An information clip from May 2006 that shows an example of IBC data misuse. The misuse occurs constantly on tv news and in newspaper articles.
IBC's count is an undisputable baseline figure for solely Iraqi violent civilian deaths, many of which go unreported or uncorroborated. This number is a 'killed' figure.
Deaths, (not a killed figure), due to all other reasons that would not have ordinarily have occured, if it wasn't for the US led invasion, do not make this count. A child who died after drinking dirty water and contracting diarrhea for example does not make their count.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wPMRZsGAHTQ
For their work, I thank IBC. For not correcting the media and for criticising sound scientific mortality studies, I don't!
"If you are not offending people who ought to be offended, you're doing something wrong." ~~ Noam Chomsky
"One indication that the Iraq Body Count (IBC) project is doing something wrong is that it is deemed, not merely inoffensive, but is eagerly embraced by people who really ought to be offended." ~~ http://www.medialens.org/alerts/06/060410_iraq_body_count.php
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