UN Address by H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Tony Gosling
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Fri Sep 24 14:12:14 BST 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Ahmadinejad's UN Speech FULL TEXT transcript
General Assembly of the United Nations
General Debate: 65th Session
As in past years, the U.S. delegation had discussed beforehand with
Europeans too and staged a walk out during Ahmadinejad's speech.
Shame on them.
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Address by H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Before the
65th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
New York - 23 September 2010
622 Third Ave, New York, NY 10017
Mr. President,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am grateful to the Almighty God who granted me the opportunity to appear
before this world assembly once again. I wish to begin by
commemorating those who
lost their lives in the horrible flood in Pakistan and express my
heartfelt sympathy
with the families who lost their loved ones as well as with the
people and the
government of Pakistan. I urge everyone to assist their fellow men
and women as a
humane duty.
Let me thank H.E. Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, the President of the he sixty-
fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly, for all his
efforts during his
tenure. I also would like to congratulate H.E. Mr. Joseph Deiss,
the President of the
sixty-fifth session ofthe United Nations General Assembly and wish
him all success.
In the past years, I spoke to you about some of the hopes and concerns,
including family crises, security, human dignity, world economy,
climate change as
well as the aspiration forjustice and lasting peace.
After about one hundred years of domination, the system of Capitalism and the
existing world order has proved to be unable to provide appropriate
solution to the
problems of societies, thus coming to an end. I shall try to
examine the two main
causes ofthis failure and picture some features of the ideal future order.
A) Attitudes and Beliefs
As you are well aware, the divine prophets had the mission to call
everyone to
monotheism, love and justice and show mankind the path to
prosperity. They invite
men to contemplation and knowledge in order to better appreciate
the truth and to
avoid atheism and egoism. The very nature of the message of all
prophets is one and
the same. Every messenger endorsed the messenger before him and
gave glad tidings
about the prophet to come, and presented a more complete version of
the religion in
accordance with the capacity of the man at the time. This continued
up to the last
messenger of God who presented the perfect and all inclusive religion.
In opposition to that, the egotist and the greedy stood up against
this clear call,
revolting against the message.
Nimrod countered Hazrat Abraham, Pharaoh countered Hazrat Moses and the
greedy countered Hazrat Jesus Christ and Hazrat Mohammad (Peace be upon them
all). In the recent centuries, the human ethics and values have
been rejected as a cause
for backwardness. They were even portrayed as opposing wisdom and science
because of the earlier infliction on man by the proclaimers of
religion in the dark ages
ofthe West
Man's disconnection from Heaven detached him from his true self.
Man with his potentials for understanding the secrets of the
universe, his instinct
for seeking truth, his aspirations for justice and perfection, his
quest for beauty and
purity and his capacity to represent God on earth was reduced to a
creature limited to
the materialistic world with a mission to maximize individualistic
pleasures. Human
instinct, then, replaced true human nature.
Human beings and nations were considered rivals and the happiness of an
individual or a nation was defined in collision with, and
elimination or suppression of
others. Constructive evolutionary cooperation was replaced with a
destructive struggle
for survival.
The lust for capital and domination replaced monotheism which is
the gate to love
and unity.
This widespread clash of the egoist with the divine values gave way
to slavery and
colonialism. A large portion of the world came under the domination
of a few western
States. Tens of millions of people were taken to slavery and tens
of millions of
families were shattered as a result. All the resources, the rights
and the cultures of the
colonized nations were plundered. Lands were occupied and the
indigenous people
were humiliated and mass- murdered.
Yet, nations rose up, colonialism was alienated and the
independence of the nations
was recognized. Thus, the hope for respect, prosperity and security
was revived
amongst nations. In the beginning of the past century nice talks
about freedom,
human rights and democracy created hopes for healing the deep wounds
of the past.
Today, however, not only those dreams are not realized, but memories,
even at times
worse than before, have been recorded.
As a result of the two World Wars, the occupation of Palestine, the
Korean and the
Vietnam's Wars, the Iraqi war against Iran, the occupation of
Afghanistan and Iraq as
well as many wars in Africa, hundreds of millions of people were
killed, wounded or
displaced.
Terrorism, illicit drugs, poverty and the social gaps increased.
The dictatorial and
coup d'etat governments in Latin America committed unprecedented
crimes with the
support ofthe West.
Instead of disarmament, the proliferation and stockpiling of
nuclear, biological and
chemical weapons expanded, putting the world under a bigger threat.
