Rummel has an interesting website too...
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~rummel/NOTE1.HTM
Thanks for the link.
Let me also say thanks.
And for those interested, Rummel does read his email. It is listed on his website.
I've used his work, most of which he provides for free on his website, in any number of online discussions. It generally drives Leftists batty.
I think more then anything though, his primary thesis; "Power kills; absolute power kills absolutely." is of extreme importance. Certainly the 20th century has been proof of this, as Rummel more then adequately shows.
Glad to see someone using Rummel early in the thread. I throw him in the face of Lefties reasonably often. It tends to end debate, as there isn't much of a comeback.
I generally go straight to the 20th Century Democide page, which has the nice table that sums it all up.
http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/20TH.HTM