Iran, U.S. have something in common: Both rank high in violence, By BARRY SCHWEID, ASSOCIATED PRESS<\/p>\n
The United States placed 96th<\/em> [in an assessment of the peacefulness of 121<\/em> countries]<\/strong> and Iran came in 97th on the global index released Wednesday by researchers at the Economist magazine.<\/p>\n \u201cThe United States suffers because it is the world\u2019s policeman, with high levels of militarization<\/strong>,\u201d Andrew Williamson, the director for economic research, said in an interview. …<\/p>\n Norway was rated at the country most at peace<\/strong>, followed by New Zealand, Denmark, Ireland and Japan. Iraq was in last place<\/strong>, with Sudan and Israel just above. …<\/p>\n Western Europe was rated the world\u2019s most peaceful region, although France was ranked 34th and the United Kingdom 49th. …<\/p>\n About 24 indicators were used, including wars fought in the last five years, arms sales<\/em>, prison populations and incidence of crime. …<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.freep.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070531\/NEWS07\/70531018\/1009<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Iran, U.S. have something in common: Both rank high in violence, By BARRY SCHWEID, ASSOCIATED PRESS The United States placed 96th [in an assessment of the peacefulness of 121 countries] and Iran came in 97th on the global index released Wednesday by researchers at the Economist magazine. \u201cThe United States suffers because it is the … Continue reading Global Peace Index: We’re 96th! We’re 96th!<\/span>