Cold War #245 – The Strangling of Persia (Operation Ajax part III)
Iran’s first attempt at democracy ended when the British and the Russians decided amongst themselves to divide up Iran in 1907 and supported the new Shah’s desire to crush the parliament. But the Iranians fought on, exiled the Shah and replaced him with...
Cold War #244 – Operation Ajax (II)
The Shah continued selling the family jewels to the British and Russians, including the entire Iranian tobacco industry. He was eventually assassinated and replaced by his son, who had learned nothing. In 1901 he sold William Knox D’Arcy the entire Iranian oil...
Cold War #243 – Operation Ajax (I)
In this episode, we delve into the history of Iran, focusing on the US’s role in ending democratic rule in 1953 and installing Mohammad Reza Shah’s dictatorship, a fact well-known in Iran but only admitted by the US in the 90s. This event led to the...
Cold War #242 – Psychological Warfare
The trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and the concept of psychological warfare. The Rosenberg trial, which began in March 1951, was a sensational case involving accusations of espionage for the Soviet Union. The couple, tried alongside fellow Communist Morton...
Cold War #241 – The Rosenberg Trial
We continue the shocking story of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, charged with conspiracy to commit espionage from 1944 to 1950. The US government sought the death penalty and engaged in questionable tactics during the trial, while public debate grew over the extreme...
Happy birthday to my brother from another mother, my 4th wife, my man crush, my longest suffering business partner, and the guy who makes me laugh the mostest, seen here contemplating his life choices and weighing up whether or not he should jump, sitting on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
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