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Thanks! My knowledge of these events was and is *vague* at best. But that was a good read!

Posted by: Balasubramania's Mania | Link to this comment | 08-17-03 4:47 PM

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Between this, and the 1954 "United Fruit" coup in Guatemala, the US record for beneficent hegemony in the '50s was pretty poor. We have a lot to live down to this time around....

Anyway, I'm sure you've heard of Marjane Satrapi's really wonderful comic/autobiography about growing up during and after the 1979 revolution ('Persepolis') -- if you haven't read it , go get a copy right now. Seriously, find a 24 hour bookstore or something, you won't regret it.

Posted by: jhp | Link to this comment | 08-17-03 11:00 PM

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I have heard of it, jhp, but haven't read it. I will now.

Posted by: ogged | Link to this comment | 08-18-03 5:24 PM