The CIA’s Secret War Against Democracy | Declassified Mysteries with Luke Lamana

Jan 21, 2025 Redacted: Declassified Mysteries with Luke Lamana | Podcast
In 1953, Kermit Roosevelt, grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt, has unlimited job prospects. But instead of picking a cushy desk job or following his Nobel Peace Prize-winning grandfather's footsteps, he joins the CIA and heads to Tehran where he launches the controversial Operation AJAX - a CIA and MI6 joint venture that topples Iran’s power structure and unleashes decades of chaos.

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About the show:
Behind the closed doors of government offices and military compounds, are hidden stories and buried secrets from the darkest corners of history. Each week, Luke Lamana, a Marine Corp Reconnaissance Veteran, pulls back the curtain on what once was classified information exposing the secrets and lies behind the world’s most powerful institutions. From the hitmakers at Wondery and Ballen Studios, we bring you REDACTED: Declassified Mysteries with Luke Lamana. The stories are real, and the secrets are shocking.

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Chapters:
03:28: SETTING THE SCENE
05:18: KERMIT ARRIVES IN IRAN
10:35: KERMIT VS. THE PRIME MINISTER
15:55: THE MIDNIGHT MEETING
22:52: LUCK BE A LADY?
27:14: I NEED A DRINK
30:49: TAKE THE $50K OR ELSE
32:47: RIOT IN THE STREETS
37:53: A TOAST
39:49: OUTCOME
43:28: CREDITS

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Redacted is for educational, documentary and entertainment purposes only. All stories, mysteries, and conspiracies, are based on actual events with real historical significance. The authoritative sources used for this story include interviews, non-fiction books, biographies, newspaper articles, and TV news reporting meant to educate and memorialize notable cases in our nation’s history as a military and economic global superpower.