More info on the death penalty. It has been brought to my attention by a comment posted that some countries weren´t identified by me as having the death penalty in my last entry and that was probably due to my being a member of the "liberal backpacker set" and because I either had too much or possessed a lack of "vitriol".

The real reason is that all of us dirty, long-haired hippies (or "long hairs" as they are commonly referred to in certain circles) have bad memories (probably due to our chronic and heavy intake of marijuana, LSD and cocaine). I didn´t selectively "omit" the information, I was just too stoned at the time of typing to remember.

Amnesty International Death Penalty Info

The United States wants to be the model for other countries across the globe. We promote ourselves as the leaders of the free world. We have some work to do. From torturing "prisoners" in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo to Illegal Wiretaps to executing the mentally retarded, I think we have a long way to go until we can be seen as a "model" for others.

I think this is a particularly envious list to be on -- And don´t worry, they only list Pakistan, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Sierra Leone before the USA because it´s alphabetical, not because they are better than us!!

Countries and territories which retain the death penalty for ordinary crimes
AFGHANISTAN, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, BAHAMAS, BANGLADESH, BARBADOS, BELARUS, BELIZE, BOTSWANA, BURUNDI, CAMEROON, CHAD, CHINA, COMOROS, CONGO (Democratic Republic), CUBA, DOMINICA, EGYPT, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, GABON, GHANA, GUATEMALA, GUINEA, GUYANA, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKSTAN, KOREA (North), KOREA (South), KUWAIT, KYRGYZSTAN, LAOS, LEBANON, LESOTHO, LIBYA, MALAWI, MALAYSIA, MONGOLIA, NIGERIA, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, PHILIPPINES, QATAR, RWANDA, SAINT CHRISTOPHER & NEVIS, SAINT LUCIA, SAINT VINCENT & GRENADINES, SAUDI ARABIA, SIERRA LEONE, SINGAPORE, SOMALIA, SUDAN, SWAZILAND, SYRIA, TAIWAN, TAJIKISTAN, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, UGANDA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UZBEKISTAN, VIET NAM, YEMEN, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE

GO MUGABE!!!