Ahmadinejad UN General Assembly 2012 Live Transcript, Recap: Iran's President Discusses “New Order”; US, Israel Boycotts Speech
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(Photo
: Reuters) Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during the
high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the Rule of Law at the
United Nations headquarters in New York September 24, 2012.
Ahmadinejad entered the General Assembly Hall at 11:05 a.m. ET. Noticeably absent in the hall were the delegations of the United States and Israel.
Ahmadinejad started by thanking God and the Prophet Mohammed.
Ahmadinejad stated that everyone is gathered in the UN for peace "for the entire human community and our nations."
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"I represent a great and proud nation," he said, adding that his
"noble" nation has a global vision and welcomes any vision that provides
peace, stability, and tranquility.
Ahmadinejad said he spoke in the past seven years on the problems of
the world and today "wants to discuss the issues from a different
perspective."
Ahmadinejad said much of history is filled with unmarked failures.
Ahmadinejad said an independent team should have conducted
investigations and trial the events caused by terrorism such as the
Sept. 11 attacks and the handling of Osama bin Laden's death.
He referred the media as "Zionists" who need to reveal the "reality" of what's going on in the world.
Ahmadinejad believes the Security Council (SC) is controlled by a
handful of governments, and that's mankind will be better is these
countries didn't handle such power.
Discussing the world economy, consumerism only favors a number of countries and capitalism runs a "vicious circle."
"Hegemonic powers" have utilized and "threatened" other countries with nuclear power.
"No one feels secure or safe," said Ahmadinejad, even if governments have stockpiles.
Ahmadinejad says the current international order is "depressive."
"I do not believe the Muslims, Christians, Jews.....are hostile with each other."
"The current world order has certain characteristics" that included
"unfounded in materialism," "shaped according to selfishness," "believes
in classification of human beings," "aims to monopolize," and are based
on domination."
Ahmadinejad said the way to get out of the current situation and that the world needs a "new order."
He said the new order should have peace for all walks of life, rulers
must love people, adjust order where everybody is equal before love,
and no double standard.
"Is it possible to have such an order?" questioned Ahmadinejad.
Ahmadinejad listed various ways which the new order can happen if all countries collaborated.
"It is important, that the United Nations belongs to all nations," and that the "monopoly" in the UN is "unacceptable."
Ahmadinejad said that capitalism is currently in a "quagmire" and in a "deadlock."
He invites all in the world to play a role in the decision-making process in the world.
He believes the UN "lacks the deficiency" to make changes and needs restructuring.
Ahmadinejad said God has will provide peace, security, and justice to
all. He noted the arrival of Jesus Christ will help bring a new life to
the world.
"He will bless humanity with a spring."
"Long live this spring."
Ahmadinejad speech ended at 11:40 a.m., and noticeably absent
compared to previous speeches is heavy mention of the role of Israel in
the Middle East and the ongoing conflict in the region and Northern
Africa.
Full Transcript:
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
All Praise Belongs to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, and May Peace and Blessings
be upon the Greatest and Trustworthy Prophet and His Pure Progeny, His Chosen
Companions, and upon all Divine Messengers.
Oh, God, Hasten the Emergence of Your Chosen Beloved, Grant Him Good
Health and Victory, Make us His Best Companions, and all those who attest to His
Rightfulness.
Mr. President,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I thank the Almighty God for having once more the chance to
participate in this meeting. We have gathered here to ponder and work
together for building a better life for the entire human community and
for our nations.
Coming from Iran, the land of glory and beauty, the land of
knowledge, culture, wisdom and morality, the cradle of philosophy and
mysticism, the land of compassion and light, the land of scientists,
scholars, philosophers,
masters of literature, and writers, the land of Avicenna, Ferdowsi,
Hafiz, Maulana, Attar, Khayyam, and Shariar, I represent a great and
proud nation that is a founder of human civilization and an inheritor of
respected universal values. I represent a conscious nation which is
dedicated to the cause of freedom, peace and compassion, a nation that
has experienced the agony and bitter times of aggressions and imposed
wars, and profoundly values the blessings of peace and stability. I am
now here for the eighth time in the eighth year of my service to my
noble people in this august assembly of sisters and brothers from across
the world, to show to the world that my noble nation like its brilliant
past, has a global vision and welcomes any effort intended to provide
and promote peace, stability and tranquility which can be only realized
through harmony, cooperation and joint management of the world.
I am here to voice the divine and humanitarian message of learned men
and women of my country to you and to the whole world; a message that
Iran's great orator and poet, presented to humanity in his eternal
two-line poetry:
Human beings are members of a whole,
In creation of one essence and soul,
If one member is afflicted with pain
Other members uneasy will remain,
I have talked in the past seven years about the current challenges,
solutions and prospects of the future world. Today I want to raise and
discuss such issues from a different perspective.
Thousands of years has passed since children of Adam (peace be upon Him)
started to settle down in various parts of Earth.
Peoples of different colors, tastes, languages, customs and
traditions pursued persistently to fulfill their aspirations to build a
noble society for a more beautiful life blessed with lasting peace,
security and happiness.
Despite all efforts made by righteous people and justice seekers, and
the sufferings and pains endured by masses of people in the quest to
achieve happiness and victory, the history of mankind, except in rare
cases, is marked with unfulfilled dreams and failures.
Imagine for a moment:
-Had there been no egoism, distrust, malicious behaviors, and dictatorships with no one violating the rights of others;
- Had humanitarian values been viewed as the criterion for social dignity in place of affluence and consumerism,
- Had humanity not experienced the dark age of medieval periods, and
centers of power not hindered the flourishing of knowledge and
constructive thoughts,
- Had the wars of Crusade and the ensuing periods of slavery and
colonialism not happened, and had the inheritors of these dark periods
followed a course on the premises of humanitarians principles,
- Had the first and second World Wars in Europe, the wars in Korea,
Vietnam, Africa, Latin America, and in the Balkans not happened, and if
instead of the occupation of Palestine and imposition of a fake
government, displacement and genocide of millions of people around the
globe, the truth behind these wars had been revealed based on justice,
- Had Saddam Hussein not invaded Iran, and had the big powers
supported the rights of Iranian people instead of siding with Saddam,
- If the tragic incident of September 11, and the military actions
against Afghanistan and Iraq that left millions killed and homeless had
not happened, and if, instead of killing and throwing the culprit into
the sea without trial or without informing the world and people of
America, an independent fact-finding team had been formed to make the
general public aware of the truth behind the incident, and prepare for
bringing to justice the perpetrators,
- Had extremism or terrorism not been used to secure political goals,
- Had the arms been turned into pens, and military expenditures been used to
promote well-being and amity among nations,
- Had the drum of ethnic, religious or racial conflicts not been
beaten, and if differences had not been used for the purpose of
advancing political agendas,
- Had the right to criticize the hegemonic policies and actions of
the world Zionism been recognized to allow the world media to freely
report and shed light on the realities, instead of taking deceitful
gestures of backing freedom bent on offending the sanctities and most
sacred beliefs of human beings and divine messengers, who as the purest
and most compassionate human beings are the gift of the Almighty to
humanity,
- Had the Security Council not been under the domination of a limited
number of governments, thus disabling the United Nations to carry out
its responsibilities on a just and equitable basis,
- If the international economic institutions had not been under
pressure and were allowed to perform their duties and functions by using
their expertise based on fairness and justice,
Had the world capitalists not weakened or victimized the economies of nations in order to make up for their own mistakes,
- If integrity and honesty had prevailed on the international
relations, and all nations and governments were treated equally and
justly in the global efforts to build and expand happiness for the
entire mankind,
- And if tens of other unfavorable situations had not occurred in human life,
- Imagine how beautiful and pleasant our lives and how lovely the history of mankind would have been.
- Let us take a look at the world situation today.
a): The Economic Situation
-Poverty is on the rise and the gap is widening between the rich and the poor.
-Total foreign debt of 18 industrial countries has exceeded 60
trillion dollars, whilst the repayment of half of this amount is
sufficient to eradicate poverty in the world.
-Economies dependent on consumerism and exploitation of people only serve the interests of a limited number of countries.
-Creation of worthless paper assets by using influence and control
over the world's economic centers constitutes the greatest abuse of
history, and is considered a major contributor to global economic
crisis.
-It has been reported that only 32 trillions of paper assets were printed by one government alone.
