip Hiro, for example), this is a question our media will not allow us to address because the media are part of the establishment status quo that has evolved to support, and benefits from, the silence.
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After the CIA's coup in Iran, total US and multinational aid and credits to the Iranian monster it had created increased nine-fold: "The more dictatorial his regime became," US Iran specialist Eric Hoogland comments, "the closer the US-Iran relationship became." (Quoted, Curtis, op.,cit, p.95)
This does not bode well for a 'liberated' Iraq.
A rational discussion of the reasons for and against going to war must be based on the likely beneficial and adverse human consequences both for ourselves and others. Quite obviously, this question cannot be discussed seriously unless we are willing to discuss the nature and motives of the dominant political, corporate and military forces wielding Western military power. Marginal hints at the existence of enormous forbidden truths aside (the article by Dilip Hiro, for example), this is a question our media will not allow us to address because the media are part of the establishment status quo that has evolved to support, and benefits from, the silence.
MEDIA LENS: Correcting for the distorted vision of the corporate media
The goal of Media Lens is to promote rationality, compassion and respect for
others. Visit the Media Lens website: http://www.medialens.org
Feel free to respond to Media Lens alerts editor@medialens.org