As the events in Iran unfold, and Iran accuses western influence on the unrest in the country, I can't help but think of a book I read last summer: The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein.
The Shock Doctrine follows the application of these ideas though our contemporary history, showing in riveting detail how well-known events of the recent past have been deliberate, active theatres for the shock doctrine, among them: Pinochet’s coup in Chile in 1973, the Falklands War in 1982, the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989, the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Asian Financial crisis in 1997 and Hurricane Mitch in 1998.
In particular, the book notes how in the past, the U.S. has been the puppeteer in staging coups in other countries in order to unseat an unfavourable leader or government. It makes you wonder how much the U.S. might be fanning the flames of protest to get rid of Ahmadinejad. The CIA admittedly has covert agents in Iran and it just seems like this is a convenient opportunity for the U.S to create change in Iran by getting rid of Ahmadinejad.
Food for thought.
Read the book, it's an interesting read.
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Fan those flames!
I'll have to read that book. I like Naomi Klein's writing, in fact No Logo has been very influential in my life.
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