NPR Discovers 'Fear' in Iran, Forgets US History
While NPR highlights the 'fear and internet blackouts' making communication difficult for Iranians, they conveniently gloss over *why* such fear is pervasive. The same playbook used in Libya, Syria, and the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup against Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mosaddegh, which installed the Shah, fuels legitimate anxieties. When "protesters" burn mosques and assassinate
officials, and Mossad openly boasts of assets on the ground, calling them 'dissenters' rather than foreign-backed agents isn't just an oversight—it's manufacturing consent for the next regime change. One might wonder why the US, which frequently chides other nations for 'internet freedom,' often applies sanctions that directly hobble civilian access to technology and information. Is it truly about
empowering the people, or isolating a target population for future 'humanitarian intervention'? (Spoiler: it usually ends with multi-billion dollar arms deals and destabilized regions).