Iraqi official translation of Iraq letter to UN accepting the SecurityCouncil resolution

["Clement M. Henry" <chenry@mail.la.utexas.edu>]

Wednesday, November 13, 2002 from Fox News

The following is the Iraqi letter to the U.N., translated by the Iraqi
government and distributed at the press center in Baghdad.

"In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful

"Go thou to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds.

But speak to him mildly; perchance he may take warning or fear (Allah)"

(Allah's is the Word of Truth)

His excellency

Mr. Kofi Annan

The Secretary-General of the United Nations

New York, N.Y.

Your Excellency

Assalamu Alaykum,

You may recall the huge clamor fabricated by the President of the United
States administration, in the biggest and most wicked slander against
Iraq, supported in malicious intent, and spearheaded in word and
malevolence, by his lackey Tony Blair, when they disseminated the claim
that Iraq had perhaps produced, or was on its way to produce, nuclear
weapons, during the time when the United Nations inspectors had been
absent from Iraq since 1998. Then they returned to stress that Iraq had,
in fact produced chemical and biological weapons. They both know, as well
as we do, and so can other countries, that such fabrications are
baseless. But does the knowledge of the truth constitute elements for
interaction in the politics of our day, which has witnessed the
unleashing of the American administration's evil to its fullest extent,
dashing all hope in any good? Indeed, is there any good to be goped for,
or expected, from the American administrations, now that they have been
transformed by their own greed, by Zionism as well as by other known
factors, in the tyrant of the age.

Let's go back to say that Iraq, having seen this fabrication work perhaps
with some countries and amongst public opinion, while others maintained
silence, confronted them with its agreement to the return of the UN
inspectors, having agreed on this first with you, as UN chief, in New
York on 16 September, 2002, and later in a press statement issued jointly
in Vienna following a meeting on 30th September-1st October between an
Iraqi technical delegation headed by Dr. Amer Al-Sa'di, Chief Inspector
Hans Blix and Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, the Director General of the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

But after Iraq's acceptance of the return of the UN inspectors had become
an established fact, including the agreement of 19 October 2002, on the
date of their return, and only a few hours this agreement was reached,
Colin Powell, the US Secretary of State, declared that he would refuse to
accept the inspectors' return to Iraq. In the meantime the gang of evil
returned to talking about adopting a new resolution, or new resolutions,
in order to create something for the world to talk about, other than
following the work of the inspectors and then seeing the fact already
stated by Iraq, which was that Iraq neither had produced nor was in
possession of any weapons of mass destruction, nuclear, chemical or
biological, throughout the time of the inspectors' absence from Iraq.

However, representatives at the United Nations and its agencies,
especially those from permanent member-states, instead of fellowship up
on this and hence, expose those responsible for the dissemination of lies
and fabrications, were busy discussing the type and wording of the new
resolution. They were indulged in what word or letter to add here or omit
there, until they adopted a text under the pretext that it would be
better to take the kicks of a raging bull in a small circle than to face
its horns in an open space. The text was adopted under the American
Administration's pressure and threat it would leave UN, if it did not
agree to what America wanted, which is, to say the least, extremely evil
and shameful to every honest member of the United Nations who recalls the
provisions of its Charter, and see that some people feel ashamed on
behalf of those who shameless.

Mr. Secretary-General,

We have said to the member of the Security-Council whom we have contacted
us, when they told us about the pretexts of the Americans and their
threat to perpetrate aggression against our country, whether unilaterally
or with participated from others, if the Council were not to allow them
to have their way, that we preferred, if it ever became necessary to see
America carry out its aggression against us unilaterally, when we would
have to confront it relying on Allah, instead of seeing the American
government obtaining an international cover with which to camouflage its
falsehood, partially or completely, bringing it closer to the truth, so
that it may stab the truth with the dagger of evil and confronted the
United States before when it looked as it does now, and this was one of
the factors of its isolation in the human environment on the globe at
large.

The aggressionism of the United States of America and its single-handed
infliction of injustice and destruction on those subjected to its
inequity, in the forefront of whom are the Muslims and Arab believers, is
the basic reason why America has withdrawn its ambassadors and other
staff, close its embassies, and restrict its interests in many parts of
the world; while reaping the hatred of the peoples of the world due to
its policies and aggressive objectives. This is a situation which no
other country in the world has experienced before, including the fathers
of old colonialism. The Security Council, however, or indeed those who
can basically play an influential role in it have, instead of leaving the
American administration and its lackey reap the result of their evil,
saved wrong-doing rather than hated it. We shall see when remorse will
not do any good for those who bite on their fingers.

