February 15, 2013
"The widely-cited 60,000 and 70,000 numbers bear some kind of statistical relationship to the true death count; though at present, we have no idea what that relationship is. The numbers are a reflection of what is currently known about the conflict — and not, in fact, a reflection of the realities of the conflict. […] A misleading number is now woven into a debate of global importance. The Syria conflict’s true humanitarian scope is being unintentionally yet insidiously distorted."

— A U.N. statistic severely underestimates the number of people killed in Syria. Do they have an better alternatives — and would it even matter if they did?

2:20pm
(Notes: 60)
  
Filed under: Syria War Violence United Nations UN News World news Middle East 
March 21, 2011
Air Strikes on Libya: After the U.N. Security Council authorized the use of “all necessary measures” to protect civilians under attack by Libyan government forces, U.S., British, and French forces launched fighter jets and missiles over the weekend, attacking air defense facilities and troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi near the rebel-held town of Benghazi. Rebel fighters attempted to retake the town of Ajdabiya from Qaddafi’s forces earlier today but were driven back by heavy fire. See all 35 haunting photos at Alan Taylor’s In Focus. [Photo: Reuters/Goran Tomasevic]

Air Strikes on Libya:

After the U.N. Security Council authorized the use of “all necessary measures” to protect civilians under attack by Libyan government forces, U.S., British, and French forces launched fighter jets and missiles over the weekend, attacking air defense facilities and troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi near the rebel-held town of Benghazi. Rebel fighters attempted to retake the town of Ajdabiya from Qaddafi’s forces earlier today but were driven back by heavy fire.

See all 35 haunting photos at Alan Taylor’s In Focus.

[Photo: Reuters/Goran Tomasevic]

4:51pm
(Notes: 69)
  
Filed under: In Focus Libya UN Qaddafi 
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