Full text of the Great Ahmadinejad's letter ---'DIE JEW'
Arash
May 9, 2006
Full text of President Ahmadinejad's letter to Bush
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has written a letter to the U.S. President George W.
Bush.
"The letter to U.S. President George Bush carries the Iranian nation's views and
comments on international issues as well as suggestions for resolving the many
problems facing humanity", said the Iranian president here Tuesday.
The president made the remark at Tehran Mehrabad International Airport before his
departure for Indonesia to attend a meeting of the D-8 (Group of eight developing
Muslim states).
The letter was submitted to President Bush via the Swiss embassy in Tehran, which
takes care of the U.S. interest section in Iran.
Earlier, Ahmadinejad had told reporters he had decided to send letters to leaders of
certain countries on the occasion of Year of Great Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
The following is the full text of Ahmadinejad's letter to George Bush:
"In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful,
Mr. George Bush, President of the United States of America,
For sometime now I have been thinking, how one can justify the undeniable
contradictions that exist in the international arena -- which are being constantly
debated, especially in political forums and amongst university students. Many
questions remain unanswered. These have prompted me to discuss some of the
contradictions and questions, in the hope that it might bring about an opportunity to
redress them.
Can one be a follower of Jesus Christ (Peace Be Upon Him, PBUH), the great Messenger
of God, feel obliged to respect human rights, present liberalism as a civilization
model, announce one’s opposition to the proliferation of nuclear weapons and WMDs,
make “War on Terror” his slogan, and finally, work towards the establishment of a
unified international community – a community which Christ and the virtuous of the
Earth will one day govern, but at the same time, have countries attacked. The lives,
reputations and possessions of people destroyed and on the slight chance of the
presence of a few criminals in a village, city, or convoy for example, the entire
village, city or convoy are set ablaze.
Or because of the possibility of the existence of WMDs in one country, it is
occupied, around one hundred thousand people killed, its water sources, agriculture
and industry destroyed, close to 180,000 foreign troops put on the ground, sanctity
of private homes of citizens broken, and the country pushed back perhaps fifty years.
At what price? Hundreds of billions of dollars spent from the treasury of one country
and certain other countries and tens of thousands of young men and women – as
occupation troops – put in harms way, taken away from family and loved ones, their
hands stained with the blood of others, subjected to so much psychological pressure
that everyday some commit suicide and those returning home suffer depression, become
sickly and grapple with all sorts of ailments; while some are killed and their bodies
handed to their families.
On the pretext of the existence of WMDs, this great tragedy came to engulf both the
peoples of the occupied and the occupying country. Later it was revealed that no WMDs
existed to begin with.
Of course Saddam was a murderous dictator. But the war was not waged to topple him,
the announced goal of the war was to find and destroy weapons of mass destruction. He
was toppled along the way towards another goal; nevertheless the people of the region
are happy about it.
I point out that throughout the many years of the imposed war on Iran, Saddam was
supported [armed with WMD] by the West.
Mr. President,
You might know that I am a teacher. My students ask me how can these actions be
reconciled with the values outlined at the beginning of this letter and duty to the
tradition of Jesus Christ (PBUH), the Messenger of peace and forgiveness?
There are prisoners in Guantanamo Bay that have not been tried, have no legal
representation, their families cannot see them and are obviously kept in a strange
land outside their own country. There is no international monitoring of their
conditions and fate. No one knows whether they are prisoners, POWs, accused or
criminals.
European investigators have confirmed the existence of secret prisons in Europe too.
I could not correlate the abduction of a person, and him or her being kept in secret
prisons, with the provisions of any judicial system. For that matter, I fail to
understand how such actions correspond to the values outlined in the beginning of
this letter, i.e. the teachings of Jesus Christ (PBUH), human rights and liberal
values.
Young people, university students, and ordinary people have many questions about the
phenomenon of Israel. I am sure you are familiar with some of them.
Throughout history many countries have been occupied, but I think the establishment
of a new country with a new people, is a new phenomenon that is exclusive to our
times.
Students are saying that sixty years ago such a country did not exist. They show old
documents and globes and say try as we have, we have not been able to find a country
named Israel.
I tell them to study the history of WWI and II. One of my students told me that
during WWII, which more than tens of millions of people perished in, news about the
war, was quickly disseminated by the warring parties. Each touted their victories and
the most recent battlefront defeat of the other party. After the war they claimed
that six million Jews had been killed. Six million people that were surely related to
at least two million families.
Again let us assume that these events are true. Does that logically translate into
the establishment of the state of Israel in the Middle East or support for such a
state? How can this phenomenon be rationalized or explained?
Mr. President,
I am sure you know how – and at what cost – Israel was established:
- Many thousands were killed in the process.
- Millions of indigenous people were made refugees.
