Iran marks revolution anniversary amid ongoing dissent
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Reza Sayah
CNN
Iran will this week celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution - a day that marked the end of the country's western-backed monarchy and the start of an Islamic republic.
Some experts say the revolution was also a catalyst for the spread of Islamic fundamentalism throughout the Middle East and South Asia.
This key date in Iran's history comes amid protests by the opposition after last year's disputed presidential election won by incumbent, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The so-called Green Movement has been protesting for social justice, freedom and democracy in demonstrations throughout the country since the June polls - using slogans that are often identical to those heard during the 1979 Islamic revolution.
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Our only concern at this point with Iran is their actions geared toward becoming a nuclear armed nation which would be a threat to the world and one we would be defenseless against with a missile defense system that failed to make a passing grade. We continue to back off of our own national security as tensions rise in the middle east and becomes a greater and greater threat to our lives and our world.
We are totally facinated with the small brain.