The worst dictators

An US organisation which prepared the failed states index has also listed 23 leaders of countries as the worst dictators.

The names and a brief description of them follows:

The worst dictator is Kim Jongil of North Korea, according to the listing prepared by the Foreign Policy/Fund for Peace Failed States Index (FSI).

1.KIM JONG IL of North Korea: A personality-cult-cultivating isolationist with a taste for fine French cognac, Kim has pauperized his people, allowed famine to run rampant, and thrown hundreds of thousands in prison camps (where as many as 200,000 languish today) -- all the while spending his country's precious few resources on a nuclear programme. Years in power: 16


2.ROBERT MUGABE of Zimbabwe: A liberation "hero" in the struggle for independence who has since transformed himself into a murderous despot, Mugabe has arrested and tortured the opposition, squeezed his economy into astounding negative growth and billion-per cent inflation, and funnelled off a juicy cut for himself using currency manipulation and offshore accounts. Years in power: 30