Dear America,

Sorrow of the tragic events of the Sept. 11, 2001, still heavily weighs over your hearts. Grief of such horrible event will never be forgotten in your history .

You remember how terrorism that knows no borders or boundaries when it casts its ominous shadow, sent thousands of innocent souls to death and doom.

For the first time you felt the true meaning of terror in your own dwellings as you came face to face with the Islamic fundamentalists acting as terrorists. Because of those terrorists, countless people of Islamic nations havenÕt had a restful night of sleep for many years. Because of the same terrorists, countries such as Algeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, and Iran have been for long engulfed in the fire of violence.

Today in the Western world, you and the rest, who used to watch the violence perpetrated by these cannibals only in newscasts, are suddenly witnessing their barbaric violence at your own doorsteps and are asking yourselves, Ò Who are these fundamentalists?Ó

To answer this question we must go to an ancient land that for twenty-three years has been suffering their evil rule. That country is the land of Cyrus the Great and Queen Esther, Iran. Iran, a country with deep wounds inflicted by violence and terror. Iran a country that is tired of war and destruction and constant torture of its youth É

For a very long time the clerical rulers of Iran have slaughtered freedom and justice in the name of religion. Yes, indeed, their understanding and philosophy of religion is Fascism: The very same understanding of Islam that allowed Bin Laden and Mullah Mohammed Omar of Afghanistan act as if they were gods. The identical philosophical belief is allowing their equal in Iran rule like Pharaoh on the throne of ÒSupreme Jurisprudence.Ó Khamenei, Bin Laden, and Mullah Mohammed Omar are thirsty for violence and cruelty. All three are truly woven of the same cloth. They have chosen ignorance and superstition over reason and logic; hate over love; pretension and deception over honesty and piety; oppression and injustice over justice and kindness; bondage and captivity over freedom and liberty; and finally death over life.

Their reactionary way of thinking in our modern times is indicative of their low life resembling a reptilian type which has been left over from the dark barbaric ages.

As a nation, the high majority of Iranians are not terrorist Ñ they are the victims of barbarism and terrorism of the fundamentalists. Thus, in our sympathy towards you in those dark hours of September 11, we Iranians deeply understood the pain you felt.

We understood very well what happened to the defenseless victims. Just a day after that ominous day, wearing black in honest sympathy with you, we poured into the streets to raise our voice of mourning so that you may hear us and know that we do understand the depth of your lamentation. We mourned the loss of those victims as sincerely as if they were our own brethren and flesh and blood. We lit candles and raised hands of prayers to the Lord almighty and asked him to bless the souls of the departed ones, and bestow patience to the loved bereaved ones. And then we showed our hatred of those barbaric animals to the world when we shouted in unison Ò DOWN WITH TALIBAN, IN KABUL AND TEHRAN!!Ó

How well our wise poet, SaÕdi, wrote:

Humanity are all parts of one body,
As they all share the same origin in creation.
If one part begins to suffer and ache,
All the rest lose tranquility and comfort.

Dogmatic reactionaries of Tehran and Kabul are members of the same tribe. They all regard people as invalids needing guardianship. They regard women low and satanic. Human rights isnÕt worth a penny for them. They donÕt even value their own lives Ñ let alone others! They train terrorists and hate humanityÉ

They are coolies of religious totalitarianism, unfaithfulness, ignorance, power mongering, and Lumpenism. Religion serves them only as a tool for acquisition of power and wealth. Their culture is to impose, to imitate (their leaders), to deceive, to beat and flog, to frown and be grim, and to brawl. These fundamentalists are too insignificant to be able to make any positive impression or cause a ripple in the ocean of humanity or capture any bodyÕs heart. Their rage and animalistic anger is a testament to their ineptitude.

Now, how can we overcome this ignorance and darkness?

Obviously, Talibanism and Islamic fundamentalism are terrible schools of thought that threaten and seek to destroy the free world. The only way to combat this unfortunate cancer is to expand liberty and advance democracy. Fundamentalists thrive and grow in the shadow of their countryÕs rule of despotism and self-centrism. A breeze of reason and wisdom will surely blow away their unholy presence.

Afghanistan was not the cradle of the Taliban. Rather, it was the Western worldÕs lack of concern and neglect of Afghanistan which allowed the Mullah Omars and the Bin Ladens to emerge. If the war torn Afghanistan wasnÕt left to fend for itself; if the defenders of human rights had not neglected the TalibanÕs rebellion and insurrection; and if the US policy wasnÕt backing down and smiles and flowers in answering the destruction of the ancient Buddha statues by the Talibans, America would have never witnessed the collapse of her World Trade Center towers.

But unfortunately we still observe today that in this world there are many who donÕt care and the valuable lessons so clearly spelled out on September 11 havenÕt been completely learned yet. And that, is the compromise and face turning by the world and not challenging the crimes being committed by the Iranian Talibans. There isnÕt a day that we donÕt witness breaking of the pens and incarceration of our writers and intellectuals in our country. Songs of freedom are choked in the throats and gallows are raised all the time. Our old beacons of knowledge and wisdom are being tortured in captivity and no one is voicing any objection! The so-called human rights entities today are praising IranÕs corrupt regime for its ÒobservanceÓ of human rights while they should be reprimanding and admonishing them. How strange!

But today we address you, the great nation of America. You know the taste of war against colonialism and you have paid dearly for your liberty.

America,

Today our people have chosen the way of liberty and democracy and need the help of you dear people.

Today Iranian freedom lovers have risen to wipe out the dictatorship of theocracy and the ÒSupreme Religious Leader.Ó Today the Iranians are reaching for your lending hands in freedom and equality and prosperity. Do you see their struggle in reaching justice and establishing reason?

We expect you to echo our cries for freedom to the world as loud as you can and pressure your government to help eliminate oppression and free our political prisoners by implementing appropriate diplomatic and political measures against the ruling regime.

We sincerely implore the American mass media to put an effort in utilizing their worldly tribunes to mobilize and focus public attention to our quest for liberty and keep alive the memory of our crusaders of freedom always and every where.

And in the end, as Iran is campaigning and striving to realize her rights and freedom, we ask the United States government not to ever sacrifice the truth for political expediency, and set observance of human rights as a pre-requisite for resumption of relations between our countries.

SMCCDI, bound by duty of guarding and helping to propel the civil movement of Iran, hereby sincerely shakes the helping hand of your great nation and awaits the sentimental assistance of your magnificent country.