Stephen Kinzer, Author of "All The Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror" - A BuzzFlash Interview

Stephen Kinzer, Author of "All The Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror" - A BuzzFlash Interview: "The Islamic regime in Iran also inspired religious fanatics in many other countries, including those who went on to form the Taliban in Afghanistan and give refuge to terrorists who went on to attack the United States. The anger against the United States that flooded out of Iran following the 1979 revolution has its roots in the American role in crushing Iranian democracy in 1953. Therefore, I think it’s not an exaggeration to say that you can draw a line from the American sponsorship of the 1953 coup in Iran, through the Shah’s repressive regime, to the Islamic revolution of 1979 and the spread of militant religious fundamentalism that produced waves of anti-Western terrorism."