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In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful

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الحمدلله ربّ العالمين

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و الصّلاة و السّلام علي سيّدنا محمّد و آله الطّاهرين

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سيّما بقيّةالله في الارضين و لعنة الله علي اعدائهم اجمعين

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You have greatly honored me, dear brethren and sisters,

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and through your enthusiasm and your compassionate hearts

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and especially with the remarks of our dear commanders – Mr. [Mohammad Ali] Ja'fari [commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps] and Mr. [Mohammad Reza] Naqdi [commander of the Basij Force]

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– made this Hosseiniyeh fragrant with the scent of Basij.

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The scent of Basij must be understood, must be smelled,

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[and] the truth of this strange and auspicious phenomenon must be correctly understood.

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I also congratulate all of you on the anniversary of the formation of the Basij

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and I hope that, God willing, all of you brethren and sisters

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and also those who are under your command, would be favored by Hadhrat Baqiyatallah [Imam Zaman [PBUH] the last Shia Imam],

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[and that] he would be satisfied with you, pray for your,

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and God willing, you would be accompanied with these sacred lights in your heart, in your body [and] in your soul both in this world and the Hereafter.

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Taking advantage of this opportunity, I [am going to] discuss with you a number of issues here.

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One issue is that the phenomenon of the Basij is an innovative phenomenon;

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not in the meaning that in other countries and in other places

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there are no popular resistance forces; yes, I know this.

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However, resistance forces in various countries of the world – in the West and East and the likes of them –

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are usually related to the times of repression, times of pressure, and times of struggles,

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[and] after the time for struggles is over, those resistance groups

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either rose to power or others rose to power with their help,

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[and then] this resistance force comes to its end and this popular establishment reaches its end. It is like this in the world;

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[and] those who are familiar with popular resistance [movements] in Africa, in Europe,

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in Asia, [and] in different countries know this.

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In the period of, for example, domination of the French over Algeria, well, popular resistance groups were formed,

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[and] they fought for many years – perhaps about eight years, [or] ten years they fought fiercely –

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[and] they suffered great hardships.

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However, when the revolutionary government was established later, there was no sign of these groups anymore.

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Some of them rose to power; some of them created [political] parties,

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[but] nothing remained to be named a resistance group.

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Or, for example, in France during its occupation by Germany,

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there were resistance groups – leftist, rightist, [and] moderate – [and] they fought a lot.

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However, after the occupation was over and the government was established, there was no sign of these groups; [they] came to an end, [and] went away.

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As I said, [such resistance groups] either rose to power – which the same [groups] that rose to power were also plagued with adverse effects of power;

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I have seen this evidently in some countries;

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those very people who had struggled in difficult bunkers, in the field, [or] on the ground,

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for a number of years before they formed the government,

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later on during their rule, they behaved in the same way that, for example,

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the Portuguese governor who ruled this country before them behaved;

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these [revolutionaries’] behavior was quite like them, [and] there was no difference;

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the goal of the struggle was to gain power; this I have seen myself in many cases

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– and [those groups] turned into this and, in fact, their nature changed;

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or [even when this was] not [the case], other people rose to power; [and] these [people who snatched power], for example, formed parties,

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like some of the parties that exist in these countries,

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which those parties, their struggles were in fact aimed at attaining power. q

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At present, Western parties, and following in their footsteps, parties all across the world, have made attaining power their [main] goal;

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that is, one party struggles in order to take control of the government;

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then the other party struggles to take the government out of the hands of this [party].

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I mean, today, parties – [and] what is called as party in the world – are in fact

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not a means to realize the lofty concepts and teachings that the party [claims it] believes in;

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the like of that [concept] which was in our minds of [how] a party [should look like] in early days of the revolution, does not exist in the world today;

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the goal is that there must be a group – like a club

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or a group [of people] – who would try to get themselves to [a position of] power;

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when they reach [that position of] power, the situation would be the same as it was under the previous government; [and] there is no difference.

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Therefore, resistance groups dissolved with victories [that they earned], shrank [and] met their end.

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[The fact] that resistance groups would remain [alive] like a continuous current, [and] like a foamy river

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during the period of victory and continue to grow on a daily basis, their awareness increase,

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[and they would] be present in an organized manner in various arenas where the country needs them,

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develop in terms of both quantity and quality,

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achieve new concepts, [and] be able to play a role in newly emerged battles,

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as is the case with our Basij, this is unprecedented in the world, [and] such a thing has no precedent in the world.

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This was also [due to] finesse of [the late] Imam [Khomeini] who formed the Basij from among lay people.

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Basij is not something separate from people; Basij is [comprised of] these existing human beings [that hail] from various classes of people

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– [who are active] in universities, in farm(s), in the market, [or are] having official and unofficial positions in various organs –

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but are Basiji [and] are part of the Basij organ.

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Basij is, in fact, a special selection from among gamut of the nation;

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[it is] a representation of the entire nation; this is [the reality of] the Basij.

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This [Basij force] was formed by Imam [Khomeini] and developed on a daily basis;

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[and] they were source of strange and huge and prominent things.

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Many of these IRGC [Islamic Revolution Guards Corps] commanders of ours – who have been martyred or are, thank God, alive –

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about whom you hear amazing things or read them in written materials – they are members of the Basij;

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they first entered [the arena] as the Basij, [and] were not regular [soldiers];

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they entered the arena of the Sacred Defense [the eight-year Iraqi imposed war against Iran] as Basiji

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and their talent flourished and [they] turned into such big commanders as Martyr [Hassan] Baqeri, as Martyr [Ahmad] Kazemi,

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[and] as Martyr [Mohammad] Boroujerdi and others and others and others;

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this [is about the role of the Basij] in the arena of war. In the arena of science [the Basij] is the same.

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Many of these people who have broken major grounds in the arena of science and technology,

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have either a background in the Basij, or are themselves members of the Basij right now;

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even if their names is not on the list of the Basij Organization, [but] they consider themselves as Basiji;

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these very nuclear martyrs – [Dariush] Rezaeinejad, [Mostafa] Ahmadi Roshan, [Majid] Shahriyari, [Massoud] Ali-Mohammadi, [and] others [and] others –

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the same people who played a role in extraordinary issues [related to] the nuclear technology,

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which I have seen them up-close, these are, in fact, all of them members of the Basij.

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The Basij has a clear definition: the gamut of people,

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who with the lofty divine goal and with an indefatigable spirit, are present in the middle of the arena

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[and] anywhere that they are needed, show their talent, put whatever they have into the arena,

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and are not afraid by the risks [that they may face] in this path; that is, they are ready to lay down their lives.

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Well, this is one point; it is easy to say “that given person is ready to lay down his life,“ but it is not very easy to do.

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The Basiji is that person who is ready to take this difficult step – that is, to lay down his life,

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[and] even to pass over all those things that are sometimes more valuable than [one’s] life -; this is the meaning of the Basij.

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This is one of the specifications of our country, [and] this is special to the Islamic Revolution and particular to the Islamic Republic.

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Well, one characteristic of the Basij is widespread presence, which this [characteristic] must be preserved;

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in military field, in scientific field, [and] in the field of art

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– well, Martyr [Morteza] Aveini is a Basiji;

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assume that a given committed [and] interested artisan, both in the world of visual arts,

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and in poetry, and in literature and the likes of them, he is a Basiji

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– [and this is also true for the role of the Basij] both in [the field of] technology and quite recently in economic issues, which I have recommended to executive officials

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and have told them that the Basij is volunteer to take part in [the implementation of] the Economy of Resistance and play its role.

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Of course, the dear brethren, the commanders of the Basij and the IRGC must be very careful

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because economic activities could be a slippery path;

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[and as put by Iranian poet, Sa'di]: when there is a lot of mud, even elephants may easily slip;” [so,] they must be careful.

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I will say later that one of the traps [laid by] the enemy

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is these financial and economic issues and the likes of them, which [this is a field where] extreme caution must be exercised; [and] extreme care must be exercised.

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[This is true] because human beings are always prone to tests, you [must] know this, and [I am sure that] you know, [and] this is quite clear in Islamic teachings.

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I mean, even when a human being becomes [someone like] Bal’am Ba’ura [a top Jewish cleric]

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– a person whose prayer was always heard by God and whatever he prayed for was granted –

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[even when one soars so high] and reaches such a position, there is still room for going astray, [and] one may go astray.

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There is a line [along which] you are going up; [however,] in all moments and minutes

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and steps of this line [along] which you are going up, there is a pitfall right under your feet; at all moments;

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[and] the more you go up, the pitfall becomes more difficult and more daunting and more dangerous;

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[therefore,] caution must be exercised, which I will also explain about that caution.

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Well, so the [wide] scope of presence [of the Basij] – in all fields that I mentioned and [those] that I did not mention,

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where Basijis can be present – is one of the characteristics [of the Basij force].

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The presence of the Basij is tantamount to the presence of people; when the Basij is present at a place

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it means that the [entire] Iranian nation is there

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– [because] as I said before – the Basij is the sample and gist of the Iranian nation,

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[and it is] a sample and symbol of the entire Iranian nation.

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Well, this presence, of course, is clear that is aimed at defending the ideals [of the Islamic Establishment], to defend the values,

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to defend the revolutionary identity [of the nation] and to defend the national identity [of the country].

