“Today, the flag of human rights in the hands of the United States, Britain and the like has turned into a ridiculous and funny plaything”

Today, the flag of human rights in the hands of the United States, Britain and the like has turned into a ridiculous and funny plaything.
The brutal treatment of prisoners at the AbuGhraib prison in Iraq and at the Guantanamo prison in the United States and other maltreatments of innocent people by U.S. and British soldiers are the talk of the town everywhere in the world. Today, the hearts of Muslim nations are filled with hatred for the United States and other arrogant powers. Even if nations aren’t expressing this feeling now but they are waiting for a proper time to put an end to these events.
The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei, 8 January 2005