From all the slogans used throughout the protest there is one common theme that ties all of them together, opposition to Ali Khamenei, the “Supreme Leader” as referenced in the slogans, his Ansar-e Hezbollah, and the state-supported terrorism In nearly one-third of the slogans used during the protest in 1999, students demonstrated opposition to Khamenei directly. For example, the slogan “Khamenei! Shame on You, Leadership Is Not for You” is one a very daring statement and is considered one of the “boldest yet to be found in any demonstration in the last decade in Iran”. These straight forward criticisms toward Khamenei, combined with slogans against the cleric rule and the “20-year” repression under the Islamic order, reflect the failed velayat-e faghih as a model of government in Iran.