The Honorable Minister
Louis Farrakhan writes second letter to
President Bush, warning of Divine consequences
of war
In December 2001, the Honorable Minister Louis
Farrakhan penned a letter to President Bush,
warning him of the mistakes he was making in his
"war against terror" in pursuit of the
perpetrators of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on
the United States. On Oct. 30, 2002, the
Minister again warned the President, in this
letter, of the Divine consequences if he
continued with his present plans.
October 30, 2002
George W. Bush, President of the United States of America
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N. W.
Washington, DC 20500
As-Salaam Alaikum.
(Peace Be Unto You)
Dear President Bush,
May this letter find you and your family well.
I am writing this letter to once again appeal to
you in the strongest way that you might heed my humble counsel and sincere
warning to you. I am not your enemy, nor am I an enemy to this country, but, I
do believe that the course that you are guiding the nation on will increase many
enemies for you and the nation at home and abroad.
In my last letter, I respectfully called your attention to U.S. Presidents and
their dealings with Islamic nations and leaders over the last several years,
and, I warned that should you pursue what I know is in your mind and heart
concerning Saddam Hussein and Iraq that you would lose the great advantage that
you gained after September 11, 2001, and, that the coalition would fall apart
and you might be forced to go it alone. Also, I opined that if you did such, you
might run into something that your advisors had not thought of or perceived.
This is already happening. Nations are becoming afraid of you and the tremendous
power of America. In this state of fear, they will not stop trying to attain
weapons of mass destruction because they believe that is the only thing that you
will respect.
There is a rising chorus of anti-war demonstrations in the nation and throughout
the world and it will intensify as you move toward war with the thought of
occupying Iraq. The anti-war demonstrators will blame every death of an American
service person and every death of an Iraqi citizen on you and this will produce
a crisis for your administration within the United States, as well as in
countries throughout the world.
I am writing to plead with you that there is a better way. However, the more you
talk and the stronger you talk about regime change, you paint yourself into a
corner from which it becomes increasingly difficult to extricate yourself.
There are times in history when men of conviction go against the tide of world
thought and opinion, bringing suffering upon themselves to establish a new truth
or a new idea. However, this is not that time for you. In my judgment, this is a
time when the President of the United States must not only listen to his
advisors and study their agendas, but, he must listen to world opinion. If the
President of the United States seems to show no respect for world opinion or for
the thoughts of the members of the Security Council of the United Nations, then,
your actions will turn the nations of the world against you and against America.
Your actions will also render the United Nations an ineffective institution for
future peacekeeping.
Ancient Babylon was a city that caused all who traded with her to wax strong,
but, at a certain point, the neighboring nations turned against Babylon and she
was destroyed and left as a sign. The Book of Revelation speaks of a mystery
Babylon that ancient Babylon was a sign of. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad, my
teacher and guide, said that America is the fulfillment of that mystery Babylon.
Mr. President, you must study prophecy in order to beat it.
Look at the nations to the north and south of you. Are they pleased with you,
your administration and your polices? Look at your friends in the Middle East.
Are they really pleased with you, your administration and policies? Look at your
European friends and your African and Asian friends. The prophecy teaches that,
they will take your money and whatever you offer, but they will hate you and
ultimately make you desolate.
We are headed into a terrible time. I am writing this letter as a final witness
of my deep concern for you and for the nation, believing, however, that you are
bent on doing what is in your heart with respect to Iraq and Saddam Hussein.
Mr. President, if you do this, you will bring down upon America an increase in
the Divine Judgment of rain, hail, snow, wind, earthquakes, pestilence and
famine that is already witnessed in the country. As you go about destroying
other nations and cities, you will bring this kind of Divine Wrath on the
American people and on American cities.
Please reconsider your plans.
May Allah (God) guide you to make the right decision for this nation and for the
future of the world.
I Am Your Servant in the war against evil,
The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan
Servant to the Lost-Found
Nation of Islam in the West