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[It is aimed] to help this nation and this country

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reach those points which it deserves and which has delineated as a blessing of the [Islamic] Revolution

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and is moving [toward them]; the presence of the Basij naturally means this; [and] it must defend [the values].

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Well, when we say it must defend [the values], one question that occurs to one’s mind

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is whether there is an attack that [the Basij must] defend [the country against it]?

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Is there any enemy, which [the Basij] must defend [the country] in the face of that enemy?

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This question occurs to mind. You know the answer to this question clearly;

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yes, there is an enemy; [and that enemy happens to be] a deceitful, clever, agile, cheating

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, [and] devilish enemy in front of this huge movement. What is that enemy? [Well, it is the global] arrogance.

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Of course, today, [the most evident] representation of the arrogance is America; once it was Britain.

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This enemy is not idle, [but] is busy, [and] is always busy [hatching plots].

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This analysis, which was [presented] at the beginning of the remarks of our dear Commander [of the IRGC, Mohammad Ali] Ja'fari, this analysis is totally true.

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Today, the global conflict is between the arrogant [powers’] movement

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and the ideological and national independence and identity-based movement

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whose manifestation is the Islamic Revolution or the Islamic Republic; this is the [main] fight of today’s world;

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not that there are no other fights; yes, after all,

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dogs would attack one another, [and] fight one another over a carcass, this [kind of fight] does exist, but this [issue that I mentioned] is the main fight,

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[and] is the main line and the main front; therefore, the enemy does exist, [and] the enemy is sensitive.

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This arrogance, as I said, its [most complete] representation today is America.

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However, this is only the political system of the arrogance, [but] the arrogance is not simply a political system;

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the financial system is sometimes more important and more effective;

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[like] these big companies and major rich people of the world most of whom are Zionists;

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these [companies and people] make up the totality of the arrogance; [and] they are always busy [conspiring].

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In fact, [they have] both money and force; both money and force;

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now the triangle of money and force and trickery that was mentioned here is a correct [interpretation because this] triangle [actually exists].

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In old times, when we said money and force and trickery, what we meant by trickery was religious trickery;

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that is, elements who come under the guise of religion and provide the ground,

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[and] pave the way for the entry of the army of money and force.

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However, today, what we mean by trickery is not simply religious trickery, [but] is political trickery as well;

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that is, political systems, [and] diplomatic systems

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are fervently busy with trickery, plotting and conspiring and planning and designing [conspiracies];

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[and in doing so] they appear with smiling faces, [and] come forth with their arms wide open

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and at the same time, just like what you see in some movies,

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when they hug the opposite person, they stab him in the heart.

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Therefore, today, trickery consists of political and diplomatic trickery and the likes of them, which must be taken into consideration.

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Well, this is hostility, [and] this hostility may appear in various forms.

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We must pay attention to these [issues]; that is, we must keep repeating these [issues] to ourselves,

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[and] practice [in order] not to forget [them] so as to know what to do;

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all of us – both politicians of our country, directors of the country, you dear Basijis

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and [all] others who are active, [can] think, and are capable of working – must constantly bear these [issues] in mind.

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Hard hostility is one form of hostility, [in which] they throw a bomb, fire a bullet, [or] send a terrorist [to carry out an attack].

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Another form of hostility is soft hostility, [with regard to which] I [have already] raised the issue of [enemy’s] infiltration since a while ago;

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infiltration is a very important issue.

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When I talk about infiltration, well, some people show reaction [and say]

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‘sir, the issue of infiltration has become [a] factional [issue], and factional advantage has been taken of it’; I have nothing to do with such remarks.

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Well, [tell them] not to take factional advantage of it; don’t raise pointless discussions about infiltration,

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[and] do not bring up the issue of infiltration without necessary content;

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I have nothing to do with such things, but [regardless of] anything that is said,

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and any serious step [that is taken], the original reality of infiltration must not be neglected;

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we must not neglect [the fact] that the enemy is bent on infiltration. Now, I will somehow explain infiltration

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that what is infiltration and how it is [carried out]; but this issue in its essence must not be neglected.

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[Political] factions must not incriminate each other; [it must not be like this that] one would say, ‘sir, you meant this by what you said’

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and the other one would say, ‘no, you meant this by what you said’.

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Very well, whatever was the purpose, the reality must not be forgotten after all;

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[because] the enemy is designing [plots] in order to infiltrate.

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There are two types of infiltration: one is casual infiltration, [or] individual infiltration; [and] the other one is current-led infiltration.

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The casual infiltration has many examples, [and] it means that, assume,

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you are in charge of an organ, are an official,

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[and] they send a person with a made-up countenance, with a painted picture, [and in fact] wearing a mask into your organ

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[and make] you think that he is a friend, while he is not a friend,

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so that, he would be able to do its task; sometimes it is [for the sake of] espionage,

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which this is the least [degree of casual infiltration]; that is, the least important of it is espionage,

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extraction and relay of news;

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sometimes it goes way beyond spying, [because] it changes your decision.

