The world today is one of tyranny, lies and deception. The flag of defending human rights is being carried by those who are the greatest enemies of human rights, and the government of the United States is taking the lead among them! Look at what is done to the black community in their own country. This issue is not about the past. It is not about 50 or 100 years ago, as some officials would claim, stating they have already had reforms. This is an issue for today, in the major cities of the United States.
In a country that claims to support freedom and human rights, the problem of racial discrimination has not been solved yet. In that society, people are still deprived of a sense of security only because they have dark skins! If necessary, the police may beat them to death over the crime of having dark skins! The same government claims that they support human rights!
In the same way that the US government ignores crimes against people of color in America , they turn a blind eye to the horrible crimes of the usurper Zionist regime. Just take a look at what Zionists have done to a defenseless people during the past few days! These bombardments, kidnappings and murders should all considered as crimes, however they pass silently and unpunished.
Ayatollah Khamenei, 08/20/1997
Despite the fact that the US is the cruelest and most merciless government in the world, it is an advocate of human rights in its propaganda! It is an advocate of the rights of the oppressed, it is an advocate of animal rights! Well, they should be disgraced. These things should be said. These things should be promoted at an international level. Notice what oppression they have committed against Palestine. In the present time, the Palestinians are subject to oppression and cruelty on a daily basis. It is one, two, ten, twenty, seventy years now that this oppression has been continuing and the Americans have been behind it. In the present time, they are behind it as well. Well, this should be explained.
The issue of the Islamic Republic is that the arrogant enemy is trying to bring the Revolution to its knees. With what? With the promotion of his culture, with his economic pressures, with all sorts of political efforts, with the vast scope of his propaganda and with treasonous elements that are at his disposal, he is trying to stir the environment of the Islamic Republic to make it move in his direction. What causes the elements of arrogance to be extremely angry at the Islamic Republic is not that the people of Iran are Muslims, rather the reason is that, because of being Muslim, the people are not willing to give in to arrogance. They are not willing to follow the enemy. This is why the enemy is angry. They are trying to cover up the real reason, but this is the truth of the matter. The nuclear issue was an excuse. Even the issue of missiles – they are constantly speaking about the issue of missiles, which is of course to no avail, and they cannot do a single thing about it – is an excuse. The issue of human rights and different other issues are all mere excuses. The real issue is our refusal to follow them.
If the Islamic Republic was willing to follow the enemy of arrogance, they [the enemy] would be fine with its missiles, with its nuclear energy, and with all kinds of things that exist in this regard, and they would never say anything about human rights.
You who claim to be supporting human rights should answer public opinion of the world. When thousands of children and thousands of men, women and civilians are killed inside their houses and in hospitals and schools without any defense, is this not terrorism? Is this not the most brazen and cruel form of state terrorism? Why do you support it? However, the U.S. does not answer these questions. They have no shame and they make claims about advocating human rights!
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