While revealing new details about one of the most famed CIA operations of all times — the spiriting out of six American diplomats who escaped the 1979 U.S. Embassy seizure in Iran — the intelligence agency for the first time has acknowledged something else as well.

The CIA now officially describes the 1953 coup it backed in Iran that overthrew its prime minister and cemented the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as undemocratic.

Other American officials have made similar remarks in the past, but the CIA’s acknowledgment in a podcast about the agency’s history comes as much of its official history of the coup remains classified 70 years after the putsch. That complicates the public’s understanding of an event that still resonates, as tensions remain high between Tehran and Washington over the Islamic Republic’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, its aiding of militia groups across the Mideast and as it cracks down on dissent.

The “CIA’s leadership is committed to being as open with the public as possible,” the agency said in a statement responding to questions from The Associated Press. “The agency’s podcast is part of that effort — and we knew that if we wanted to tell this incredible story, it was important to be transparent about the historical context surrounding these events, and CIA’s role in it.”

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    Allende was not a communist…

    And no, having a coup against democratically elected leaders is not moral at all.

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      Couping nazis our would’ve been nice but I guess I’m the only one here who gives a shit about minority lives.

      Edit also he was

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        Or you’re the only one here with a vast misunderstanding of communism…

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        The Nazis were not voted into power by a majority. His appointment was undemocratic. They also suspended elections. That is a shit example.

        And no, Allende was not communist. He was left leaning but he was far from a communist. Anyone with a cursory knowledge of the situation knows that. You are clearly just trolling.

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          The Nazis were not voted into power by a majority.

          They were

          His appointment was undemocratic.

          Perfectly in-line with the laws at the time.

          They also suspended elections.

          After the fact.

          Allende was not communist.

          “…has been described as the first Marxist to be elected president in a liberal democracy in Latin America.[9][10][11]”

          “…create the society of communism which Marxists see as true democracy”

          I’m literally reading wikipedia for you lmao. Try again after you read a book or two young lad.

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            The Nazis never got more than 37% of the vote. A majority is more than 50%. In their last election they got less than 33%. Hitler’s appointment was not democratic. I don’t give a shit of the laws if the Weimar Republic allowed it. That does not make it democratic.

            We all know Wikipedia is the epitome of truth. 🙄 He was a democratic socialist by the time he was killed and never supported any sort of dictatorship. He was not pushing communism when he was president. Nationalization of basic resources, sure but that is a fast cry from communism. It is silly that the US even got involved. The Vuskovic Plan was failing and the next election likely would have resulted in a right wing government anyway.

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              You should give a shit what the democracy in weimar allowed, that’s the point.

              But you don’t care about the conversation, you want to brainwash people into thinking commies don’t want lgbtq+ killed.

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                When you are the only one here who is publicly stating your support for a coup that brought a mass-murdering lunatic into power you do not have the moral high ground on anything at all.

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                  Second lunatic was way better than the first one would ever have been. Just because we never got to see what that specific fascist would have done to his people doesn’t mean we can’t see what other fascists have done and extrapolate from there.

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                    So you’re supporting an actual, proven far-right extremist mass murderer over a democratically elected leader who didn’t kill anyone because in your head you imagines crimes he never carried out. That is the typical mindset of a fascist.

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        How do you give a shit about minority lives? You’re defending Pinochet who led the coup in Chile and built concentration camps for political opponents. He followed in the footsteps of the nazis.

        Edit: fixed weird autocorrect

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          Fix your opinion next time.

          There are rarely perfect options in politics. Anything is better than genocidal communists tho.

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            Allende was a democratic socialist and legitimized by a democratic vote, he was neither genocidal nor communist. Pinochet on the other hand was a fascist dictator who ended democracy in Chile and sent political opposition to torture/death camps. Please educate yourself about history instead of spreading such ridiculous falsehoods …