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You are a director, an official, [and] a decision-maker,

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[and] can take a big or effective step.

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If [supposedly] you take that step in this special way, it would be to the enemy’s benefit,

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[therefore,] he [the agent of infiltration] comes [to you] and makes you take that step in that way [which benefits the enemy]; this means [affecting] decision-making.

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This has precedent in all organs; [and] is not only [limited] to political organs;

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it has always existed in clerical and religious and similar organs as well.

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The late Mr. Aseyyed Hassan Tahami, was among great scholars of our country who lived in [the eastern Iranian city of] Birjand;

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[he] had gone and stayed in Birjand; he was a great scholar

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[and] if he had stayed in Qom or Najaf, he would have certainly made a source of emulation; he was a very knowledgeable man.

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He himself told me; [and] said at the time that Iraqis fought against the British [forces]

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– in [the year] 1918; about 100 years ago –

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one of the then sources of emulation had a servant, who was a very good man, was intimate with seminary students, talked to them,

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knew everyone, [and] was friend to everybody; [and] he also told me his name; [but] I do not remember [his name].

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He [Aseyyed Hassan Tahami] told me that later on, when the British [forces] triumphed and captured Iraq and the last place [they captured] was [the city of] Najaf,

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which they entered Najaf. The seminary students were told that the servant of that given scholar had been a British officer!

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He said, “I did not believe this. I said ‘is such a thing really possible?’”

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Then he said, “I was walking at Hawish bazaar – which is a very famous market in Najaf –

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I saw seven, eight, [or] ten mounted British officers and British military soldiers approaching on horseback –

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at that time they traveled on horse –

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[and] an officer was ahead of them; well, I stood at one side so that they would pass;

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when they reached [the point that I was standing], I saw the officer, who was in front of them, told me from atop [of his horse],

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‘How are you Mr. Aseyyed Hassan!’

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I looked and saw, yes, it was the same man who was the servant of that source of emulation; for years we saw him.”

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Sometimes, infiltration is like this; infiltration is casual; [and] they enter a person’s house [or] enter a person’s organ.

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There has been so many of such cases in political organs;

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it may exist today as well; of course, it is dangerous.

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However, more dangerous than this is the current-led infiltration.

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The current-led infiltration means building network within a nation

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by the means of money, which this is where the role of money and the role of economic affairs come into the light.

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The most important means [in this case are] two things; one is money, [and] the other one is sexual attractions.

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[The enemy’s goal is] to attract people, bring them together; bring up a fake and false goal

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and drag effective people, those people who can have an effect on the society,

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in their desired direction. What is that desired direction?

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It is to change beliefs, to change ideals, to change viewpoints, [and] to change lifestyle;

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to do something that this person who has been infiltrated, has been influenced by infiltration,

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to think just in the same way, which that American thinks;

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that is, to do something that you would look at an issue just in the same way that an American does

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– of course, [in the way that] an American politician [does], this has nothing to do with American people –

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[and] to understand [issues] in the same way that a high-ranking CIA agent does;

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as a result, you will want the same thing that he does. Therefore, his mind is at ease;

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[because] without having to put himself in jeopardy and enter the arena, you are working for him;

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this is the goal, [and] this is the goal of infiltration; [I mean, this is the goal of] the current-led infiltration,

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networked infiltration, [and] broad-based infiltration; not casual infiltration.

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If such infiltration takes place with regard to those persons who are influential in [determining] the fate of the country,

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the policy of the country, [and in delineating] the future of the country, just imagine what would happen?

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[In that case,] ideals will change, values will change,

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demands will change, [and even] beliefs will change.

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Today, when you look, you believe that in the issue of Palestine;

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a blatant wrong is being done to the [Palestinian] nation. You are seeing this; your viewpoint is this viewpoint.

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[However,] through the American viewpoint, that person who is being invaded in his own home

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– a Palestinian Arab, both Muslim and Christian – he is condemned.

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From your viewpoint, he is oppressed; [but] when [the enemy] succeeds in changing your viewpoint,

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you will look [at this issue] the way he does and you will say that Israel is defending its identity! Didn’t [US President Barack] Obama say this?

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Just at the same time that these [Zionists] were pouring fire on the people in Gaza [Strip] around the clock,

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[and] were invading defenseless people, [as well as] their home, their life, their farm, their children, their school,

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[and] their hospital, [right at that time]

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the American president said Israel is defending itself! I mean, this is the viewpoint [that they want you to have].

