People must be informed of and must care about murderous missions inflicted
on peoples of the Middle East (Southwest Central Asia and Africa)
Excerpt, editing by Carolyn Bennett
Journalism in the public interest
The independent not-for-profit Bureau of Investigative
Journalism established in April 2010 “was formed and is funded on the
assumption that investigative journalism is indispensable to democracy.” The first
of its kind in the United Kingdom, TBIJ’s published mission is “to pursue and
encourage journalism in the public interest.”
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Among TBIJ’s major investigations: Covert Drone War, a full
dataset of all known U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen ─ an analysis
that has changed the public’s understanding of U.S. actions and revealed that
under [U.S. President Barack] Obama more than 3,000 people, including more than
500 civilians, have been killed by drones. The findings have been published
widely: from the New York Times newspaper to Pakistan’s Dawn; and commented on
in a General Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva; drawn on in the
London High Court; and used in an ACLU filing.
The Bureau’s data
United States’ secret bombing campaign: Pakistan, Yemen and
Somalia
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| Afghans Pakistanis protest Drone attacks |
CIA Drone Strikes in
Pakistan 2004–2013
Total U.S. strikes: 362
Obama strikes: 310
Total reported killed: 2,629-3,461
Civilians
reported killed: 475-891
Children reported killed: 176
Total reported injured: 1,267-1,431
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| House in Eastern Yemen demolished by drone attack |
.S. Covert Action in
Yemen 2002–2013
Total confirmed U.S. operations (all): 54-64
Total confirmed U.S. drone strikes: 42-52
Possible extra U.S. operations: 135-157
Possible extra U.S. drone strikes: 77-93
Total reported killed (all): 374-1,112
Total civilians
killed (all): 72-178
Children killed (all): 27-37
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| Drone Strikes Somalis |
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.S. Covert Action in
Somalia 2007–2013
Total U.S. strikes: 10-23
Total U.S. drone strikes: 3-9
Total reported killed: 58-170
Civilians
reported killed: 11-57
Children reported killed: 1-3
Sources and notes
Covert Drone War, http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2013/01/03/yemen-reported-us-covert-actions-2013/
About The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/who/
Established in April 2010 and based at City University,
London, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism is the first of its kind in the
United Kingdom; its mission: to pursue and encourage journalism in the public
interest. The Bureau was formed and is funded on the assumption that
investigative journalism is indispensible to democracy.
TBIJ’s Work
The Bureau works in collaboration with other http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/category/projects/drones/
groups to get its investigations published and distributed. To date, TBIJ has
worked with BBC File On Four, BBC Panorama, BBC Newsnight, Channel 4
Dispatches, Channel 4 News, al Jazeera English, the Independent, the Financial
Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Sunday Times, Le Monde and numerous others.
TBIJ’s Major investigations
Covert Drone War, a full dataset of all known U.S. drone
attacks in Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen ─ an analysis that has changed the
public’s understanding of U.S. actions and revealed that under [U.S. President
Barack] Obama more than 3,000 people, including more than 500 civilians, have
been killed by drones. The findings have been published widely: from the New
York Times newspaper to Pakistan’s Dawn; and commented on in a General Session
of the Human Rights Council in Geneva; drawn on in the London High Court; and
used in an ACLU filing.
See also http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2013/01/03/yemen-reported-us-covert-actions-2013/
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| Funeral following Drone strike in Pakistan leaving 26 dead |
“Naming the Dead: Bureau announces new drones project ─ The
Bureau is launching an ambitious new investigation, which will seek to identify
as many as possible of those killed in US covert drone strikes in Pakistan, whether
civilian or militant,” February 4th, 2013 | by Drones Team | Published in All
Stories, Covert Drone War, Drone strikes in Pakistan, Drone War,” http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2013/02/04/naming-the-dead-bureau-announces-new-drones-project/
Image caption A February 15 2009 drone strike killed at
least 26. Few have so far been named. (Getty Images)
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