European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 stars and stripes Friday april 27 2007 poll americans prefer bin Laden be executed by Alan Fram the associated press Washington the bulk of Ameri cans and a slim majority in Mexico want Osama bin Laden executed if caught but most people in seven other countries would rather he spend life or Many years in prison an Apps of poll says in All nine nations surveyed markedly More people would choose the death penalty for the Al Aida Leader than for Runof the Mill murderers even in nations with Little taste for capital punishment americans also prefer execution Over prison for murderers by greater margins than people in the other countries of the nine countries polled Only the us and South Korea have the death penalty Al though South Korea currently has a de Facto moratorium on capital punishment and Hast executed anyone in nine years the poll underscores Stark differences Between the us and Many of its allies Over the death penalty at a time when us treatment of detainees from War on terrorism some of whom May face execution has been a major irritant in their relations though several top Al Aida operatives have been captured bin Laden remains free with some officials saying he is hid ing along the Paki Stan afghan Border president Bush vowed to capture bin Laden dead or alive shortly after the at tacks of sept 112001 Given a Choice of capital punishment for bin Laden bin Laden or imprisonment 62 percent in the us supported executing him while 36 percent chose prison More than on third of those preferring life imprisonment for convicted murderers said they would sup port bin Laden execution Hes acting out of pure hate said Tieara Causell 19 a daycare provider in Ypsilanti Mich who thinks Ordinary murderers should be imprisoned what Hes doing is horrible and i think he should die Only in Mexico where people chose the death penalty Over prison for bin Laden by 54 percent to 35 percent did sentiment run close to that in the United states opinion ran strongly toward prison in Britain Canada France Germany Italy South Korea and Spain in some cases by More than two Toone margins in the us support for executing bin Laden ran 10 percentage Points higher than for common murderers in the other countries that preference ranged from 6 percentage Points higher in Britain to 17 percentage Points greater in Canada arid France academics say increased support for executing infamous people is common an Apps of poll in february 2006 found peo ple in the us supported Saddam Hus skins execution Over life in prison by 57 percent to 36 percent similar to their views on bin Laden Fate the iraqi Leader was hanged in Decem Ber the Apps of poll was conducted in february in each country except Canada where it was compiled from april 35 there were about 1000 Telephone inter views in each country except for 1200 con ducted in person in Mexico the polls had a sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage Points m organization veterinary treatment facilities Baum older vhf Germany Dan 3144856636 Heidelberg vhf Germany Dan 3143889470 Mannheim vhf Germany Span Dahlem vhf Germany Stuttgart vhf Germany Bamberg vhf Germany dsn3144697972 Hanau vhf Germany Vilseck vhf Germany Wuerzburg vhf Germany Giessen vhf Germany go 06414026539 Wiesbaden vhf Germany dsn3143376283 go 06117056283 Gie Belstadt Germany gv09334877747 7690 Kaiser Autem Germany go 06315367403 7223 pet of the month of Myers Foohy Ami is Ibriq off Tufa a his be vat treat Ftfe he f tit he Inious tvs inc a k Tew and Stepin Cri Feck snoopy hotel Foi is Linus by Garmisch r Lizul Tel 088249120 your pet f re endive Hetyei in Earmis Cli free breakfast family apartments hot tub Sauna dogs Welcome american owned 3 rights expires april 30th vat forms accepted rooms starting at in i their pets 41 of do owners take their Dodson Vorters stay Home snore often l action pet express is a full service pet travel Agency we i Sethe oar and other tools by trave specialist to help map out owned and let us Heip make you pcs process easy for your Pilc worldwide shipping available free to select Orfes organization veterinary treatment facilities 21st medical Del a Sham Hohenfels Germany dsn3144663010 Northern Europe vet Darmstadt Germany Dan 79th Media pet is so rear chevres Belgium go 0032 dsn3142267066 go Rota vhf Spain Aviano vhf Italy dsn63284s5 Camp Darby it Flay la Maddalena vhf Sardinia Italy medical Centek any advertiser stars and stripes offers its unique collection of images online m photo of the Day featuring so years of us military life j As