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Building network and current [by the enemy] will cause that person who, for example, lives in Iran

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or in another given country, his viewpoint become [attuned to] that [Western] viewpoint;

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this is the meaning of infiltration; [just] see how dangerous it is.

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[The question is] what people are target of infiltration? Mostly the elite,

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mostly effective people, mostly decision-makers and decision-takers, these are [the main] target of infiltration;

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these are [the people] on whom infiltration is tried [by the enemy].

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Therefore, infiltration is a threat; infiltration is a big threat.

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Now, [the fact] that a person may come out and say that ‘Mr. John Doe wants to use the word “infiltration” for factional purposes’,

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this does not reduce the importance of this issue. Now, [the issue is not] whether he does or does not [take factional advantage of this word];

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he is wrong that he wants to take factional advantage [of this word]; this is the reality of the issue;

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this reality cannot be ignored [because some people want to make factional use of it.]

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This infiltration is supplemented by marginal activities;

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one of the things that supplements this infiltration is to defame those people

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who insist on observing original ideas, on correct viewpoint, [and] on values; this is the supplement to infiltration.

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I don’t want to say that those people who defame the Basij,

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[and] incriminate [the Basij] of radicalism and extremism and this and that, are consciously cooperating with agents of infiltration,

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[and] accompany them [in their effort]; I am not claiming this. I don’t know, but the truth of the issue is that these [kinds of defamation] is assistance [to agents of infiltration].

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These people who in various sectors, with different expressions, incriminate the Basij of radicalism,

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and extremism and this or that, are in fact completing the infiltration (project)

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[and] the project of infiltration is being completed by these [people], because the Basij is among those strong embankments;

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the Basij is a strong embankment; this embankment must not be weakened.

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I recommend, [and] advise to all people who have a position to talk

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and who can talk, not to try to undermine original values of this country,

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[and] basic foundations of the [Islamic] Revolution;

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as soon as somebody talks about the original ideas, they must not immediately say these [Basijis] are being radical

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or are being extremist, and so forth, or are taking sides with a faction; no, this is not the case.

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[They] must not undermine original ideas, must not incriminate [the Basij] of extremism,

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[and] must not deny the basic principles of the revolution;

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the revolution has basic principles; there are clear [and] strong principles in the revolution.

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Well, these twenty-odd volumes of [the late] Imam [Khomeini]’s remarks are [available];

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Imam was the symbol of the revolution; Imam was the spokesman of the revolution; [and] was the one who explained realities of the revolution.

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Well, [they must] look and see on what [issue] did Imam put [the highest] emphasis.

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Do not deny the basic principles of the revolution; this is among those things that are important.

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I consider the Basij as being very important;

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[I consider] the Basij [as] a phenomenon that is very important, effective, auspicious, and of course with [bright] future.

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I believe that these efforts that are being made, steps that are being taken, [and] defamation that is being carried out [against the Basij]

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will not weaken the Basij. The Basij, God willing, will become more deep-rooted day by day.

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The Basij was once a slender and thin sapling, [but] today, it is a strong tree

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and will become more [powerful] than this and better than this by the Grace of God.

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However, take care that this strong tree would not be plagued with pests.

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Here, I am addressing you [the Basijis]; take care [of this tree].

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Sometimes they attack a tree with an axe; well, the axe can be blocked;

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[but] sometimes a pest destroys a tree from within; it is more difficult to remedy this.

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One of the pests in the Basij is vanity.

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Now that we are the Basijism we deserve to look down on others

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– as the chosen ones, [and] as the crown jewel [of the society if we admire [ourselves] excessively –

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this will be a pest; this is a pest. The more you grow, [and] the higher you get,

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your modesty should increase, [and] your humility before the Almighty God must increase.

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You just look how I and you sometimes ask [God] for forgiveness and sometimes we say: “I ask Allah, my Lord, for forgiveness and recant toward Him.”

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Just look at our asking for forgiveness and look at [the fourth Shia imam,] Imam Sajjad’s [way of] asking for forgiveness.

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We also pray [to God]; look how our supplication in our prayers is,

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[and then] look at the supplication of Amir al-Mo’menin [Imam Ali] (PBUH) in that prayer [which is attributed to him] or the supplication of Imam Hussein (PBUH) in Arafa Prayer,

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or the supplication of Imam Sajjad (PBUH) in [his book of prayers] Sahifeye Sajjadiyeh; where is he [and] where are we;

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he is a thousand times more serious in supplication than us; is more serious in asking for forgiveness.

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Amir al-Mo’menin talks about fear of God in the Komeil Prayer!

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Amir al-Mo’menin with all his grandeur, with that position, with that [degree] in servility [of God], and with that [high degree of] piety,

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The more you go up, you must [see yourself more humble] before God and before the people;

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in the prayer [called] Makarem al-Akhlaq, they have taught us that the more our position rises in the eyes of people,

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“the more humble we must become within ourselves;

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[here we are told that] the higher people’s respect goes for us,

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we must feel as much more humbleness within our own souls.

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[We must] pay attention to our responsibility, pay attention to our shortcomings;

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[and] pay attention to our weaknesses [and] to our flaws;

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we are no short of flaws, [and by saying this] I am talking about myself [as well]. Well, you young people are better than us,

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but we all have flaws; we must [pay] more [attention] to our flaws.

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Then, vanity is one of the pests.

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Take care that you may not be possessed by vanity because ‘I am a Basiji, I am ready to sacrifice,

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[and] I am ready to lay down my life’.

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The second scourge is negligence.

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One of those things that will follow vanity is this very negligence.

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When vanity about one’s power, once abilities, [and] one’s values overcomes a person,

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it is then that he feels quite comfortable [as if nothing threatens him] and is plagued by negligence.

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Don’t be neglectful, don’t be plagued with negligence.

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Always keep your sights open, your eyes open, [and] your look precise.

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Another scourge – which now I suffice to this amount [of explanation] – is entering the race for having luxuries of life;

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well, this is a race after all: to run after glamour of life,

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after more luxurious appliances, after better life, [and] after higher income.

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Running is a race, [and] those people who are given to [pleasures of this] world, have experience in this race;

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now, some people are more clever in this race, they go ahead and embezzle as much as billions,

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now, some people are more clever in this race, they go ahead and embezzle as much as billions,

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Don’t enter this race.

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Never say that given person has [a lot of money], that given person has gained [a lot], [but] I have nothing,

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[and] I must have [them as well]; no, this is not just a scourge for the Basij, [but is also] among scourges [that can plague] every faithful [person].

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I have seen many people, who have been good people, have been interested people,

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[but] when they fell into [the race for the pleasures of] the world and glamour and the likes of them,

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gradually their sharp talents became blunt, [their] abilities dwindled, [and their] motivations waned.

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When motivation wanes, resolves are also weakened.

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When resolve is weakened, it will show [its effect] in practice. [Those people] were [finally] lost. These are [major] scourges.

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What are the priorities of the Basij today?

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In the first place is piety and purity; piety and purity.

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All those who have been high in spirituality – the great people in terms of spirituality – some of whom I have occasionally met,

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their recommendation was ‘don’t commit sin’.

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Some people say, ‘Sir, what [spiritual] words should we mention [frequently] that, for example, would be very good and [help us achieve] high [spiritual] positions?’

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They said, ‘Don’t bother with [such] words; just don’t commit sin’.

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This is the first step and if this step is taken,

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many of your problems – [both mental problem, spiritual problem, and material problems – will be solved.

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We are all prone to [committing] sin, we are all prone to going astray; I said this [before]. Take care.

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If you take this care

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– this [taking] care for oneself – the name of this care is piety.

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The piety that has been mentioned in the Quran so frequently, means taking care of oneself so that you will not do commit sin, that you don’t do anything wrong –

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[in this case] the Almighty God will help you, [and] keep you strong.

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This care, on its own, will attract the divine mercy, [and] will bless the [people’s] life.

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[Due to this care,] one’s life, one’s lifetime, one’s moments, [and] one’s hours would be blessed as a result of piety.

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This is my first recommendation. The second recommendation is about insight; insight [is very important].

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I have frequently mentioned this saying by Amir al-Mo’menin (PBUH) in my speeches:

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“Know that … nobody will be able to carry this knowledge, but those who have sight and patience.”

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First of all, those people with sight, [and] those people who have a correct viewpoint, [and] have insight understand the scene.

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Insight must be increased day by day, the domestic scene must be understood,

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and [we must] know what is going on inside [the country] right know,

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in what places one can sometimes feel the presence of the enemy,

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[and] in what places one can move with ease of mind and a feeling of tranquility.

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Insight [is very important]; [we must] know our position in the world; where are we [standing] today?

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Some people do whatever they can to humiliate their own [people], to humiliate themselves, [and] to humiliate the nation;

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[they say,] ‘Sir, we are nothing!’ [And] they say this in different ways.

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[Sometimes,] they go to great length in admiring and lauding

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a given country or the people of a given country or the behaviors of a given country and so forth,

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which most of the time, are against the reality; [and such praise] is often like these movies.

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In movies, when a policeman comes

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to arrest somebody, he says at the very beginning [to the accused person] that ‘be careful;

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whatever you say may be used against you in court’; that is, [they want us to believe that] this policeman is such an noble person,

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who advises an accused person – a person who is possible to be the criminal – from the very beginning that

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‘be careful not to say anything inappropriate, so that it could be used against you in court’;

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is this really the Western police? Is this the Americans’ police? [No, because] this is [only limited to] Hollywood movies.

