In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Sha`ban al-Mu`azzam 8,1397 AH
The Islamic Association of Students in America and Canada:
I have received your esteemed letter and would like to say that the points you have mentioned constitute part of the mischief perpetrated by this corrupt, puppet regime and a page of the afflictions of the Muslim nation of Iran. What is going on behind the scenes is much more than we can imagine. The misdeeds of this father and son- two of the stooges of foreigners- are the prelude to other radical things in the offing for the Iranians, if, God forbid, they find the opportunity and the nation loses the opportunities. Owing to the internal and external conditions and the repercussions of the regime's crimes among people and in the foreign press, it is now an opportune moment for the scientific and cultural communities, the patriotic dignitaries, the students in Iran and abroad and the Islamic associations, wherever they are, to rise up, at once and vociferously protest the prevailing conditions as also the atrocities of fifty years perpetrated by the illegal, slavish Pahlavi regime. They must also let their voices be heard by the international community and make the US president understand that the Islamic nations attribute the crimes of this dynasty, especially in recent years, to the American leadership. By supporting this regime, the US government appears to the Muslims as the head of the tyrants and despots of history. In order to freely exploit the rich resources of the Muslims, the American government has entangled millions of decent people with those dirty and inhuman elements. If the present US president «1» does not revise his policy, if he does not part company with the kernel of impiety, then the responsibility for all the crimes committed by a bunch of godless and inhuman people will lie on him.
Ignoring the right of hundreds of millions of Muslims, placing their destinies in the control of a bunch of ruffians, giving the illegal regime of Iran and the bogus government of Israel the opportunity to usurp their rights, and deprive them of their freedom, and also treating them as they have treated people of medieval times, are all crimes that are being recorded in the dossiers of American presidents. It is essential that the incumbent president, in keeping with his promises, refrain from the criminal acts of previous administrations.
We are now waiting to see whether the present American administration will sacrifice its honor and that of its people for the sake of material gain and use the oil of a poor, noble nation to wash away its own prestige, or whether, by eschewing its support for these evil elements, it will restore its reputation and honor. I request all the Islamic Associations to consolidate their relations with one another and to exclude those mysterious people who plan to sow discord and dissension among them. I request them to use Islam and its redeeming tenets as their rules of conduct. I beseech God Almighty to guide all the Muslims and make them successful in observing the enlightening injunctions of the Qur'an and Islam. May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini