tb7,
Nowhere did I advocate denial. The facts presented in those UN reports speak for themselves. The point about collateral damage events is that the way in which they have been handled over many years has skewed the perception of air power by the public. No-one has ever made a concerted effort to put the figures in wider context, and the public rarely hears about any other forms of collateral damage so are just left with the impression that air power has a particular propensity for killing babies. That's what needs correcting if we are to have public debate of any quality over the use of air power (including in Parliament, where the standard of debate on the topic was abysmal).
As to other posters' points on the right of the press or public to have their own opinions, let's turn to philosophy to examine those claims:
Having a right to an opinion does not make that opinion right.
You are not entitled to your opinion. You are only entitled to what you can argue for.