The details of what he was talking about (1953) have been so convoluted by the left that they now think it was a CIA thing, it was not, the elected PM of Iran tried to set up a communist gov and appoint ministers while nationalizing the oil, the british actted after the Shah called them for help to overthrow the attempted takeover.
Thanks It's the first time I'd heard that song - I was following links off of "Ready for the Storm" and I was blown away by Kathy Mattea's "Coal Tatoo" - wow! I'm listening to it again and again...