“世界上一半的工作都是在把事物装扮成它们本不是的样子。”——伊莱亚斯·鲁特·比德尔 甚至在一张选票都还没投出之前，美国就已经决定否定伊朗的总统选举。布什说：“权力掌握在一小撮未经选举的人手中，他们借助一种无视民主基本要求的选举程序保住了权力。”^viii 选举结束后，美国迅速将选举过程定性为有缺陷的，并称伊朗与该地区的民主化潮流格格不入。

“Half the work that is done in this world is to make things appear what they are not.” -- Elias Root Beadle Even before a single vote had been cast, America had already decided to dismiss the Iranian presidential election. Bush said, “Power is in the hands of an unelected few who have retained power through an electoral process that ignores the basic requirements of democracy.”viii After the election, America was quick to describe the electoral process as flawed and that Iran was out of step with moves towards democracy in the region.

然而，审视美国在该地区乃至其他地区的所作所为便可发现，脱离民主的恰恰是美国。民主的一项基本原则是，选举必须公平举行，不受地方或外国的干预。

Yet scrutiny of American actions in the region and beyond demonstrates that it is America that is out of step with democracy. One of the basic tenets of democracy is that elections must be held fairly and free from local or foreign interference.

然而,在巴勒斯坦、伊拉克和阿富汗的选举中,这一点并未得到遵守。这些选举是在外国占领之下进行的,安全状况极为糟糕,选民因害怕而不敢投票,投票率至少可以说令人怀疑。尽管如此,美国仍将这些选举称颂为民主的胜利。

However, this was not observed during the elections in Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan. These elections were conducted under foreign occupation, insecurity was rampant, voters were too frightened to vote and the turnout was dubious to say the least. Despite this, America hailed the elections as a victory for democracy.

此外,领导人的遴选、宪法的起草以及选举的举行,全都是在美国的监护之下进行的。美国亲自挑选阿巴斯、卡尔扎伊和贾法里,负责执行亲美政策。就阿富汗和伊拉克而言,美国利用大国民会议(Loya Jirga)和伊拉克临时执政委员会,将受美国启发的法规确立下来,以确保其对阿富汗和伊拉克人民的统治地位。

Furthermore, the selection of the leaders, the formulating of the constitutions and the convening of elections were all conducted under the guardianship of America. America handpicked Abbas, Karzai and Jaffari to oversee the implementation of pro-American policies. In the case of Afghanistan and Iraq, America used the Loya Jirga and Iraqi Governing Council to enshrine American inspired canons that would ensure her dominance over the people of Afghanistan and Iraq.

尽管毫无顾忌、也不知羞耻，美国仍在继续干预许多受伊斯兰主义者威胁的穆斯林国家的选举进程。美国采取了所谓的预防措施，推迟了阿富汗和巴勒斯坦的议会选举。就巴勒斯坦而言，美国命令阿巴斯修改选举法，以阻止哈马斯在议会中赢得多数席位。

Undeterred and unashamed, America still continues to interfere in the electoral process of many Muslim countries threatened by Islamists, America has taken the precautionary step of postponing the parliamentarian elections in Afghanistan and Palestine. In the case of Palestine, America ordered Abbas to amend election law, so as to prevent Hamas from winning a majority of the seats in the parliament.

美国对沙特阿拉伯市政选举、埃及即将举行的总统选举的毫不掩饰的支持，以及对黎巴嫩选举投票率低迷却保持沉默的态度（叙利亚占领期间的投票率反而更高）。

America’ s unabashed support for the municipal elections in Saudi Arabia, the upcoming presidential elections in Egypt and her silence over the low turnout in the Lebanese election (the turnout was higher during Syrian occupation)

这种做法充满虚伪，远远达不到美国高中所教授的民主标准。

stinks of hypocrisy and falls way short of the democracy standards that are taught in American high schools.

相比之下,伊朗的总统选举要可信得多。选举是在相对安全的环境下进行的,投票率为62%,比2004年高出2个百分点。

In comparison, the presidential elections in Iran are much more credible. Elections were conducted in relative safety with a 62% voter turnout. This was 2% higher than the 2004

美国总统选举。拉夫桑贾尼曾表示可能存在一些舞弊迹象，但与2000年美国总统大选的闹剧相比，这些问题便微不足道了。

US presidential election. There may have been irregularities as voiced by Rafsanjani but these pale into insignificance when compared to the farce of the 2000 US presidential race.

与其向穆斯林国家宣扬民主的种种好处,美国更应审视自己在该地区破坏民主的所作所为。真正背离民主的,难道不正是美国吗?

Rather than preaching to Muslim countries about the virtues of democracy, America should examine its own handiwork at subverting democracy in the region. Surely it is America that is out of step with democracy.

那些认为艾哈迈迪内贾德当选将带来一个原教旨主义政府的人，同样是错误的。

Those who argue that the election of Ahmadinejad will usher in a fundamentalist government are equally mistaken.

自伊朗革命以来，伊朗从未成为伊斯兰的堡垒。粗略研究一下受霍梅尼阿亚图拉启发而制定的伊朗宪法便可看出，它是一个世俗的专制国家，限制了伊斯兰在社会、教育、经济和对外事务中的作用。所实施的少数伊斯兰律法，其目的只是为了安抚民众的伊斯兰情感。

Since the Iranian revolution, Iran has never been the bastion of Islam. A cursory study of Iran’ s constitution inspired by Ayatollah Khomeini shows that it is a secular autocratic state which limits the role of Islam in social, educational, economic, and foreign affairs. The few laws of Islam that are implemented are designed to mollify the Islamic sentiments of the people.

这使伊朗具有一种伊斯兰的外观，与同样假装是伊斯兰国家的沙特阿拉伯和巴基斯坦相似。

This gives Iran an Islamic appearance, similar to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan which also pretend to be Islamic.

宣称伊朗是伊斯兰国家，却实行非伊斯兰的法律，这使伊朗政权与伊斯兰教相悖。

Professing Iran to be Islamic, while implementing non- Islamic rules makes the Iranian regime out of step with Islam.

伊斯兰教规定，穆斯林必须选择一位统治者，由其依据从《古兰经》和《圣训》中推导出的律法治理他们生活的各个方面。这只能通过选举一位哈里发并重建哈里发国家来实现。哈里发国保障乌玛获得合法的代表，并确保主权属于真主。

Islam stipulates that Muslims must choose a ruler who will govern all aspects of their lives according to the rules derived from the Quran and the Sunnah. This can only be accomplished by electing a Caliph and re-establishing the Caliphate State. The Caliphate guarantees legitimate representation for the Ummah as well as ensuring that sovereignty belongs to God.

2005年6月27日

June 27, 2005