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Wikileaks War Data Reveal Underreporting of Iraqi Civilian Casualties

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This new evidence is consistent with the hypothesis that IBC’s press data underreport small events in Iraq. Roberts has cautioned the use of press sources for the purpose of counting casualties, as they fail to report a significant proportion of violent events. Jacob Shapiro of Princeton University, presents a parallel argument.

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Zen Under Fire: Big Vision Podcast Interview with Marianne Elliott

Have Fun - Do Good

Trained as a lawyer, Marianne helped develop human rights strategies for the governments of New Zealand and Timor-Leste, has worked as a Policy Advisor for Oxfam, and spent two years working in human rights in the Gaza Strip prior to her time in Afghanistan, where she served in the United Nations mission (2005-2007).

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