Gulbuddin Hekmatyar leader of Hezb-i-Islami (Party of Islam) message to the American People

Old statement 5 12 2006

We, the Afghani and Iraqi Mujahideen, would like to point out the following tedious realities to the American people:

George Bush and his war team are hiding the facts of what is really happening in Iraq and Afghanistan. They lie to you as they do to the entire world and as they did back before they invaded Iraq; claiming then that Iraq had chemical weapons and was developing a nuclear program. They continued with their propaganda and invaded Iraq in 2003 but there were neither evidence of WMDs nor an infrastructure to manufacture them and Iraq was an imminent threat to America. And now, they are still lying to you and distort the facts of what is really going on the ground. They are concealing the real numbers of your losses, both of those killed and wounded, hiding the military defeat and don’t inform you of the consequences of their failed policy both in the US and the world.

George Bush is lying to you when he gives you confirmations that the US military will defeat the resistance and take full control of the situation on the ground. We tell you will full confidence that what he is telling you is nothing more than an unattainable dream. What he articulates is nothing more a propaganda to manipulate your minds and mislead you, again.

The fact is that we were able to uproot 4 of the venomous teeth this 3 headed adder has and we need 2 more years to uproot the other 2. The US military will withdraw from both Iraq and Afghanistan and it will be, by Allah’s will, before the end of Bush’s term in office. The occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan has not provided anything to the American people or to the peoples of those resisting countries but death, destruction and ruins. In the past 5 years, they (Bush and his war team) have murdered more than 750,000 Afghanis and Iraqis, wounding hundreds of thousands and forcing over a million and a half into displacement.

Today, as I write this message to you, 90 Iraqis were killed and more than 100 innocent villagers were killed in Afghanistan after NATO war planes bombed a village. And today also, the images of German soldiers playing with the skulls of dead Afghanis surfaced. These are just flash images of the crimes your soldiers are committing in both Afghanistan and Iraq.

No one doubts that the world is less secure than before. The damage caused by George’s war team and the losses America endures are unlike any other; 70 billion dollars a month and human losses are far more. They are currently transporting back 100 dead bodies from Afghanistan and Iraq and in the near future, by Allah’s will, the number will be over 200 and more than a thousand wounded. The number of wounded American soldiers surpassed 25000 over the past 5 years. Fierce resistance and escalating violence will cause increased causalities for American soldiers which will make Vietnam War losses compared to this, nominal.

The former USSR losses were about 40,000 soldiers dead and wounded and the total cost did not even add up to 80 billion dollars but yet they were not able to continue any longer and at the end, collapsed. How would the US sustain its military operations with this colossal cost for a long period? People in the whole wide world see the White House as the cause of war, corruption, destruction and chaos. They hold hatred towards the US more than they ever held toward any occupiers or colonization powers in history.

George and his war team have told you that the occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq will put America’s hand on the Middle East oil and on the resources of central Asia. But they came short of that as you can see. Instead, oil prices have climbed to $80 pbb and if they are to attack Iran then for sure oil prices will hit the $100 mark. They had no reason to take such a risk and if they have not resorted to wars, the wealth would have been in your hand anyway. But now, Uzbekistan has asked the Americans to leave, all with humiliation.

This team has used the pretext of prevention of nuclear proliferation to start wars and initiate unilateral aggression - BUT YET; North Korea was able to manufacture and test the first nuclear bomb and Iran continues to defy IAO and continues to enrich uranium.

This team also used the pretext of destruction of drugs and preventing trafficking (mostly opium in Afghanistan), BUT YET and despite the presence of the forces on the ground, the production of opium increased and it is estimated at 6000 tons.

Bush and his team have gone, in what it seems, a proxy war on behalf of the Russians and Iranians and the two were able to reap the fruit for free.

The point is that what this administration had caused of damage to the US can not be compared to any other AND the enemies of the US wish nothing less but to continue to have this ominous president both in office and for his party to continue to have control of the congress.

