Speech [America's role in separating the military from the nation]

[In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful]

(The Americans) had transformed the image of the military into something like criminals and made it a nuisance and something like this for the people, such that if they (America) told it to do such and such, the military would do as it was told. In this way, they estranged it from all and this was in their interests. The Americans wanted the Iranian nation to acquiesce to their bidding, to plunder our resources and make us dependent on them; they wished to make Iran a market (for their commodities) and pillage all it had. And to accomplish this they had no alternative but to separate the classes of people from one another: separate the military from the gendarmerie, the gendarmerie from the police, the police from the people and the people from one another, and factions (pitted) against each other, thereby creating disparity among the people. If a hundred million people acted individually, they would not have be able to do anything.

Before this period, the foreigners had scientifically and intellectually figured out what would happen if the nation forged a unity; so, they took measures to hinder this (unity). Now they have sensed and seen with their own eyes how a united nation could thwart their plots and how no power is able to confront a (consolidated) nation. The nation was armed with nothing but they (colonial powers) had everything. When the nation's cries rang out, the army, gendarmerie, police, soldiers, and everybody gathered around it, except for a handful of individuals who had devoured a lot (of the nation's wealth). Then they became aware that this assembly of all forces, all united for Islam and for God, had become one divine force that nobody could ever crush. Then, they sensed the danger of losing their interests. So, what could they do? They had to do something to disperse them and segregate them. Now they are watching the nation from a distance with the mission of accomplishing their plan to separate you from us and us from you and everybody from one another in order to achieve their motives. We should all be vigilant. With vigilance and awareness, we should take note how we can defeat the plots they are hatching. God willing, we should not allow them to carry out their plot not to let this country have peace. On the one hand, they sow seeds of discord and on the other; they infiltrate your ranks, the workers, farmers, and schools and carry out their propaganda activities. You must all be vigilant and take care not to let this conspiracy materialize; that is, do not let discord prevail among you; or for instance, let their propaganda affect you. Neutralize their propaganda. We should all unite and join hands to rebuild anew this confused and disorderly country, which has lost everything it had. Together we should all work for the country and Islam and be its guards and army. Together all of us will advance forward and, God willing, take this movement to fruition.

Islamic tenets should be made known in foreign countries so that people understand what Islam is. They (foreigners) never let Islam be understood. They deceived our youth and did not let them understand Islam and its tenets; what laws God handed down to us and for what purpose. They did not let these tenets be understood. If we are given the opportunity to enforce these laws one by one, that is, Islam's political, economic and the rest of its decrees, then they will understand that their empty democracies bear no substance compared to Islam's true democracy. Then they can draw an analogy between their human rights defenders and advocates and those of Islam. Consider the fact that those who talk of human rights abroad, these groups that the great masterminds have formed for the deception (of the youth) did not utter a word all this time in which so many of the nation were killed and all this happened. Now that a few from among those confirmed by everybody, as being traitors, now that a few of those individuals, whom the nation and all groups acknowledged as traitors are about to be punished because of the treason they had committed, these advocates of human rights are raising a hue and cry in their defense. Telegrams( are sent to us )stating," Do not do it!" Well, were those killed not human beings? Did they not have any rights? Human rights stipulate that if one person kills someone, he should be killed in retaliation. Now that someone that has committed murders for ten to twenty years or forced others to kill is executed, the human rights supporters raise a clamor. Even so, we are all brothers and have pledged allegiance to one another.

Together we should move forward until we reach our ultimate goal, so that, God willing, we will be able to take our movement to fruition and the country will be yours; we will not allow some master to be above us, or foment hostility among us from abroad.(We should) be independent, free, strong and powerful. God willing, you will be successful.

[One of those present: We are all united and our path is clear. From the very first day we, the soldiers, put on this uniform, we did so to sacrifice ourselves and be ready to face dangers for the people, who had supported us; it was the Imam that guided us. We are not separate from our brothers. As our brother soldier had said:" I will sacrifice myself for the people and the defense of my (country's) borders.]

God willing, we will be at the service of our country, our Islam; all of us together must advance forward so that we can run this country: you from the aspect of the military and the borders, and the others in the domestic domain. All together, we will make this country an independent one. May God protect you all.

I have given instructions regarding the law enforcement forces, whether the army, gendarmerie or the police, regarding these individuals who are at the service of Islam, and, God willing, I will give these the instructions again.