- Hundreds of thousands of hectares of farmland, olive plantations, towns and
villages were destroyed.
This tragedy is not exclusive to the time of establishment; unfortunately it has been
ongoing for sixty years now.
A regime has been established which does not show mercy even to kids, destroys houses
while the occupants are still in them, announces beforehand its list and plans to
assassinate Palestinian figures, and keeps thousands of Palestinians in prison. Such
a phenomenon is unique – or at the very least extremely rare – in recent memory.
Another big question asked by the people is “why is this regime being supported?”
Is support for this regime in line with the teachings of Jesus Christ (PBUH) or Moses
(PBUH) or liberal values?
Or are we to understand that allowing the original inhabitants of these lands –
inside and outside Palestine -- whether they are Christian, Moslem or Jew, to
determine their fate, runs contrary to principles of democracy, human rights and the
teachings of prophets? If not, why is there so much opposition to a referendum?
The newly elected Palestinian administration recently took office. All independent
observers have confirmed that this government represents the electorate.
Unbelievingly, they have put the elected government under pressure and have advised
it to recognize the Israeli regime, abandon the struggle and follow the programs of
the previous government.
If the current Palestinian government had run on the above platform, would the
Palestinian people have voted for it? Again, can such position taken in opposition to
the Palestinian government be reconciled with the values outlined earlier?
The people are also asking “Why are all the United Nations Security Council
Resolutions (UNSCR) in condemnation of Israel vetoed [by U.S.]?”
Mr. President,
As you are well aware, I live amongst the people and am in constant contact with
them -- many people from around the Middle East manage to contact me as well. They do
not have faith in these dubious policies either. There is evidence that the people of
the region are becoming increasingly angry with such policies.
It is not my intention to pose too many questions, but I need to refer to other
points as well.
Why is it that any technological and scientific achievement reached in the Middle
East region is translated into and portrayed as a threat to the Zionist regime? Is
not scientific R&D one of the basic rights of nations?
You are familiar with history. Aside from the Middle Ages, in what other point in
history has scientific and technical progress been a crime? Can the possibility of
scientific achievements being utilized for military purposes be reason enough to
oppose science and technology altogether? If such a supposition is true, then all
scientific disciplines, including physics, chemistry, mathematics, medicine,
engineering, etc. must be opposed.
Lies were told in the Iraqi matter. What was the result? I have no doubt that telling
lies is reprehensible in any culture, and you do not like to be lied to.
Mr. President,
Don’t Latin Americans have the right to ask why their elected governments are being
opposed and coup leaders supported? Or, Why must they constantly be threatened and
live in fear?
The people of Africa are hardworking, creative and talented. They can play an
important and valuable role in providing for the needs of humanity and contribute to
its material and spiritual progress. Poverty and hardship in large parts of Africa
are preventing this from happening. Don’t they have the right to ask why their
enormous wealth – including minerals – is being looted, despite the fact that they
need it more than others?
Again, do such actions correspond to the teachings of Christ and the tenets of human
rights?
The brave and faithful people of Iran too have many questions and grievances,
including: the coup d’etat of 1953 and the subsequent toppling of the legal
government of the day, opposition to the Islamic revolution, transformation of an
Embassy into a headquarters supporting the activities of those opposing the Islamic
Republic (many thousands of pages of documents corroborate this claim), support for
Saddam in the war waged against Iran, the shooting down of the Iranian passenger
plane, freezing the assets of the Iranian nation, increasing threats, anger and
displeasure vis-à-vis the scientific and nuclear progress of the Iranian nation (just
when all Iranians are jubilant and celebrating their country’s progress), and many
other grievances that I will not refer to in this letter.
Mr. President,
September Eleven was a horrendous incident. The killing of innocents is deplorable
and appalling in any part of the world. Our government immediately declared its
disgust with the perpetrators and offered its condolences to the bereaved and
expressed its sympathies.
All governments have a duty to protect the lives, property and good standing of their
citizens. Reportedly your government employs extensive security, protection and
intelligence systems – and even hunts its opponents abroad.
September eleven was not a simple operation. Could it be planned and executed without
coordination with intelligence and security services – or their extensive
infiltration? Of course this is just an educated guess. Why have the various aspects
of the attacks been kept secret? Why are we not told who botched their
responsibilities? And, why aren’t those responsible and the guilty parties identified
and put on trial?
All governments have a duty to provide security and peace of mind for their citizens.
For some years now, the people of your country and neighbors of world trouble spots
do not have peace of mind.
After 9.11, instead of healing and tending to the emotional wounds of the survivors
and the American people -- who had been immensely traumatized by the attacks -- some
Western media only intensified the climate of fear and insecurity – some constantly
talked about the possibility of new terror attacks and kept the people in fear. Is
that service to the American people? Is it possible to calculate the damages incurred
from fear and panic? American citizens lived in constant fear of fresh attacks that
could come at any moment and in any place. They felt insecure in the streets, in
their place of work and at home. Who would be happy with this situation? Why was the
media, instead of conveying a feeling of security and providing peace of mind, giving
rise to a feeling of insecurity?
