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If The Death Penalty Was An Olympic Sport - Tracey Curtis

If the death penalty was an olympic sport at the upcoming Beijing Olympics, China with its appaling human rights record would win the olympic gold medal. Over 1000 recieved the dealth penalty alone in 2006, with the USA and IRAN recording the 2nd and 3rd...

from YouTube on Sun, Apr 20 2008

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