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Ahmadinejad

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During his visit to Indonesia, President Iran Ahmadinejad received applaud from civitas academica of University of Indonesia and Islamic State University Jakarta. Even his visit has made a hip to the Indonesian leaders here. But the interesting occassion he made recently was about his letter to the President Bush. He made a score, while Bush remain silent. As did Ayatollah Khomeini sent a letter to President Gorbachev during his term. His calm but smart appearance shares a voice of the third world. By googling 'Ahmadinejad letter' you will easily find his letter that made available for public. One of those is available at http://www.president.ir/. The letter was submitted to President Bush on Monday, May 9, 2006 via the Swiss embassy in Tehran, which takes care of the US interest section in Iran and acts as a liason between the two countries. The following is the full text of the letter: In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful, Mr George Bush, President of the

Sabar dong!

''Bagaimana saya bisa bersabar, kalau semua harga kebutuhan serba naik! Sementara saya masih juga belum mendapat rezeki yang memadai. Bagaimana saya bisa memenuhi kebutuhan hidup?'' "Sabar itu ada batasnya". "Masa sih sabar terus". Akhir-akhir ini saya sering mendengar kata tersebut. Teman di angkot, teman di kantor, teman di rumah ataupun teman di kamar mengingatkan kata tersebut. Hidup sudah susah begini. Suatu ketika seorang ibu tetangga melahirkan anaknya dengan lancar. Mulus, tentu setelah mulas. Subhanallah, kata istriku. Ada yang harus berjuang susah payah, dia begitu mulus, lancar. Penghasilan suaminya, jauh dari memadai. Bayi itu dibungkus oleh plastik, dan diletakkan di sudut rumah yang cahaya pun sukar masuk. Anaknya sudah enam, sehat semua. Ketika ditanya masih mau tambah? Yah terserah Gusti Allah . [Jika kita lihat, orang tua kita dulu bisa melahirkan anak sampai di atas 10 anak. Sepertinya kita tidak mendengar keluh ke