>>mhb+(OP)
The simple absence of on the ground reports from a variety of independent sources tells me that these numbers should not be simply ignored.
If there’s nothing happening, then the obvious way for the authorities to prove that is to let observers in, and let independent information out. They do not do this, so I will take these reports of deaths more seriously.
>>curiou+J4
They shouldn't be ignored, but they also should be taken with a massive grain of salt. This reporting has all the hallmarks of the US State Department manufacturing consent for yet another war.