In the next elections, they will try to market themselves by using the phrase “that we don’t like to see Bush and his party winning the elections”. But, and frankly I say that, it is not true. We do actually love to see Bush and his war team staying in the White House even for another term if possible. To us he is the Brezhnev of America because he is leading America to where the former had led the USSR. We prefer to see another term for the Republicans because, and without doubt, continuation of Bush’s attacking and waging war policy is the best way to world salvation from the American evil. He, Bush, is the best suited president for today’s America, being alcoholic, arrogant and ignorant and so are his companions, Cheney, Rumsfeld and the rest of members of his war team.

We don’t aggress you and we are not the killers of your sons but the reality is that those in power in America are really who kill Americans by sending them off to wars into other countries. Neither we, nor others are a danger facing America. And those who carried out the 911 attack on N.Y. and Washington D.C. were taking orders from your unjust policies. The arrogance of your politicians forced them to carry out such an attack on you. And these attacks will continue until America end its military, political and economic control of the Islamic countries and stop its support of the dictators in our countries.

We advise Americans not to sacrifice their sons for the warlords and for the rich. Do not let George’s war be a crusade on Islam. Get your troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan. Islamic world does not accept subordination.

You have to accept the facts. Leave Muslims live free and independent. You and your English ancestors have ruled the world and plundered its resources for more than 3 centuries and then installed dictators. We suffered enough from your aggression and injustice. So leave us to breathe freely and decide for ourselves what is best for us and elect governments with our free choice.

It is not true that the American military is fighting to spread freedom and democracy. No one in the entire world believes such a lie which is promoted by Bush and his team. It is no secret that democracy can not be implemented by means of tanks, canons and air fighters.

Occupation is never liberation. Armies don’t build countries. It is always the attribute of every occupier to use such slogan of building and paint occupation with a humanitarian aid image to market itself. The task of building is that of engineers with construction machines but not that of generals with tanks.

Can you find anyone in this world who would believe Bush’s claim that America’s mission is to implement democracy in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan and Uzbekistan?! Tell us, what kind of governments Bush and his team favor and support in countries like Pakistan, Arab countries and other countries?

Honestly, we don’t mind this insane team staying in the White House. It will not cause us any harm, at the least, if not the opposite. We would regret to see a wise president ascending to the president post in the US. We don’t regret the team who is currently in office.

We also urge the brave and nationalist Venezuelan president to abstain from making statements at this time that could possibly cause Americans not to vote in favor of Bush and his party. All of those who want to be salvaged from the evil of America should encourage Americans to vote for the republicans.

We address the African Americans and the indigenous Americans (red Indians): Those of you who were deprived of your civil rights, destroyed by the unjust capitalism, and are being governed by a small group that seized the wealth of your nation. This arrogant small group is aggressing other countries and using your sons to pursue their dreams and goals. If all of you are looking for salvation and true freedom then vote in favor of Bush and his team.

We call upon other nations that were previously colonized by the British: Wars were imposed on you. Your resources were looted. And finally they have installed dictators to govern you. If you want this occupier to face the same fate as the Russian one, then it is time for it now. Support and back the Afghani and Iraqi Mujahideen so we can celebrate the fall of all colonization powers, by Allah’s will.

Know well that Bush and his team have handed the governments of Iraq and Afghanistan to thieves, the corrupted, traitors and collaborators. All the money which is supposed to be used for rebuilding is in fact distributed among your generals and their Afghanis and Iraqis coat-tails. You can not even find a thing in Kabul that can indicate a rebuilding project. Five years ago they claimed that 3 out of the 4 million displaced Afghanis returned home but now they are contradicting themselves by saying that there are 4 million displaced Afghanis in Iran and Pakistan.

This contradiction imposes the same question: Were you lying back then and the numbers were exaggerated?
Or, did the Afghanis move out again because of the bad security situation and to escape fighting?

The fact is that they are deceiving the world and their people with fake propagandas. They deceive not but themselves.

We are wishful for peace and justice to prevail in the entire world.

Victory to the Brave and Heroic Mujahideen (Viva Mujahideen)

Death to the enemies of Islam.
Death to those who wage wars.
Death to the unjust.

Hekmatyar – Afghanistan.