NATO’s ‘avoidance’ of civilian harm needs measuring

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On 22 October NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen posted a video message on his website in which he stated:
 
We take extra measures to avoid killing or injuring civilians. This approach has already shown results, civilian casualties are significantly down.
 
We argue that such claims cannot be evaluated, let alone sceptics convinced, until there is full and proper documentation of all casualties in conflicts involving NATO, published on a frequent and regular basis.
 
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