First, a link to the first of a pair of essays from the Floutist; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for today’s ALL OF IT and for IRAN 8-23-26.) — MCM

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FROM AUG. 18  Why can’t we see ourselves as we are? by Patrick Lawrence | The Floutist  The other night I watched a documentary called “Coup 53,” a brilliant treatment of the Anglo–American operation that deposed Mohammad Mossadegh as prime minister of Iran in the year the film notes in its title. Taghi Amirani, the director, has produced a superb piece of work, narrated in part by the estimable Steve Kinzer. READ MORE . . .

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TO BE CONTINUED