Posted on 11/02/2009 1:46:07 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Protests likely as Iran marks US embassy seizure (AFP)
2 November 2009 TEHRAN - Street protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are expected on Wednesday as Iran marks the 30th anniversary of the capture of US embassy at a time when it is engaged in high-profile nuclear dialogue backed by Washington.
November 4 has emerged as an anti-US day in Iran, with thousands of Iranians, mostly students, gathering annually outside the US embassy building, dubbed the ‘Den of Spies’, to shout slogans such as “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!”
The event marks the capture of the embassy on November 4, 1979 — just months after the Islamic revolution toppled the US-backed shah — by radical Islamist students who took American diplomats hostage for 444 days.
Since then, the event which was aimed at condemning US policies towards Iran, has become one of the cornerstones of the Islamic regime.
(Excerpt) Read more at khaleejtimes.com ...
"Students"... that's like calling ACORN "American voters".
Will Jimmy Carter be their special guest?
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