Some believe that the hype paved the way -- and was the justification --for an attack
on Afghanistan. Again I need to refer to the role of media.
In media charters, correct dissemination of information and honest reporting of a
story are established tenets. I express my deep regret about the disregard shown by
certain Western media for these principles. The main pretext for an attack on Iraq
was the existence of WMDs. This was repeated incessantly -- for the public to finally
believe -- and the ground set for an attack on Iraq.
Will the truth not be lost in a contrived and deceptive climate? Again, if the truth
is allowed to be lost, how can that be reconciled with the earlier mentioned values?
Is the truth known to the Almighty lost as well?
Mr. President,
In countries around the world, citizens provide for the expenses of governments so
that their governments in turn are able to serve them.
The question here is “what has the hundreds of billions of dollars, spent every year
to pay for the Iraqi campaign, produced for the citizens?”
As Your Excellency is aware, in some states of your country, people are living in
poverty. Many thousands are homeless and unemployment is a huge problem. Of course
these problems exist – to a larger or lesser extent -- in other countries as well.
With these conditions in mind, can the gargantuan expenses of the campaign – paid
from the public treasury – be explained and be consistent with the aforementioned
principles?
What has been said, are some of the grievances of the people around the world, in our
region and in your country. But my main contention – which I am hoping you will agree
to some of it – is: Those in power have a specific time in office and do not rule
indefinitely, but their names will be recorded in history and will be constantly
judged in the immediate and distant futures.
The people will scrutinize our presidencies.
Did we mange to bring peace, security and prosperity for the people or insecurity and
unemployment? Did we intend to establish justice or just supported especial interest
groups, and by forcing many people to live in poverty and hardship, made a few people
rich and powerful -- thus trading the approval of the people and the Almighty with
theirs’? Did we defend the rights of the underprivileged or ignore them?
Did we defend the rights of all people around the world or imposed wars on them,
interfered illegally in their affairs, established hellish prisons and incarcerated
some of them? Did we bring the world peace and security or raised the specter of
intimidation and threats? Did we tell the truth to our nation and others around the
world or presented an inverted version of it?
Were we on the side of people or the occupiers and oppressors? Did our
administrations set out to promote rational behavior, logic, ethics, peace,
fulfilling obligations, justice, service to the people, prosperity, progress and
respect for human dignity or the force of guns, intimidation, insecurity, disregard
for the people, delaying the progress and excellence of other nations, and trample on
people’s rights? And finally, they will judge us on whether we remained true to our
oath of office – to serve the people, which is our main task, and the traditions of
the prophets -- or not?
Mr. President,
How much longer can the world tolerate this situation? Where will this trend lead the
world to? How long must the people of the world pay for the incorrect decisions of
some rulers? How much longer will the specter of insecurity – raised from the
stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction -- hunt the people of the world?
How much longer will the blood of the innocent men, women and children be spilled on
the streets, and people’s houses destroyed over their heads? Are you pleased with the
current condition of the world? Do you think present policies can continue?
If billions of dollars spent on security, military campaigns and troop movement were
instead spent on investment and assistance for poor countries, promotion of health,
combating different diseases, education and improvement of mental and physical
fitness, assistance to the victims of natural disasters, creation of employment
opportunities and production, development projects and poverty alleviation,
establishment of peace, mediation between disputing states, and extinguishing the
flames of racial, ethnic and other conflicts, were would the world be today?
Would not your government and people be justifiably proud? Would not your
administration’s political and economic standing have been stronger?And I am most
sorry to say, would there have been an ever increasing global hatred of the American
government?
Mr. President, it is not my intention to distress anyone. If Prophet Abraham, Isaac,
Jacob, Ishmael, Joseph, or Jesus Christ (PBUH) were with us today, how would they
have judged such behavior? Will we be given a role to play in the promised world,
where justice will become universal and Jesus Christ (PBUH) will be present? Will
they even accept us?
My basic question is this: Is there no better way to interact with the rest of the
world? Today there are hundreds of millions of Christians, hundreds of millions of
Muslims and millions of people who follow the teachings of Moses (PBUH). All divine
religions share and respect one word and that is “monotheism” or belief in a single
God and no other in the world.
The Holy Koran stresses this common word and calls on all followers of divine
religions and says: [3.64] Say: O followers of the Book! Come to an equitable
proposition between us and you that we shall not serve any but Allah and (that) we
shall not associate aught with Him, and (that) some of us shall not take others for
lords besides Allah; but if they turn back, then say: Bear witness that we are
Muslims. (The Family of Imran)
Mr. President,
According to divine verses, we have all been called upon to worship one God and
follow the teachings of divine Prophets. “To worship a God which is above all powers
in the world and can do all He pleases”.
