tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37862565.post116743670561331953..comments2012-06-16T11:59:35.014-07:00Comments on <center>Runes</center>: Tightening the nooseM.J. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494821452318393286noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37862565.post-1167521149511793872006-12-30T15:25:00.000-08:002006-12-30T15:25:00.000-08:00I read with interest in today's New York Times, th...I read with interest in today's New York Times, the response of various governments to new of Saddam's execution. It appears most countries, including all of the countries in the European Union, condemn capital punishment. A society's level of civility or barbarism can perhaps be judged by the benchmark of whether that society still enjoys such a barbaric custom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com