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Up to 116 civilians killed by drones during Obama administration, White House says

Edit Mashable 01 Jul 2016
Between 64 and 116 civilians were killed by drone strikes outside conventional warzones during the Obama administration by the end of 2015, according to figures released by the Obama administration Friday ... Those strikes took place between Jan ... SEE ALSO ... drone strikes ... White House says 64 to 116 civilians have died in CT drone strikes, @TBIJ nos based on open source reporting for period are 380 to 801. — The Bureau (@TBIJ) July 1, 2016 ... ....

Report: President Obama’s Drone Program Is Far Deadlier Than We Have Been Told

Edit Inquisitr 01 Jul 2016
On Thursday, the human rights group Reprieve released a new report alleging that President Obama’s drone program is far deadlier than we are often told, and that the administration has repeatedly misled the public, overestimating how accurate drone strikes are and underestimating the number of innocent civilians killed ... U.S ... “Analyzing just ten strikes, TBIJ identified at least 45 civilian casualties.” ... Report....

3 Reasons We Can't Believe President Obama's Figures on Drone Deaths

Edit Alternet 01 Jul 2016
President Obama consistently lies and misleads when disclosing information about covert drone wars, asserts a new report ... "Going forward, these figures will be provided annually ... drone wars ... 1. There have been no civilian casualties ... Moreover, an independent investigation of that period by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) found at least 45 civilian casualties, with 15 further strikes where civilian casualties were “likely.”....

3 Reasons We Can't Believe President Obama's Dramatically Low Figures on Drone Deaths

Edit Alternet 01 Jul 2016
The president consistently misleads the public when disclosing information about covert drone wars ... bombings conducted outside of what the White House deems traditional battle zones ... drone wars ... 1 ... Moreover, an independent investigation of that period by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) found at least 45 civilian casualties, with 15 further strikes where civilian casualties were “likely.” ... 2 ... In May 2013, Obama said ... 3 ... A U.S....

New report demonstrates previous US Government claims on drones have been false (Reprieve)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Jun 2016
The CIA itself had recorded a civilian casualty from a Pakistan drone strike just two months before Mr Brennan's claim that there hadn't been any 'for nearly a year.' Meanwhile, independent investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) and others identified 45 civilian casualties from a strike on a meeting of local elders in March 2011....

UK deports child refugees to war zones

Edit Press TV 10 Feb 2016
New figures reveal that Britain has returned more than 2,700 young asylum seekers to war-torn countries in the Middle East over the past nine years. The figures released by the UK immigration minister is two times higher than those originally claimed by the government last week ... The revelations come in response to questions from Labour MP Louise Haigh and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) ...   ...  ....

The New York Times and Washington Post Are Ignoring Civilians Killed by U.S. Drone Strikes

Edit Huffington Post 22 Oct 2015
I considered TBIJ's findings authoritative because they used a methodology that has been endorsed by the Center for Civilians in Conflict and Human Rights Clinic at Columbia Law School ... TBIJ found that civilians were killed in 26 of the 81 attacks - a rate of 32% ... TBIJ found that civilians were killed in seven of the 26 attacks - a rate of 27%....

Obama's drone death count passes Spanish Inquisition

Edit The Examiner 09 Feb 2015
Citing an independent British-based watchdog group dubbed The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ), at least 2,464 people outside of America's declared combat zones have been killed since Barack Obama's inauguration. With TBIJ citing such divergent news sources ranging from l'Agence France-Presse to NBC News to the Islamabad Express-Tribune, of ......

Exclusive: 'Justice under threat' as defendants face court alone due to legal aid cuts

Edit The Independent 19 Jan 2015
The survey of justices across England and Wales, conducted in conjunction with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) and the Magistrates’ Association, reveals that about one in five criminal defendants who comes before them does not have a lawyer ... One magistrate gave an example ... Greg Foxsmith at the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association (LCCSA) told TBIJ that most solicitors shared the concerns. He added ... ....

Bombs Away: Weaponized Drones Flying High

Edit CounterPunch 13 Nov 2014
For a while it seemed that the drones project had been restrained following a flood of public criticism last year ... US attempts to justify the strikes were clearly inadequate but strikes dwindled so the discussion around Drones lost it’s allure ... The government in Iraq is struggling ... Oct 30 ... In July of this year, (TBIJ) released a report [] showing that drone strikes in Afghanistan are not being, and have not been tracked reliably ... 1....

The drone 'blowback'

Edit Al Jazeera 18 Jul 2014
In fact, a report released earlier this year by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ), a UK non-profit organisation, documents that since Obama took office, there have been more than 2,400 deaths, many of them civilian. The TBIJ estimates that in Pakistan alone, between 416 and 957 civilians, including 168 to 202 children, have perished ... Now there are even accounts coming from Iraq as well.   ...   ... ....

Obama's border answer: Drone surge

Edit WorldNetDaily 10 Jul 2014
Now the White House is asking for nearly $40 million in funding from Congress to unleash a beefed-up drone surveillance program over the U.S. border with Mexico. The targets would be, according to a report from DefenseOne, which delivers analysis of events relating to U.S ... In 2013, the hours rose to 5,100 ... “In Pakistan alone, TBIJ estimates, between 416 and 951 civilians, including 168 to 200 children, have been killed.” ... Doc....

Bureau of Investigative Journalism seeks new editor for 'great leap forward'

Edit The Guardian 02 Jun 2014
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BiJ) is looking for a new editor. The current incumbent, Christo Hird, who was hired in December 2012 as an interim editor, is stepping down this summer. The trustees are therefore keen to find a young, ambitious journalist who can inspire the BiJ team ... The BiJ has also benefited from substantial additional funding supplied by the Bertha foundation ... But, he said ... I teach at City] ... jameslee@tbij.com ... ....
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