Mullahs are number one again.... in executions that is!

The Amnesty International annual survey of state-sponsored executions shows that the number of executions has fallen worldwide, but that in a small number of countries, there has been a "disturbing revival" of the number of executions. In particular, it cites Iran as having the largest number of increase in executions (from 94 in 2005 to 177 in 2006, nearly double) . The mullahs win on the spread again!

The list of big winners are:

1- China 1010+
2- Iran 177*
3- Pakistan 82
4- Iraq 65+
5- Sudan 65+
6- US 53
7-Saudi Arabia 39+
8- Yemen 30+
9- Vietnam 14
10-Kuwait 10+

The "+" often marks the uncertainty of 50% or more. So, in the case of China the actual number is more likely 1500 executions. The mullahs of Iran are second in just how fast they kill their citizenry. But, not so fast. Let's count how many people live in Iran and in China, 70 millions and 1200 millions. Now, let's normalize Iran's numbers by the population ratio, i. e. 177 *(1200/70)=3034 people executed, whereas the upper limit to China's numbers are about 1500 people. SO, who wins? The mullahs do, of course.

They are the champions the world over and have in fact been the reigning champions for the last couple of decades. Congratulations to the murderers in Iran.