“The Lord which knows that which is hidden and visible, the past and the future,
knows what goes on in the Hearts of His servants and records their deeds”.
“The Lord who is the possessor of the heavens and the earth and all universe is His
court”.
“planning for the universe is done by His hands, and gives His servants the glad
tidings of mercy and forgiveness of sins”.
“He is the companion of the oppressed and the enemy of oppressors”.
“He is the Compassionate, the Merciful”.
“He is the recourse of the faithful and guides them towards the light from darkness”.
“He is witness to the actions of His servants”.
“He calls on servants to be faithful and do good deeds, and asks them to stay on the
path of righteousness and remain steadfast”.
“Calls on servants to heed His prophets and He is a witness to their deeds”.
“A bad ending belongs only to those who have chosen the life of this world and
disobey Him and oppress His servants” and “A good end and eternal paradise belong to
those servants who fear His majesty and do not follow their lascivious selves”.
We believe a return to the teachings of the divine prophets is the only road leading
to salvation. I have been told that Your Excellency follows the teachings of Jesus
(PBUH) and believes in the divine promise of the rule of the righteous on Earth.
We also believe that Jesus Christ (PBUH) was one of the great prophets of the
Almighty. He has been repeatedly praised in the Koran. Jesus (PBUH) has been quoted
in Koran as well: [19.36] And surely Allah is my Lord and your Lord, therefore serve
Him; this is the right path. Marium Service to and obedience of the Almighty is the
credo of all divine messengers.
The God of all people in Europe, Asia, Africa, America, the Pacific and the rest of
the world is one. He is the Almighty who wants to guide and give dignity to all His
servants. He has given greatness to Humans.
We again read in the Holy Book: “The Almighty God sent His prophets with miracles and
clear signs to guide the people and show them divine signs and purify them from sins
and pollutions. And He sent the Book and the balance so that the people display
justice and avoid the rebellious”.
All of the above verses can be seen, one way or the other, in the Good Book as well.
Divine prophets have promised:
The day will come when all humans will congregate before the court of the Almighty,
so that their deeds are examined. The good will be directed towards Haven and
evildoers will meet divine retribution. I trust both of us believe in such a day, but
it will not be easy to calculate the actions of rulers, because we must be answerable
to our nations and all others whose lives have been directly or indirectly affected
by our actions.
All prophets, speak of peace and tranquility for man -- based on monotheism, justice
and respect for human dignity.
Do you not think that if all of us come to believe in and abide by these principles,
that is, monotheism, worship of God, justice, respect for the dignity of man, belief
in the Last Day, we can overcome the present problems of the world -- that are the
result of disobedience to the Almighty and the teachings of prophets – and improve
our performance?
Do you not think that belief in these principles promotes and guarantees peace,
friendship and justice? Do you not think that the aforementioned written or unwritten
principles are universally respected? Will you not accept this invitation? That is, a
genuine return to the teachings of prophets, to monotheism and justice, to preserve
human dignity and obedience to the Almighty and His prophets?
Mr. President,
History tells us that repressive and cruel governments do not survive. God has
entrusted the fate of men to them. The Almighty has not left the universe and
humanity to their own devices.
Many things have happened contrary to the wishes and plans of governments. These tell
us that there is a higher power at work and all events are determined by Him.
Can one deny the signs of change in the world today? Is the situation of the world
today comparable to that of ten years ago? Changes happen fast and come at a furious
pace.
The people of the world are not happy with the status quo and pay little heed to the
promises and comments made by a number of influential world leaders. Many people
around the world feel insecure and oppose the spreading of insecurity and war and do
not approve of and accept dubious policies.
The people are protesting the increasing gap between the haves and the have-nots and
the rich and poor countries.
The people are disgusted with increasing corruption.
The people of many countries are angry about the attacks on their cultural
foundations and the disintegration of families. They are equally dismayed with the
fading of care and compassion. The people of the world have no faith in international
organizations, because their rights are not advocated by these organizations.
Liberalism and Western style democracy have not been able to help realize the ideals
of humanity. Today these two concepts have failed. Those with insight can already
hear the sounds of the shattering and fall of the ideology and thoughts of the
Liberal democratic systems.
We increasingly see that people around the world are flocking towards a main focal
point -- that is the Almighty God. Undoubtedly through faith in God and the teachings
of the prophets, the people will conquer their problems. My question for you is: “Do
you not want to join them?”
Mr. President,
Whether we like it or not, the world is gravitating towards faith in the Almighty and
justice and the will of God will prevail over all things.
Vasalam Ala Man Ataba’al hoda
Mahmood Ahmadinejad,
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran"
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