Mr. Secretary-General,

The strength of influence of any international (al) organization rests on
the belief of the human environment in which the organization exists and
which places its trust in it, once the organization declares that it has
been founded to achieve goals important to mankind. We fear that the
United Nations Organization may lose the trust and attachment of peoples,
that is if it has not fallen to that place already. This is due to the
exploitation of the organization of powerful interests, whenever their
greedy ambitions converge at the expense of the interests of other
peoples. It may also be due to expediency and compromise amongst those
interests in falsehood at the expense of truth. So far United Nations
Organization and its agencies will collapse in the same way as did its
predecessor, the league of Nations. Then, the responsibility for this
will not rest with the American administrations alone, but will also be
due to the weakness of the timid who will allow themselves to work for
American interests, under the threat, lure or promises of the American
administration.

He who remains silent in the defense of truth is a dumb devil. Nothing
seems more reprehensible than the silence maintained by those who
represented their nations in the security Council, as they discussed the
American draft resolution, in the face of a question raised by
representative of Mexico regarding the possibility of lifting the
blockade imposed on Iraq. The Mexican representative said, during
consultations at the Security Council over SCR 1441 on 7 November 2002,
that he did not find convincing the explanations presented by the
American Permanent Representative, regarding the absence of any reference
to the lifting of sanctions and the establishment in the Middle East
region of a zone free of weapons of mass destruction, and that he would
convey this to his government in order to receive instructions. The
British Representative responded by saying that he has listened to the
statements made by the delegations of Syria and Mexico regarding the
inclusion in the draft text of a paragraph on the lifting of sanctions.
He went on to say that Iraq had been provided with the opportunity to
dispose of its weapons of mass destruction, but Iraq had ignored that
opportunity and decided to keep possession of those WMDs. Hence, he
added, it would be inappropriate to include a reference to the lifting of
sanctions as long as Iraq remained in possession of those weapons, even
though an indirect reference to that effect was being accommodated.

We ask here, why is it that none of the representatives of SC
member-states asked their British counterpart when, where and how such an
alleged decision was taken by Iraq to keep possession of the weapons of
mass destruction. They treated the claim made by the British
representative as if it were of no significance to them; Or, rather, as
if it were of no concern to them to say the truth. Does not this
instance, along with other things and the decline of this type of
international organizations point to the possibility of the collapse of
this international organization which was founded in order to preserve
world peace and security, but has now been transformed into a
kitched-house for big-power bargaining, providing cover for war,
destruction, blockades and starvation to be inflicted upon peoples.

The future will be determined in the light of the possibility for reform,
or the inability to achieve reform. The future of the United Nations is
no exception to this. Hence, all those who are truly concerned about the
well-being of this organization, in deeds not only in words, and about
its work on the basis of the UN Charter, so that stability, justice and
fairness will prevail in the world, providing a road-map for peace,
freedom and cooperation to flourish amongst peoples, are called upon to
be careful and to adhere to the UN Charter and international law and not
to the whims and incontrollable instincts of those who threaten the world
with their evil schemes weaponry and those who seek to achieve their
interests narrow-mindedly by resorting to bargaining at the expense of
the truth, justice and fairness.

We know that those who pressed the Security Council to adopt resolution
No. 1441 have other objectives than making sure that Iraq had not
developed mass destruction weapons in the absence of the inspectors since
1998. You are aware of how and who stood behind their absence. We also
know that there are no true, just, or fair reasons behind the adoption of
this resolution in the name of the security council, after the well known
understanding agreement between the representatives of Iraq and the UN
Secretary General and the press statement issued jointly by Blix,
ElBaradei, and the Iraqi representatives. We hereby inform you that we
will deal with resolution 1441, despite its bad contents, if it is to be
implemented according to the premeditated evil of the parties of
ill-intent, the important thing in this is trying to spare our people
from harm. But we will not forget, nor should others do, that
safeguarding our people's dignity, security, independence and protecting
our sovereignty and sublime values, is as a sacred duty in our
leadership's and government's agenda. Therefore, as we said in the
foresaid agreement and press statement, we are prepared to receive the
inspectors, so they can carry out their duties, and make sure Iraq had
not developed weapons of mass destruction, during their absence since
1998.

