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BRITAIN PLEASE STOP (infosec.pub)

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[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 41 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Destablizing the middle east so its easier to extract oil for... checks notes British Petroluem?

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

That's a giant reach.

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

In April 1951, the Iranian government nationalised the Iranian oil industry by unanimous vote, and the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) was formed, displacing the AIOC.[44][45] The AIOC withdrew its management from Iran, and Britain organised an effective worldwide embargo of Iranian oil. The British government, which owned the AIOC, contested the nationalisation at the International Court of Justice at The Hague, but its complaint was dismissed.

Prime Minister Churchill asked President Eisenhower for help in overthrowing Mossadeq. The anti-Mossadeq plan was orchestrated under the code-name 'Operation Ajax' by CIA, and 'Operation Boot' by SIS (MI6). The CIA and the British helped stage a coup in August 1953, the 1953 Iranian coup d'état, which established pro-Western general Fazlollah Zahedi as the new PM, and greatly strengthened the political power of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The AIOC was able to return to Iran. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BP

AIOC = Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, later known as BP in 1954

[–] Shameless@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Another similar example of this but different government is United Fruit(backed by US) and all the bloodshed and violence they caused. Look up their Banana Massacre section in their wikipedia entry.

Granted it's not exactly the same playbook but it's definitely from the imperialist portfolio, massive violence is always in the best interests of large industry close with their government.

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