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Last week’s article in this series on color revolutions discussed the Iranian Coup of 1953, code-named Operation Ajax. The 1953 Coup, conducted by the CIA and M16, was successful in overthrowing the democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran, Mohammed Mosaddegh, who was determined to resist British and American exploitation of its oil. That coup strengthened the authority of the Shah of Iran, who was friendly to the West.

Two of every three Americans want the federal government to block the caravans of migrant workers from Central America, says a Rasmussen Reports poll. The opposition among likely voters is deep and broad — except among liberals and people who earn above $200,000 per year. The poll asked: “Should the U.S. government stop all of the migrants in the Honduras caravan from entering, or should it allow them to enter this country temporarily until each of their cases can be individually reviewed?” The sample of 880 likely voters opposed the entry of the migrants by 60 percent to 30 percent....