A month ago, Gen. Muhammad-Ali Aziz Jaafari, commander of the
Islamic Revolutionary Guard, vowed to stop further antiregime
demonstrations in Iran and break what he termed "this chain of
conspiracies." But this week the "chain" appeared to be as
strong as ever: Students across the nation defied the general
and his political masters by organizing numerous demonstrations
on and off campus.  The various opposition groups that
constitute the pro-democracy movement have already called for
another series of demonstrations on Dec. 27, a holy day on the
Muslim Shiite calendar. Meanwhile, the official calendar of the
Islamic Republic includes 22 days during which the regime
organizes massive public demonstrations to flex its muscles.
Since the controversial presidential election last June, the
pro-democracy movement, in a jujitsu-style move, has used the
official days to undermine the regime.  Antigovernment
demonstrators at Tehran University, Dec. 7. Getty Images   On
Nov. 4, the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S