Amnesty International: the US ranks only behind China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia in carrying out state executions. 94 percent of the estimated 2100 executions worldwide took place in those four countries alone.

Hu Jintao is in Washington. His visit is not considered an official state visit by the US - but is by China. I wonder why the semantics - and how a 21 gun salute and full military welcome and review don't constitute official.

I saw a bit of CNN - how I wish we had BBC instead - CNN SUCKS - All the coverage was about Hu's visit and Nepal - but nothing on the ongoing shake-up/change-up in the Bush administration - resignations etc.

I hope we don't get hoodwinked into starting a war in Iran.