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[The reality of] the American police is that who puts handcuffs on some person,

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[and] after handcuffing him, beats him; fires at him; [and] kills him;

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they fire at and kill a person because he has been carrying a toy gun in his pocket.

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Is this [that they show in movies the reality of] the police? The movie embellishes [the reality] in a false manner;

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[they embellish] the court, the police, the state establishment and that and that and that; well, it is a movie [after all].

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Some people, the article they write, the stuff that they write, [and] the way they talk is like these Hollywood movies.

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They try to embellish others with whatever they don’t have, [and] to paint a rosy picture of them.

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In fact, [they want to] create a sense of self-humiliation in our nation.

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No sir, it is not like this; our nation is a great nation

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[that] has successfully passed great tests and has come out [of all those tests] with its head held high, [and] has done great things as well.

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Our nation is the same nation that when it took captive in war,

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did not beat that captive, did not kill that captive, [but on the opposite] treated that captive,

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[and] gave him water from his own canteen; our nation is such a nation.

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A few unfit people from a given country, who were accused of spying

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– [and] who were possible to be spies –

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[our nation takes them] from the sea, brings them here, then returns them to their homes after putting new clothes on them.

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Our nation is such a nation.

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In its treatment [of others], in its kindness, in its fairness, [and] then in its bravery.

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Our nation is the same nation that liberated itself from the burden of centuries-old humiliation,

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[and] could speak [to the world] at the peak of dignity; we have such a nation; [and] this is not a joke.

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Different countries, countries that are powerful [nations] of the world, come together

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in order to see what to do with Iran. Well, this is [the sign of] the power of this nation;

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material power, military power, political power, the power of logic, [and] ethical power;

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not that we have no weaknesses, [because] we have many weaknesses.

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However, our abilities, values, [and] achievements are not few; why do you humiliate the nation?

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Some people have gotten used to continuously humiliating the country,

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the nation [and] the officials.

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Insight is that one would know [the facts], understand these facts, [and know] his own position,

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the position of his country, the position of his nation, the position of the logic of the revolution,

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[and] the position of that straight line and straight path that Imam [Khomeini] delineated in the country;

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[and] know the position of these [values]; this is insight.

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Readiness, preparedness, [and] being ready to act; this is also one of the necessary conditions

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and [among] necessary recommendations that I must give to the Basiji brethren and sisters; [we] must be ready.

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Thank you, thank you. I know you are ready;

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Today, this fight that is going on in the world is a real fight.

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The opposite sides are those who are very far from human values; very [far].

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Therefore, certain developments take place in our neighborhood,

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which we cannot remain indifferent toward these developments.

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Firstly, is the issue of Palestine; the issue of Palestine.

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The issue of Palestine is not an insignificant issue.

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Well, about 60 years, for example, or sixty-odd years, have passed since the occupation of the land of Palestine.

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This people – Palestinians – have changed for a number of generations,

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but the cause of Palestine remains [intact];

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the enemy is trying to do away with the cause of Palestine;

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[but] the cause of Palestine is [still] there.

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Unfortunately, Arab states are so much busy doing other things that they do not have the opportunity, or do not want

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– [either] formalities do not allow them or [it is due to] other various considerations, [including] being in alliance with America and others –

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to pay attention to the issue of Palestine. [Nonetheless,] the issue of Palestine is a very important issue,

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[and this is why] we cannot give up on the issue of Palestine.

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Today, the Intifada of the Palestinian people has started in the West Bank,

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[and] people are fighting;

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[however,] the judgment of the arrogant [powers’] propaganda machine is a totally wrong judgment.

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This person whose home has been occupied and his life and property are not secure [even] at his own home

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– [because Israelis] come and destroy his home with bulldozer, build settlements, [and] destroy his farm –

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when [such an oppressed person] attacks [the oppressor] with stone, they say he is a terrorist!

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[However,] that system, which is annihilating the life of this person, the security of this person, the prestige of this person,

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the wealth of this person, [and] the world of this person in this manner,

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they call it the oppressed, [and claim that] it is defending itself! Well, this [is] very [strange], [and] this is among the wonders of our world today.

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One party has come and usurped a home

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and has driven the landlord out and is constantly oppressing him,

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[but] they are telling this [landlord] not to defend himself, [though they know that] he is [only] defending himself.

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That oppressed landlord, who has lost his security, has lost his home,

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[and] whose wife and child and prestige and honor and all he has are under threat,

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if he comes out and swears [at the oppressor] or throws a stone toward it, they call him the terrorist!

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Is this a trivial matter? Is this a small wrongdoing? Is this a small error?

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Is this a small oppression to be ignored? This [oppression] cannot be ignored.

