BBC, CNN & Other "News" Stations

Yesterday the BBC had a report on New Jersey's decision to scrap the death penalty. The BBC isn't a favorite, but I was on the treadmill and HBO, Cinemax, National Geographic and Lifetime had nothing on - no surprises there. The reporter mentioned that the US puts more people to death in a year than Iraq, Iran, China and Syria. Pardon?

Why do "news" stations report official statistics from places like Iraq and Iran without any qualifiers when it is a historical fact that their official statistics are incorrect. It makes BBC & Co. look ridiculous.

You'll have to run your own search to verify this easily verifiable fact; Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch aren't popular in China, and my searches are blocked. Thanks China.

In 2007, 42 inmates were executed in the United States. In 2006, that number was 53. How many people do you think disappear each year in any one of the Middle Eastern countries? If I could run a search, I'd let you know.

Now I'll get back to searching the web for interesting stories on TAIWAN, TIANANMEN SQUARE, and FULAN GONG.