Make you feel better about Chinese products?

China executed the former food safety chief after he was convicted of accepting cash and gifts in return for approving substandard drugs. The drugs have thus far been linked to at least 10 deaths.

"The few corrupt officials… are the shame of the whole system and their scandals have revealed some very serious problems," said their spokeswoman.

Executed. The guy's dead. Which doesn't mean the can of cat food or tube of toothpaste aren't tainted or that there aren't other corrupt officials in those ranks... though I suppose execution is a pretty strong disincentive for corruption...

As uncomfortable as this news makes me (simply because I am against the death penalty), I can't help but compare it to our current situation. Bush et al's corruption has been linked to well over a half-million Iraqi deaths and several thousand American deaths. Think he'll so much as see the inside of a court room?