As a result, the
very same old goals of colonialists and the slave masters were, this
time round,
pursued with a new facade.
B) The Global Management and Ruling Structures
The League of Nations and, then, the United Nations were
established with the
promise to bring about peace, security and the realization of human
rights, which in
fact meant a global management.
One can analyze the current governance of the world by examining
three events:
First, the event of the II September 2001 which has affected the
whole world for
almost a decade.
All of a sudden, the news of the attack on the twin towers was
broadcast using
numerous footages of the incident.
Almost all governments and known figures strongly condemned this incident.
But then a propaganda machine came into full force; it was implied
that the whole
world was exposed to a huge danger, namely terrorism, and that the
only way to save
the world would be to deploy forces into Afghanistan.
Eventually Afghanistan, and shortly thereafter Iraq were occupied.
Please take note:
It was said that some three thousand people were killed on the 11
th September for
which we are all very saddened. Yet, up until now, in Afghanistan and
Iraq hundreds
of thousands of people have been killed, millions wounded and
displaced and the
conflict is still going on and expanding.
In identifying those responsible for the attack, there were three
viewpoints.
1- That a very powerful and complex terrorist group, able to
successfully cross
all layers of the American intelligence and security, carried out the attack.
This is the main viewpoint advocated by American statesmen.
2- That some segments within the U.S. government orchestrated the attack to
reverse the declining American economy and its grips on the Middle
East in order
also to save the Zionist regime.
The majority of the American people as well as other nations and
politicians agree
with this view.
3- It was carried out by a terrorist group but the American
government supported
and took advantage of the situation. Apparently, this viewpoint has
fewer proponents.
The main evidence linking the incident was a few passports found in the huge
volume of rubble and a video of an individual whose place of domicile
was unknown
but it was announced that he had been involved in oil deals with some American
officials. It was also covered up and said that due to the explosion
and fire no trace of
the suicide attackers was found.
There remain, however, a few questions to be answered:
1- Would it not have been sensible that first a thorough
investigation should have
been conducted by independent groups to conclusively identify the
elements involved
in the attack and then map out a rational plan to take measures against them?
2- Assuming the viewpoint of the American government, is it
rational to launch a
classic war through widespread deployment of troops that led to the
death of hundreds
of thousands ofpeople to counter a terrorist group?
3- Was it not possible to act the way Iran countered the Riggi
terrorist group who
killed and wounded 400 innocent people in Iran. In the Iranian
operation no innocent
person was hurt.
It is proposed that the United Nations set up an independent
fact-finding group for
the event of the II September so that in the future expressing views
about it is not
forbidden.
. I wish to announce here that next year the Islamic Republic of
Iran will host a
conference to study terrorism and the means to confront it. I invite
officials, scholars,
thinkers, researchers and research institutes of all countries to
attend this conference.
Second, is the occupation of the Palestinian territories
The oppressed people of Palestine have lived under the rule of an occupying
regime for 60 years, been deprived of freedom, security and the right to self-
determination, while the occupiers are given recognition. On a daily
basis, the houses
are being destroyed over the heads of innocent women and children. People are
deprived of water, food and medicine in their own homeland. The Zionists have
imposed five all-out wars on the neighboring countries and on the
Palestinian people.
The Zionists committed the most horrible crimes against the
defenseless people in
the wars against Lebanon and Gaza.
The Zionist regime attacked a humanitarian flotilla in a blatant
defiance of all
international norms and kills the civilians.
This regime which enjoys the absolute support of some western
countries regularly
threatens the countries in the region and continues publicly
announced assassination
of Palestinian figures and others, while Palestinian defenders and
those opposing this
regime are pressured, labeled as terrorists and anti Semites. All
values, even the
freedom of expression, in Europe and in the United States are being
sacrificed at the
altar of Zionism.
Solutions are doomed to fail because the right of the Palestinian
people is not taken
into account.
Would we have witnessed such horrendous crimes if instead of recognizing the
occupation, the sovereign right ofthe Palestinian people had been recognized?
Our unambiguous proposition is the return ofthe Palestinian
refugees to their home
land and the reference to the vote of the people of Palestine to
exercise their
sovereignty and decide on the type of governance.
Third, is the nuclear energy
Nuclear energy is clean and cheap and a heavenly gift which is
amongst the most
suitable alternatives to cut the pollutions emanating from fossil fuels.
The Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT) allows all member States to use nuclear
energy without limits and the International Atomic Energy Agency is
mandated to
provide member States with technical and legal support.
The nuclear bomb is the worst inhumane weapon and which must totally be
eliminated. The NPT prohibits its development and stockpiling and
calls for nuclear
disarmament.
Nonetheless, note what some of the permanent members of the Security Council
and nuclear bomb holders have done:
They have equated nuclear energy with the nuclear bomb, and have
distanced this
energy from the reach of most of nations by establishing monopolies
and pressuring
the IAEA. While at the same time, they have continued to maintain, expand and
upgrade their own nuclear arsenals.
This has entailed the following:
Not only the nuclear disarmament has not been realized but also
nuclear bombs
have been proliferated in some regions, including by the occupying
and intimidating
Zionist regime.
I would like here to propose that the year 20 II be proclaimed the
year of nuclear
disarmament and "Nuclear Energy for all, Nuclear Weapons for None".
In all these cases the United Nations has been unable to take any
effective course
of action. Unfortunately, in the decade proclaimed as the
"International Decade for the
Culture of Peace" hundreds of thousands were killed and injured as a
result of war,
aggression and occupation, and hostilities and antagonism increased.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Very recently the world witnessed the ugly and inhumane act of
burning the Holy
Quran.
The Holy Quran is the Divine Book and the eternal miracle ofthe
Prophet oflslam.
It calls for worshipping the One God, justice, compassion toward people,
development and progress, reflection and thinking, defending the oppressed and
resisting against the oppressors; and it names with respect the
previous Messengers of
God, like Noah, Abraham, Isaaq, Joseph, Moses and Jesus Christ (Peace be Upon
them all) and endorses them.. They burned Quran to bum all these
truths and good
udgments. However, the truth could not be burned. Quran is eternal
because God and
truth are everlasting. This act and any other act which widens the
gap and distances
between nations is evil. We should wisely avoid playing into the
hands of Satan. On
behalf of the Iranian nation I pay respect to all Divine Books and
their followers. This
is the Quran and this is the Bible. I pay respect to both ofthem.
Esteemed Friends,
For years the inefficiency of the capitalism and the existing world
management and
structures has been exposed and the majority of States and nations
have been on a
quest for fundamental changes and for the prevalence ofjustice in
global relations.
The cause of the United Nation's ineptitude is in its unjust
structure. Major power
is monopolized in the Security Council due to the veto privilege, and
the main pillar
ofthe Organization, namely the General Assembly, is marginalized.
In the past several decades, at least one of the permanent members
of the Security
Council has always been a party to the disputes.
The veto advantage grants impunity to aggression and occupation; How could,
therefore, one expect competence while both the judge and the
prosecutor are a party
to the dispute?
Had Iran enjoyed veto privilege, would the Security Council and the IAEA
Director General have taken the same position in the nuclear issue?
Dear Friends,
The United Nations is the key center for coordinating the common global
management. Its structure needs to be reformed in a manner that all
independent
States and nations be able to participate in the global governance
actively and
constructively.
The veto privilege should be revoked and the General Assembly should be the
highest body and the Secretary-General should be the most independent
official and
all his positions and activities should be taken with the approval of
the General
Assembly and should be directed towards promoting justice and eliminating
discrimination.
The Secretary-General should not come under pressure from powers and/or the
country hosting the Organization for his stating the truth and
administration ofjustice.
It is suggested that the General Assembly should, within one year and in the
framework of an extraordinary session, finalize the reformation of
the Organization's
structure
The Islamic Republic of Iran has clear suggestions in this regard
and stands ready
to participate actively and constructively in the process.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I announce clearly that the occupation of other countries under the
pretext of
freedom and democracy is an unforgivable crime.
The world needs the logic of compassion and justice and inclusive
participation
instead oflogic offorce, domination, unilateralism, war and intimidation.
The world needs to be governed by virtuous people like the Divine Prophets.
The two vast geographical spheres, namely Africa and Latin America,
have gone
through historic developments during the past decades. The new
approaches in these
two continents, which are based on increasing level of integration
and unity as well as
on localizing the growth and development models, have born
considerable fruits to the
'peoples of those regions. The awareness and wisdom of the leaders of
these two
continents has overcome the regional problems and crises without the
domineering
interference of non-regional powers.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has expanded its relations with the
Latin America
and Africa in all aspects in recent years.
