In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Two years have passed since the attack of the world-devouring US through its mercenary the `Aflaqite Saddam, against the Islamic Iran and, in fact, against Islam. Thank God Almighty, each day that passes the power of Islam and the Islamic Republic and the military forces as well as the resistance of the committed nation increase. Proportionately, the world-devourers and their affiliates are disgraced even further, and the saboteurs, munafiqin and deviants are exposed. By God's special grace and attention of the Savior (may our souls be sacrificed for him), for the Iranian nation, this year remarkably differ from the previous years.
In the previous years, the deceived army of Saddam continued with their crimes in our country. The Takriti Saddam and his masters hoped to continue their acts of sabotage and crimes in our country. They cherished the dream of the Qadisiyyah Command, wallowing in the thought of the separation of oil-rich regions in their empty minds. However, in this blessed year, we see that their castles in the air crumbled and the brave and believing armed forces of Iran drove them out from its territory in the most shameful manner. Now, they have taken refuge like thieves in the heights of Iran and crept into niches without being able to confront the Iranian forces. They, however, hit the residential areas of Arab-populated cities with long-range missiles from Iraq, martyring the resistant residents of border cities. The high ambitions of the Commander of Qadisiyyah have turned to begging this and that government and to a telling handful of lies. He is delighted with these fabrications and saves his face in poverty. He imagines that he is deceiving his army and avenges his disgraceful defeat against the innocent Iraqi people and his army commanders. More ridiculous is that he declares Khark Island «1» a military zone. His defeated supporters lend credence to these lies in the hope that the trick would cause oil tankers not to cross the island and thus force Iran to accept peace. This satanic trick was also foiled. The Iranian combatants are courageously defending the Iranian land and ports, with the government thwarting their plot by declaring that it would insure the oil tankers. Today, the power of Iran's armed forces- the army, Sepah-e Pasdaran, Basij and tribal and popular forces- is such that they can hit Iraqi cities easily. However, their adherence dear Islam prevents them from attacking residential quarters. If, God forbid, our commanders and personnel of the armed forces were like Saddam and his subordinates who do not care a fig about Islam and its brilliant laws and if the armed forces of Iran were bereft of human values, today the cities of Iraq were subjected to missile attacks as Khouzestan and other cities of Iran have been hit by the Iraqi missiles.
Last year, the conspirators and actors of mass media apparatus affiliated with the US and Zionism impudently accused Iran of importing weapons from Israel and of being a supporter of the criminal Israel. In the Fez Conference, it was revealed that the supporter of Israel is the criminal Saddam and most of the regional governments. They are supporting a criminal who has made a fool of them after those crimes have been committed and services rendered by the puppet governments in the region. Israel has humiliated them so brazenly that anyone except them feels embarrassed. One is ashamed not because of the heads of these governments but for their affinity to Islam and because the affairs of Muslims are unfortunately handled by them. The outcome of those services is the crimes and massacre of innocent people in Beirut, enraging the people of the world, as reported by news agencies. Even the world criminals such as Reagan and Husni Mubarak have apparently condemned the crimes. The volume of the crimes has been such that even news agencies and newspapers siding with Israel have condemned them, describing them as the biggest crime after the World War II. The crimes are so heinous that the most notorious criminals of the world such as Israel, the Phalangists and their other accomplices blame the other for committing them. The biggest disaster suffered by Muslims is that the heads of regional governments have kept silent. More disgraceful is the unconditional support of some regional rulers for Israel. One cannot cite the crimes of Israel and its grandfather, the US, in Hijaz.
Thank God, we are benefiting from the unseen assistance of Islam and the Islamic Republic. God caused their chicanery to back fire against them who introduced Iran as supporter of Israel, disgracing them before nations. The `Aflaqite to Saddam, who was looking for an excuse to relieve himself of the brave defenders of Iran by confronting Israel, adamantly expressed his support for Israel at the Fez Conference by recognizing Israel and guaranteeing its security." And they (the disbelievers) schemed, and Allah schemed (against them): and Allah is the best of schemers." «2»
Now that the commemoration of the Week of the Imposed War «3» has arrived and thank the Exalted God, the brave Iranian armed forces are proudly traversing the last phase of victory for Islam and the great nation, it is necessary that the noble nation, particularly the government, orators, writers, poets and artists appreciate these selfless combatants in their turn, and depict the different stages of the victory of these heroic men with their words and deeds. They should highlight the results of the sacrifices in gatherings held during the Week of the Imposed War and strengthen the morale of the great combatants. During this week, the brave and committed people are required to demonstrate their presence in the war and smack the prattlers in the mouth. Today, the superpowers accuse the ever-present people of Iran in the scene, who are indeed defending Islam of turning their back on the Islamic Republic and being tired of the war. They have not known the people of Iran and have to fabricate such lies. By leveling different accusations against the armed forces and people of Iran, they plan to perpetrate their crimes in Iran once again. However, the brave and resistant people of Iran have stood against them and will never let them repeat their crimes. They want to raise objection against the Islamic Republic, but these objections only make our dear people more resolute, and prepare them to fight a longer battle in defense of Iran, and the dear Islam, their independence and honor.
The noble nation across the country, ranging from the clergy, university, bazaar merchants and the young students as well as the selfless combatants and other layers of the society should demonstrate their support for the Islamic Republic, the armed forces and the selfless martyrs in the cause of Islam and Iran in the Week of the Imposed War in appreciation of the victory of Islam. Keep alive the memory of the martyrs to whom the Islamic Republic and the victories are indebted. Appreciate the war disabled and war refugees, who are perseverant in the arduous path of establishing the rule of God, consoling the families of martyrs.
Words and pens are inadequate to describe the feats of the young and the old who sacrificed their pure blood so that Islam and the country would live independent from the bloodthirsty enemies. Pen and words are far from being able to console the brave fathers and mothers who have raised such children for Islam. They will enjoy the endless favors and blessings of God beside the honorable Imams living happily in the world and the after life. May God grant them His peace and blessings!
Endless greetings to the pure spirit of martyrs in the cause of God and salutations to the war refugees and disabled ones for defending Islam and Islamic Iran, and greetings to the families of martyrs and the disabled and the greetings of God and the Prophets and the Immaculate Imams to the Savior (may our souls be sacrificed for his arrival). «4»
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini.