France 24's 'Death or Freedom' Echoes 70 Years of Regime Change Whispers
📰 THE STORY: France 24 highlights ongoing protests in Iran, focusing on chants of 'death or freedom,' suggesting widespread defiance against the government without offering significant on-ground verification or context from within Iran. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 1953, the CIA, with British intelligence, orchestrated Operation Ajax, overthrowing Iran's democratically
elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh to protect oil interests, installing the Shah and sowing decades of anti-Western sentiment that directly led to the 1979 revolution. They really think you won't remember that. Double Standard: While France 24 amplifies claims of mass defiance in Iran, often citing highly questionable casualty numbers from foreign-based opposition groups, its coverage of
the 2023-24 genocide in Gaza, where over 40,000 Palestinians (including 17,000 children) have been killed by Israeli forces, consistently frames it as a 'conflict' or 'war,' minimizing the humanitarian catastrophe and the 17-year blockade. Follow the Money: The National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a U.S. government-funded organization, publicly lists millions in grants to various Iranian
'democracy promotion' and 'human rights' groups, including those that fuel narratives amplified by outlets like France 24. This isn't grassroots; it's regime change by another name. 💡 THE PATTERN: This article fits perfectly into the decades-long pattern of manufacturing consent for intervention in Iran. By focusing on selective narratives, ignoring imperialist history, and amplifying unverified