We hereby ask you to inform the Security Council that we are prepared to
receive the inspectors within the assigned timetable. The parties
concerned should bear in mind that wer are in our holy month of Ramadan
which means that the people are fasting, and this holy month will be
followed by Muslim's Eid. Nevertheless, we will cooperate with the
concerned UN bodies and officials on the background of all this, and of
the tripartite, French-Russian-China, statement. Dealing with the
inspectors, the government of Iraq will, also, take into consideration,
their way of conduct, the intentions of those who are ill-intentioned
amongst them and their improper approach in showing respect to the
people's national dignity, their independence and security, and their
country's security, independence and sovereignty. We are eager to see
them perform their duties in accordance with the international law as
soon as possible. If they do so, professionally and lawfully, without any
premeditated intentions, the lairs' lies will be exposed to public
opinion, and the declared objective of the Security Council will be
achieved. It will then become the lawful duty of the Security Council to
lift the blockade and all other unjust sanctions on Iraq. If it does not,
all the people's of good will in the world, in addition to Iraq, will
tell it to do so. The SC will be compelled to before the public opinion
and the law to activate paragraph 14 of its resolution No. 687, by
applying it to the Zionist entity (Israel), and then, to all the Middle
East region, to make it a region void of mass destruction weapons. The
number of just people will, then, increase in the world, and Iraq's
possibility of driving away the cawing of the crows of evil that daily
raid its land, and kill Iraqis and destroy their property by their bombs.
This will help the stability of the region and the world, if it is
accompanied by a resolution that will not be based on double standards,
to put an end to Zionist occupation of Palestine, and other occupied Arab
territories, and if the warmongers stop their aggressions on the Muslims
and the world.

Therefore, through you, we reiterate the same words to Security Council:
Send your inspectors to Iraq to make sure of this, and everyone will be
sure, if their way of conduct is supervised so that it becomes legal and
professional, that Iraq has not developed weapons of mass destruction,
whether nuclear, chemical, or biological, as claimed by evil people. The
lies and manipulation of the American government will be exposed, while
the world will see how truthful and adequate are the Iraqis in what they
say and do. But if the whims of the American administration, the Zionist
desires, their followers, intelligence services, threats, and foul
temptation, were given the chance to temper and play with inspection
teams or some of their members, the colors would then be confused and
resulting commotion will distort the facts and push the situation in
dangerous directions which is something fair-minded people do not wish
for, as well as the people, including my government, want to bring
forward the facts as they are. The fieldwork and implementation will be
the decisive factors that will reveal whether the were really for the
Security Council to make sure Iraq is void of those alleged weapons, or
whether the whole thing was an evil cover by those who were behind the
resolution who have no scruples to utter debased slander and to tell lies
to the public opinion including to their own peoples.

So, let the inspectors come to Baghdad to carry out their duties in
accordance with the law, and then we will hear and see along with who
want to hear, see and move according each one's responsibility and
rights. The final word and reference will still be resolution No. 687
with its obligations on both the Sec General and Iraq, along with the
code of conduct agreed upon in the agreement signed by the Sec Gen in New
York on 16th September 2002, and the press statement of Hans Blix and
ElBaradei in Vienna in 30/90 1/10/2002.

Mr. Secretary-General,

Please assume your responsibilities, by saying and advising the unfair
people that their unfairness to Muslims, faithful Arabs, and to all, will
be of dire consequences, and that God, the almighty, is capable of doing
everything. Tell them that the proud Iraqi people are faithful and
Mujahid and who had fought the old colonialism, imperialism and
aggression, including the tyrant's aggression, for years and years. The
price this courageous people paid to safeguard their independence,
dignity, sublime principles was rivers of blood, with a lot of
deprivation and loss of their riches, along with their eternal
achievements and record of which they are proud. Therefore we hope you
will, Mr. Secretary General, advise the ignorants not to push things to
the precipice, in the implementation, because the people of Iraq will not
choose to live at the price of their dignity, country, freedom or
sanctities, and they would rather make their lives the price if that was
the only way to safeguard what they must safeguard.

I wish to inform your Excellency before I conclude this letter, that I
intend to forward another letter to you on a later date, in which I shall
state our observations the measures and procedures, contained in SCR 1441
that are contrary to international law, UN charter, the facts already
established and the measures contained in previous relevant resolutions
of the Security Council.

"Do ye secure He Who is in Heaven will not cause you to be swallowed up
by the earth when it shakes"

(Allah's is the Word of Truth)

Allah is the Greatest.

Naji Saberi Ahmed

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Republic of Iraq




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Clement M. Henry
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