In the Name of God, the compassionate, the Merciful
Your telegram supporting the oppressed nation of Iran in their rising for their rights against the government of the United States has been a matter of our delight.
You are well aware of the fact that the traitor, «1» who destroyed our country during his reign, caused the death of many of our youth, and plundered our national reserves, has been given shelter in the United States now. It is one of our rights to ask for the repatriation of a criminal to his country of origin to be tried for his treasons and crimes. Mr. Carter tries to disregard rules and regulations by relying heavily on bayonets. He is using coercion and conspiracies and employs intimidation to make us fear military intervention and economic sanctions. In Mr. Carter's «2» logic a nation's rightful demands should be answered back by bullets. In the logic of his, there exists The Medieval logic as well as the law of jungle, which dominate over all human values and international laws. This is the logic of all the arrogant and oppressing powers vis-a-vis the oppressed ones. Those powers, which are not based on the Devine-human instructions, make the eyes blind and the wisdoms diseased.
One of Carter's greatest errors is the fact that he has not yet understood the very basis of the Islamic movement in the present era and the present generation. They look at the current movements and the liberated nations liberated from the spiritual shackles of their melancholic ideology. And this error is a conspiratorial one. The Muslim nations should, through their unity in belief and their divine power, make these satanic powers forget their arrogance. The east and all the oppressed ones should realize their own significance. They should disregard the indoctrinations of the arrogant and should emphasize their own divine powers. The superpowers, too, should realize how small they are vis-a-vis the uprising nations so that peace and quiet prevail everywhere and the tyrants are denied the chances of aggression.
My brave brothers who have up risen to gain freedom for your native lands: make your nations vigilant and wash your brains from the ill effects of the prolonged indoctrination and self-denial before the west and the global arrogance, and join our movement, which is an Islamic one. Today Islam is facing disbelief, and logic is confronted with power and hegemony. Prior to being an Iranian, our movement is Islamic in nature; it is the movement of the world's oppressed walks prior to be of any specific geographical district. We invite the world's Muslims, the world's oppressed walks to rise and defend their Islamic and national principles.
Israel has occupied Jerusalem out of the Muslim territories. It did not face any opposition on the part of the Muslim governments. Now, it has become evident that the United States and its corrupt offshoot, Israel, are planning to occupy Masjid al-Haram and Masjid an-Nabi. Now, once again the Muslims are indifferent to the issue. Rise and defend Islam and the Center for Revelation. Do not fear these commotions. Today, Islam needs you. You are responsible before the Almighty God. Trust in God and stay united.
Following the principles of Islam, we will defend all the oppressed and deprived ones. We will, as well, defend any organization in the world, which has up risen to save its nation. We will whole-heartedly defend the struggles of our Palestinian brothers and the people of the South Lebanon against the tyrannies of Israel the usurper. God willing, we will defeat the enemies of humanity and Islam. We hope to embrace the Muslims' victory in the near future. I ask the Almighty God for your prosperity. May peace be upon you all.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini