Day By Day© by Chris Muir.

November 30, 2006

Ahmadinjad's Letter: Let's Talk

Oh, to get that dialogue flowing. If we could just talk about our problems, they'll all just go away and everyone will be happy. Right?

That's what Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants you to think. He's written such a reasonable letter that lets us know what's on his mind. He really does care! The full text is here. Let's look at some of the passages:

Noble Americans,

Such courtesy and respect!

Were we not faced with the activities of the US administration in this part of the world and the negative ramifications of those activities on the daily lives of our peoples, coupled with the many wars and calamities caused by the US administration as well as the tragic consequences of US interference in other countries;

Then, there would have been little urgency to have a dialogue with you.

Were Americans not attacked by Islamic extremists from your part of the world; were we not dealing with the consequences of the previous adminstration's failure to act upon similar attacks; if we didn't have to worry about Iran's support of Islamic terrorist groups in the Middle East and around the world; and as Iran has yet to show responsibility to promote and protect freedom and human dignity and integrity...there really isn't much to talk about, is there?

More:

We all deplore injustice, the trampling of peoples' rights and the intimidation and humiliation of human beings.

Except when they are women, Jews, Christians, and other infidels.

Palestine is brought into the mix:

Palestinian mothers, just like Iranian and American mothers, love their children, and are painfully bereaved by the imprisonment, wounding and murder of their children. What mother wouldn't?

Jewish mothers do, but they don't count.

For 60 years, the Zionist regime has driven millions of the inhabitants of Palestine out of their homes. Many of these refugees have died in the Diaspora and in refugee camps. Their children have spent their youth in these camps and are aging while still in the hope of returning to homeland.

The Palestinians continue to support leaders who refuse to comporomise despite many generous offers made by the Israeli government. The Palestinians' and their supporters' main objective is to drive the Israelis into the sea or blow them off the face of the Earth, whichever method proves most expedient.

Let's take a look at Iraq. Since the commencement of the US military presence in Iraq, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have been killed, maimed or displaced. Terrorism in Iraq has grown exponentially. With the presence of the US military in Iraq, nothing has been done to rebuild the ruins, to restore the infrastructure or to alleviate poverty. The US Government used the pretext of the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but later it became clear that that was just a lie and a deception.

A "deception" that the rest of the world believed as well, and proof is being produced that it wasn't such a deception after all. And the numbers of Iraqis who are killed or maimed would be much lower if terrorists bent on undermining this fledgling democracy did not exist.

Although Saddam was overthrown and people are happy about his departure, the pain and suffering of the Iraqi people has persisted and has even been aggravated.

The likelihood that Iran has been supporting militants (read: terrorists) financially and logistically need not concern you.

There is much, much more...more than I can cover here. Let's skip to the end:

We should all heed the Divine Word of the Holy Qur'an:

I pray to the Almighty to bless the Iranian and American nations and indeed all nations of the world with dignity and success.

Yes, we should all heed the Qur'an, as conversion to Islam is our only hope of salvation in Ahmadinijad's eyes, before Armageddon.

Michelle Malkin has a wrapup of other reviews of this extraordinary piece of rubbish. Gary at Ex-Donkey also responds.

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