-Development planning based on capitalist economy that runs in a
vicious circle, triggers unhealthy and devastating competitions and is a
failed practice.
b) The Cultural Situation:
From the standpoint of the politicians who control the world power
centers, concepts such as moral principles, purity, honesty, integrity,
compassion and self-sacrifice are rejected as defunct and outdated
notions, and an impediment to the accomplishment of their goals. They
openly talk about their disbelief in the relevance of ethics to the
political and social affairs.
Pure and indigenous cultures as the product of centuries - old
efforts of nations, the common denominator reflecting human profound
feeling and love towards beauties, and the force which breeds diversity,
cultural vividness, and social dynamism, are under constant attacks,
and susceptible to extinction.
A specific life style devoid of individual or social identity is
being imposed on nations by organized and systematic destruction and
humiliation of identities.
Family as the noblest institution of societies and a center emanating
love and humanity has been seriously weakened and its constructive role
is on the decline.
Woman's sublime role and personality, as a heavenly being, a
manifestation of divine image and beauty, and the main pillar of every
society, has been damaged and abused by the powerful and the wealthy.
Human soul has become frustrated and the essence of humankind humiliated and suppressed.
c): Political and Security.Situation
Unilateralism, application of double standards, and imposition of
wars, instability and occupations to ensure economic interests, and
expand dominance over sensitive centers of the world have turned to be
the order of the day.
Arms race and intimidation by nuclear weapons and weapons of
mass-destruction by the hegemonic powers have become prevalent: Testing
new generations of ultra-modern weaponry and the pledge to disclose
these armaments on due time is now being used as a new language of
threat against nations to coerce them into accepting a new era of
hegemony. Continued threat by the uncivilized Zionists to resort to
military action against our great nation is a clear example of this
bitter reality.
-A state of mistrust has cast its shadow on the international
relations, whilst there is no trusted or just authority to help resolve
world conflicts.
- No one feels secure or safe even those who have stockpiled thousands of atomic bombs and other arms in their arsenals.
d): The Environmental Situation
-The environment as a common wealth and heritage of the entire
humankind and a constant guarantor of man's survival has been seriously
damaged and devastated as a result of irresponsible and excessive use of
resources particularly by capitalists across the world, a situation
that has caused massive drought, flood, and pollutions inflicting
irreparable damage and jeopardizing seriously human life on Earth.
Dear Colleagues,
Despite advances in scientific knowledge and technology, the aspirations of Adam's children have not yet been fulfilled.
Does anybody believe that continuation of the current order is capable of bringing happiness for human society.'?
Today everyone is discontent and disappointed with the current international order.
Dear Colleagues,
Human beings do not deserve to be under continued sufferings of the
present situation. God of wisdom and compassion who loves all human
beings has not
ordained such a destiny for mankind. He has ordered human, as the
Supreme Creature, to make the best and most beautiful life on Earth
along with justice, and dignity. We must, therefore, think of a
solution.
Who is responsible for all these sufferings and failures?
Some people try to justify that everything is normal and a reflection
of divine will, putting the blame on nations as responsible for all
prevalent vices and evils.
They are of the opinion that:
-It is the nations that succumb to discrimination and tyranny;
-It is the nations that surrender to dictatorship and greed;
-It is the nations that accept the hegemony of Arrogant and expansionist powers;
-It is the nations that are influenced by the propaganda tactics of
powers, and most all vices in our world are the result of their passive
attitudes with the inclination to live under the supremacy of the world
powers.
-These are the arguments raised by those who tend to blame nations
for the unfavorable conditions prevailing in the world, with the
intention to justify the attitudes and destructive behaviors of the
ruling minority.
-These claims, supposedly authentic, can not in any way justify
continuation of the present oppressive international order. Indeed,
Poverty is imposed on nations, and powers' ambitions and goals are
pursued either through deceits or resort to force.
-To justify their inhuman actions, they propagate the theory based on ' the Survival of the fittest'.
-While in principle, most governments and nations of justice-seeking
people are humble and submissive in the face of Right, and are after
fostering dignity, prosperity and constructive interactions.
-Masses of people never want to expand their territories, nor do they
seek to obtain legendary wealth. They have no disputes among themselves
in principles and have never played any role in the creation of any
disastrous events in the course of history.
-I do not believe that Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists,
and others have any problems, or are hostile against each other. They
get along together comfortably and live together in an atmosphere of
peace and amity.
They are all devoted to the cause of justice, purity and love.