And about the glorious Iran,
The Tehran Declaration was a hugely constructive step in confidence building
efforts which was made possible through the admirable good will by
the governments
of Brazil and Turkey along with the sincere cooperation of the
Iranian government.
Although the Declaration received inappropriate reaction by some and was
followed by an unlawful resolution, it is still valid.
We have observed the regulations of the IAEA more than our commitments, yet,
we have never submitted to illegally imposed pressures nor will we ever do so.
It has been said that they want to pressure Iran into a dialogue.
Well, firstly, Iran
has always been ready for a dialogue based on respect andjustice.
Secondly, methods
based on disrespecting nations have long become ineffective. Those
who have used
intimidation and sanctions in response to the clear logic of the
Iranian nation are in
real terms destroying the remaining credibility of the Security
Council and the trust of
nations for this body, proving once and again how unjust is the
function of the
Council.
When they threaten a great nation such as Iran which is known
throughout history
for its scientists, poets, artists and philosophers and whose culture
and civilization is
synonymous to purity, submission to God and seeking justice, how can they ever
expect that other nations grow confidence on them?
It goes without saying that domineering methods in managing the
world has failed.
Not only has the era of slavery and colonialism and dominating the
world passed, the
path to the reviving old Empires are blocked, too.
We have announced that we stand ready for a serious and free debate with the
American Statesmen to express our transparent views on issues of
importance to the
world in this very venue.
It is proposed here that in order to have a constructive dialogue,
an annual free
debate be organized within the General Assembly.
In conclusion,
Friends and Colleagues,
The Iranian nation and the majority of the world's nations and
governments are
against the current discriminatory management of the world.
The inhumane nature of this management has put it at a dead-end and
requires a
major overhaul.
Reforming the world's affairs and bringing about tranquility and prosperity
requires the participation of all, pure thoughts and the divine and humane
management.
We are all ofthe idea that:
Justice is the basic element for peace, durable security and the
spread of love
among peoples and nations. It is in thejustice that mankind seeks the
realization ofhis
aspirations, rights and dignity, since he is wary of oppression,
humiliation and ill
treatment.
The true nature of mankind is manifested in the love for other
fellow humans and
love for all the good in the world. Love is the best foundation for
establishing relation
amongst people and amongst nations.
As Vahshi Bafqi, the great Iranian poet, says:
"From the fountain of youth, drink thousand sips
You'll still die if you don't have love's grip"
In making a world full of purity, safety and prosperity people are
not rivals but
companions.
Those who see their happiness but in the sorrow of others and their
welfare and
safety but in others' insecurity, those who see themselves superior
to others, are out of
the path ofhumanity and are in evil's course.
Economy and materialistic means are only some tools to serve
others, to create
friendship and strengthen human connections for spiritual perfection.
They are not
tools for show-off or means of dominating others.
Men and women complements each other and family unit with pure, loving and
long-lasting relation of the spouses in its center is the guarantee
for the continuity and
the bringing up generations, for true pleasures, for spreading love
and for reforming of
the societies.
Woman is a reflection of God's beauty and is the source of love and
caring. She is
the guardian ofpurity and exquisiteness of the society.
The tendency to toughen the souls and behaviors of women deprives them from
their very basic right of being a loving mother and a caring wife. It
would result in a
more violent society with irreversible defects.
Freedom is a divine right that should serve peace and human perfection.
Pure thoughts and the will of the righteous are keys to the gates
of a pure life full
ofhope, liveliness and beauty.
This is the promise of God that the earth will be inherited by the
pure and the
righteous. And the people free from selfishness will take up the
management of the
world. Then, there will be no trace of sorrow, discrimination,
poverty, insecurity and
aggression. The time for true happiness and for the blossoming of the
true nature of
humankind, the way God has intended, will arrive.
All those seeking for justice and all the free spirits have been
waiting for this
moment and have promised such glorious time.
The complete human, the true servant of God and the true friend of
the mankind
whose father was from the generation of the beloved Prophet of Islam and whose
mother was from the true believers of the Jesus Christ, shall wait
along with Jesus the
son of Marry and the other righteous to appear on those brilliant
times and assist the
humanity.
In welcoming them we should join ranks and seek justice.
Praise to Love and worship, praise to justice and freedom, praise
to the true
humanity, the complete human, the true companion of the humankind and peace be
upon you and all the righteous and the pure.
Thank you.
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