This six-page letter, in English, was published online and addressed to “Noble Americans.” Among other things, it discussed “the many wars and calamities caused by the U.S. administration.” It suggested that Americans have been fooled into accepting their government’s policies.

Ahmadinejad called for the pullout of U.S. forces from Iraq and charged that Bush administration policy is based on "coercion, force and injustice."

"With the presence of the US military in Iraq, nothing has been done to rebuild the ruins, to restore the infrastructure or to alleviate poverty," he wrote. " ... I consider it extremely unlikely that you, the American people, consent to the billions of dollars ... from your treasury for this military misadventure." U.S. resources would be better spent at home, he added, to alleviate poverty and help the "many victims" of Hurricane Katrina.

The Bush administration dismissed the letter as a "public relations stunt" and also rejected calls for withdrawing U.S. troops, noting that the letter came one day after the United Nations, at Iraq's request, had renewed the mandate of the U.S.-led coalition force for another 12 months.

Davoud Hermidas-Bavand, a professor of international relations at Tehran University, said that while the letter was addressed to Americans it was mostly an effort to win the allegiance of Arabs. “The letter makes Ahmadinejad a subject of international talks, particularly in the Middle East.” Iran has long been trying to position itself as the pre-eminent power in the Middle East.

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