The protest in New York brought together former political prisoners and other Iranians in exile with residents from around New York and the rest of the United States.

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"So it is a broad scenario, it allows our soldiers to work together, and what we call basic blocking and tackling, and if the eventuality comes where we have to work together with India,with Thailand, with the other nations in the region we work with, we will be better prepared to work as partners together,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.26