Will Shetterly notes that yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the CIA-backed coup that toppled Iranian prime minister Mohammed Mossadegh in favor of “Light of the Aryans” Shah Reza Pahlavi.

In the name, naturally, of fighting communism.

And, hey, not only did the Brits got to keep their oil wells for another 25 years — on top of that, we also got the Mercedes-Benz G500.

Anyone hear anything about Ahmed Chalabi’s taste in cars?