-The general tendency of nations has always been to accomplish
positive common aspirations reflecting exalted divine and human beauties
and nobilities.
-The current abysmal situation of the world and the bitter incidents
of history are due mainly to the wrong management of the world and the
self-proclaimed centers of power who have entrusted themselves to the
Devil.
-The order that is rooted in the anti-human thoughts of slavery and
the old and new colonialism are responsible for poverty, corruption,
ignorance, oppression and discrimination in every corner of the world.
The current world order has certain characteristics, some of which are as follows:
- It is founded on materialism, and that is why it is in no way bound to moral values.
It has been shaped according to selfishness, deception, hatred and animosity.
3- It believes in classification of human beings, humiliation of
other nations, trampling upon the rights of others and their domination.
_ It seeks to expand its domination by spreading discord and conflicts amongst ethnic groups and nations.
It aims to monopolize power, wealth, science and technology.
Policies of the world's main centers of power are based on the
principles of domination and the conquering of others. These centers
only seek supremacy, and are not in favor of peace and definitely not at
the service of their nations.
-Are we to believe that those who spend hundreds of millions of
dollars on election campaigns have the interests of the people of the
world at their hearts?
-Despite what big political parties claim in the capitalistic
countries, the money that goes into election campaigns is usually
nothing but an investment.
-In such countries, people have to vote for parties that only represent a small number of people.
-The will and the views of the masses have the least impact and
influence on the big decisions especially those made about the major
domestic and foreign policies. Their voices are not heard even if they
constitute 99% of their societies.
-Human and ethical values are sacrificed in order to win votes and
the willingness to listen to the demands of the people has become only a
tool at the time of election.
7- The current world order is discriminatory and based on injustice.
Distinguished Friends and Colleagues,
What should be done and what is the way out of the current situation?
There is no doubt that the world is in need of a new order and a fresh way of thinking:
1- An order in which man is recognized as God's Supreme Creature,
enjoying material and spiritual qualities and possessing a pure and
divine nature filled with a desire to seek justice and truth.
2- An order that aims to revive human dignity and believes in universal happiness and perfection.
_ An order which is after peace, lasting security and welfare for all walks of life around the globe.
An order that is founded upon trust and kindness and brings thoughts,
hearts and hands closer to each other. Rulers must love people.
A just and fair order in which everybody is equal before law and in which there is no double standard.
Leaders of the world must regard themselves as committed servants of their people, not their superiors.
Authority is a sacred gift from people to their rulers, not a chance to amass power and wealth.
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Is it possible to have such an order without having everybody's contribution to the way the world is run?
It is abundantly evident that when all the people and governments
start to think and commit themselves to the above-mentioned principles
and become sensitive to the internationally important issues and
participate in decision makings, their wishes find a chance to be
materialized.
By raising collective awareness, the seeking of a joint global
management becomes more vivid with the chances of its implementation
increased.
Therefore, Together We Need to:
1-Place our trust in God Almighty and stand against the acquisitive
minority with all our might, so that they become isolated, and can no
longer decide the destiny of other nations.
2-Believe in the God's bounty of blessing and mercy and seek it in
the integration and unity of human societies. Governments emerging from
the free will of nations must believe in their own ceaseless
capabilities and know that they can achieve victory if they vigorously
fight the unjust order and defend human rights.
3-Pave the ground for the joint global management by insisting upon
justice in all its aspects, strengthen unity, friendship and expand
economic, social, cultural and political interactions in independent and
specialized organizations.
4-Care about the interests of all the people of the world and join
hands to reform the current structures of the UN with our joint efforts
and coordination. It is necessary to note that the UN belongs to
nations. Thus, the existence of discrimination amongst the members is a
great insult to all. The existence of discrimination and monopoly in the
UN is in no way acceptable.
5-Have more coordinated efforts to generate and propagate and firmly
establish the language needed for designing the required structures of
the joint global management filled with justice, love and freedom.
Participation in global management is the basis of lasting peace. The
Non-Aligned Movement as the second largest trans-regional group after
the UN, held its 16th summit in Tehran with the motto of "Joint Global
Management", cognizant of the importance of this issue and the
shortcomings of the current mismanagement in the emergence of crises and
problems afflicting the world today. During the Summit, participating
Heads of State and representatives of more than 120 countries
underscored the necessity of a more serious and effective participation
of all nations in the global management.
