You are commenting on the conclusions of THAT WEBSITE. That has absolutely no reflection on the figure of over 10,000 collateral deaths from our bombing of Sudan. That figure was provided by Jonathan Belke. Some background on him:
<<< The other example was the most important, because of the highly credible source: the anniversary article in the Focus section of the Boston Globe by Jonathan Belke, who Casey dismisses as a mere "employee" of the Near East Foundation who is "living and working in Cairo"; how ridiculous. As Casey knows from his internet search, Belke is regional program manager for the Foundation, and writes on the basis of field experience in the Sudan, which is why I quoted his conclusions at length. The Foundation is a respected development institution that dates back to World War I. It provides technical assistance to poor countries in the Middle East and Africa, emphasizing grassroots development projects run by local people, and operates with close connections to major universities, charitable organizations, and the State Department, including such well-known Middle East diplomats as Richard Murphy and John Badeau, JFK's Ambassador to Egypt, who headed the Foundation for many years, among other prominent figures in Middle East educational and developmental affairs. >>>
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