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We will defend the movement of the people of Palestine with all our might until any time that we can and in any way that we can.

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Other issues that are [unraveling] around us, they are also like this;

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[I mean] they are also, most of these issues that are taking place today,

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are issues in which the just, [and] fair human judgment is one thing,

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[and] the biased, [and] evil judgment of Westerners

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and their politicians and their propaganda machines is something else.

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For example, [you taking into account] the issue of Bahrain; [or] for example, the issue of Yemen; [or] for example, the issue of Syria.

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In the issue of Bahrain, what do the people of Bahrain want?

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The people of Bahrain say ‘give [the right to have] one vote to every person of this nation

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to elect the administration, [and] to elect the government; every person one vote.

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Well, don’t you [Western countries] say [you support] democracy? Don’t you say that ‘we are the symbol of democracy?

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We want to defend democracy?’ Very well, can democracy be more evident than this?

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Not only they don’t give them this [right to vote], [but] exert pressure [on them] as well, insult them, [and] humiliate them;

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[and they do this to] the majority of a nation – because these [people] are the majority [of Bahrainis]; these people who say this;

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[they] are seventy [or] eighty percent [of Bahraini people, but]

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that oppressor minority that controls the power, does anything it wants with these [people and]

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even insults their sanctities.

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In this [previous lunar] month of Moharram, they attacked the person who preached, the person who eulogized [Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)’s progeny], the person who hang mourning flag [in front of his house],

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[and] the person who sang rozeh [religious song sang to mark a mourning occasions];

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they even attacked the person who cursed Yazid [the Umayyad tyrant who ordered the killing of Imam Hussein (PBUH)] – Glorious is God –

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that why you cursed Yazid! Well, to prove their disgrace, it would suffice to know that they are backers of Yazid, [and] defend Yazid;

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after all, [a person like] the evil Yazid that nobody is more disgraced than him in the whole history of Islam,

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he should not be cursed? God will damn those who irk Prophet [Mohammad] (PBUH),

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the scion of Prophet (PBUH), [and] the progeny of Prophet (PBUH). This is how they behave; this is [the behavior of] Bahrain [regime.]

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[Look at] Yemen; they have been bombarding Yemeni people incessantly for consecutive months.

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[They bombard] home, house, hospital, [and] school; [and] are relentlessly dropping [bombs on them].

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[They] are bombarding people, who have done nothing wrong, [and] people who have committed no sin;

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then the [international] organs that have a claim to [be promoting] democracy and human rights and so forth

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are constantly defending and supporting these [oppressors]! This is the world; this is the oppressor world;

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the world against which you have withstood, [and] this is the arrogance against which you chant slogans.

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The same is true in the case of Syria as well; which I have talked about the case of Syria in these past few days;

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I said and it was broadcast over media; these [Western countries] are defending the most evil

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and the most atrocious terrorists [in Syria], [and] are helping them; both in Syria, and in Iraq.

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[They help terrorists] either with direct assistance or with indirect assistance.

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[They keep] insisting that establishment of the [new] government in Syria must take place in this way [or] must not take place in this [specific way].

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Well, who gave you the right [to decide about this]? Every nation must choose its fate, its government, [and] its administration on its own;

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who are you to decide? [You] come from the opposite side of the world for the sake of [your] evil and devilish purposes;

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the arrogant world is such a world.

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In the face of this world, an insightful person knows what to do,

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[and] knows what a rightful stance is his stance.

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The Basij can make others understand that the political positions of the Islamic Republic of Iran

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– which today, official and political positions of our state officials and [various] organs on Syria,

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on Iraq, on Bahrain, on Yemen, [and] on Palestine are clear and transparent positions –

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are the most logical positions that a fair and wise person can adopt.

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The Basij is a blessing for the Islamic Republic Establishment,

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is a reserve, [and] is a treasure; it is an endless treasure, because the nation is endless; [Basij] is [really] a treasure.

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And let me tell you that through the divine assistance, the dear nation of Iran will firstly preserve this valuable trove,

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secondly, [will] extract it,

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[and] thirdly with the help of these determinations and these resolves and these insights,

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will certainly reach the peak of excellence and progress that it envisages.

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And the enemies [will] have to [just] look and watch and see the progress of the Iranian nation;

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and they will not be able to do anything. And, God willing, this will [certainly] happen.

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God’s blessing be on [the soul] of our great Imam [Khomeini], who opened this path in front of us.

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God’s blessing be on [the soul of] dear martyrs, who through their sacrifice, taught us a practical lesson

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and made us understand how we must act. And God’s blessing be on you dear ones,

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who thank God, delight the nation and inspire them with hope through your readiness.

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Peace be unto you and so may the mercy of Allah and His blessings