-Fortunately, we are now at a historic juncture. On one hand, Marxism
is no longer around and is practically eliminated from the management
systems, and on the other, capitalism is bogged down in a self-made
quagmire. It has indeed reached a deadlock and does not seem to be able
to come up with any noteworthy solution to the various economic,
political, security and cultural problems of the world. NAM is proud to
once again emphasize the rightfulness of its historic decision to reject
the poles of power and the unbridled hegemony ruling the world. On
behalf of the members of NAM, I would like to invite all countries of
the world to play a more active role in making it possible for everybody
to contribute to the global decision-making processes. The need to
remove the structural barriers and encourage the process of universal
participation in global management has never been greater before.
The UN lacks the efficiency to bring about the required changes. If
this inefficiency persists, nations will lose hope in the global
structures to defend their rights. If the UN is not restructured,
international interactions and the spirit of collective global
cooperation will be tarnished and the standing of the UN will be
damaged.
The UN that has been created with the purpose of expanding justice
and reinstitution of the universal rights has in practice been engulfed
by discrimination preparing a supportive ground for the domination of a
few powerful countries.
Consequently, UN's inefficiency has been on the rise. Moreover, the
existence of the veto right and monopolization of power in the Security
Council have made it nearly impossible to defend the rights of the
nations.
The issue of UN re-structuring is very vital and is a need that has
been emphasized time and again by the representatives of nations, a goal
that has not yet been accomplished.
I would like to urge the honorable members of the United Nations and
H.E.. the Secretary General and his colleagues to place this issue high
on their agenda and devise an appropriate mechanism to make it happen.
NAM stands ready to aid the UN in this essential endeavor.
Mr. President, Friends and Dear Colleagues,
Creating peace and lasting security with decent life for all,
although a great and a historic mission can be accomplished. The
Almighty God has not left us alone in this mission and has said that it
will surely happen. If it doesn't, then it will be contradictory to his
wisdom.
-God Almighty has promised us a man of kindness, a man who loves
people and loves absolute justice, a man who is a perfect human being
and is named Imam A1-Mahdi, a man who will come in the company of Jesus
Christ (PBUH) and the righteous. By using the inherent potential of all
the worthy men and women of all nations and I repeat, the inherent
potential of "all the worthy men and women of all nations" he will lead
humanity into achieving its glorious and eternal ideals.
-The arrival of the Ultimate Savior will mark a new beginning, a
rebirth and a resurrection. It will be the beginning of peace, lasting
security and genuine life.
-His arrival will be the end of oppression, immorality, poverty, discrimination and the beginning of justice, love and empathy.
-He will come and he will cut through ignorance, superstition,
prejudice by opening the gates of science and knowledge. He will
establish a world brimful of prudence and he will prepare the ground for
the collective, active and constructive participation of all in the
global management.
-He will come to grant kindness, hope, freedom and dignity to all humanity as a girl.
-He will come so mankind will taste the pleasure of being human and being in the company of other humans.
-He will come so that hands will be joined, hearts will be filled
with love and thoughts will be purified to be at service of security,
welfare and happiness for all.
-He will come to return all children of Adam irrespective of their
skin colors to their innate origin after a long history of separation
and division linking them to eternal happiness.
-The arrival of the Ultimate Savior, Jesus Christ and the Righteous
will bring about an eternally bright future for mankind, not by force or
waging wars but through thought awakening and developing kindness in
everyone. Their arrival will breathe a new life in the cold and frozen
body of the world. He will bless humanity with a spring that puts an end
to our winter of ignorance, poverty and war with the tidings of a
season of blooming.
-Now we can sense the sweet scent and the soulful breeze of the
spring, a spring that has just begun and doesn't belong to a specific
race, ethnicity, nation or a region, a spring that will soon reach all
the territories in Asia, Europe, Africa and the US.
-He will be the spring of all the justice-seekers, freedom-lovers and
the followers of heavenly prophets. He will be the spring of humanity
and the greenery of all ages.
-Let us join hands and clear the way for his eventual arrival with
empathy and cooperation, in harmony and unity. Let us march on this path
to salvation for the thirsty souls of humanity to taste immortal joy
and grace.
Long live this spring, long live this spring and long live this spring.
Thank you.
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