Most on this blog are familiar with the work of Stephen Kinzer and his book on the 1953 overthrow of the popular Iranian government to restore the dictator and thug Reza Shah who oppressed and murdered 10's of thousands who opposed his rule and loss of freedom. Presidential decendent and CIA spy Kermit Roosevelt orchestrated the event out of the US embassy in Tehran, staging violent riots against a forewarned police, playing the middle against the ends until chaos forced a decision toward the...