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In the section entitled "Testimony on the Gaza War", I added the information that Richard Kemp has never visited the Gaza strip. However this short, and properly referenced, addition was promptly reverted. Surly this information is pertinent to the weight that people attach to his Pronouncements on Operation Cast Lead. If an "expert" like Kemp publicises judgements on an event, I for one, would like to have some insight into the evidence they based their conclusions on. Prunesqualer (talk) 22:47, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
A lot of this article reads as if it's a sales pitch for Col Kemp's consulting and media career. Examples below.
1. Captains don't command Brigade Tactical Headquarters. They may organise them for the Brigadier, but the word 'commanded' suggests a degree of importance he would not have had.
2. The claim he devised a new system for Warrior ranges requires citation and reads like an excerpt from a CV written in the third person. Even based on what the article states it would be more accurate to say "Col Kemp brought an American system of AFV ranges to the UK." It sounds less grand, but is all he appears to have done rather than 'devising' a 'new' system simply 'based' on American ideas.
3. The rest of this section I wouldn't dispute, but really requires citations to comply with Wikipedia rules, does it not?
1. The elements of his command in Afghanistan could be tidied up to simply state the force lay down rather than suggest he was Very Important and had lots of men under his charge. Also this paragraph requires citation.
2. The claim he 'devised' (again) a technique for combating suicide attack which was previously absent from British military doctrine needs substantial verification.
1. Is it the place of a Wikipedia article to suggest a book's intent? Surely this is neither a site for literary criticism nor a site which should presume an authors intent? Or should the article be limiting itself to what the book is, when it was published, and how it was received. The facts, as it were.
This may read like sour grapes, but I just happened to come across this page and couldn't escape the feeling it had been professionally 'tweaked' to make the most of it.
09:36, 18 June 2011 (UTC)~I Bradshaw09:36, 18 June 2011 (UTC)~ (I think that's how you wanted it signed) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.179.200.152 (talk)
venho por meio desse alertar ao senhor richard kemp que estão usando o nome e retrato dele em site de relacionamento (que passa ) indevidamente usando pessoas para fins lucrativos .foi dificil para mim encontrar essa maneira para esse alerta mas como tamben fui uma das vitimas resolvi relatar esse acontecimento obrigado pela atenção . — Preceding unsigned comment added by 177.170.22.119 (talk) 17:11, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
According to British Colnel Richard Kemp, Mr. Wingate stated "upon his arrival in Palestine" not occupied israel or jewich land which gave jews rights to expel in any manner seen fit the native populous over 7 million people & still after 64 years still occupy Palestine. As Wingate said, "Palestine" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.148.20.227 (talk) 04:09, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
The Mirror - David Haines 'beheading': Latest updates after ISIS video claiming to show execution of British hostage, 14 September 2014: Colonel Richard Kemp, former commander of British forces in Afghanistan, has called for "retribution" over the murder of David Haines. He said: "Having worked in British Government on hostage rescue I know how much effort has gone in to saving David Haines. Now is the time for retribution."
The Jewish Chronicle - Richard Kemp - Richard Kemp Analysis: The war crimes have been committed by Hamas, 24 July 2014.
Haaretz - Anshel Pfeffer - British lawyer, retired officer take opposing sides over Gaza war crimes , 29 October 2009.
UN Watch - UK Commander Challenges Goldstone Report, 16 October 2009.
Honest Reporting - Colonel Richard Kemp: A True Friend, 13 June 2011.
BBC - John McManus - UK officer says views of Israeli forces 'anti-Semitic', 22 February 2010.
Israel Today - Ryan Jones - British Commander: IDF Most Moral Army World Has Ever Known, 24 July 2014.
← ZScarpia 00:02, 14 September 2014 (UTC) {last edit: 09:39, 8 July 2015 (UTC)}
The article includes a link to Richard Kemp's website. His Twitter feed can be found here. For my own future reference, I'd like to record a link to this tweet (Text: "This is a brilliant, clear & damning article by David Collier @mishtal showing how the media, especially BBC, Sky, Guardian, put all their might behind the Islamist campaign against Israel, the Jews & Western democracy, while ignoring the horrors they perpetrate around the world." The David Collier article referred to appears to be this one). While I'm at it, I'd like to record a link to this tweet too. Apologies if using the talkpage to record a link for such purposes looks to other editors to be a bit "off". ← ZScarpia 16:46, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
FOIA release:
Reference number: FOI2015/07567
1) How long was he commander of British Forces in Afghanistan (from what date to what date)?
Answer: Col Richard Kemp was the Commander of British Forces for Operation Fingal in Afghanistan from 5 July 2003 to 30 November 2003.
2) Why was only a OF-5 in charge of British Forces in Afghanistan then?
Answer: The rank of the Commander of British Forces will depend on their responsibilities, duties and the number of personnel at their command. At the time, it was considered that an OF-5 was a suitable rank for this position.
3) 3) How large was the size of the British Force that Col (Retd) Kemp commanded then? ( I would like to know in terms of units and personnel).
Answer: According to our records Col Kemp would have commanded a force of around 300 personnel.
Kemp was thus not a full field commander (Brigadier or General level) in charge of Op Herrick.
1) Kemp only commanded 2 R ANGLIAN in Afghanistan for Operational Fingal, NOT the whole tri-service British Force.
2) His main responsibilities was only to support OP TARROCK.
SO HE IS NOT COMMANDER OF ALL BRITISH FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN.
Phd8511 (talk) 09:31, 6 April 2016 (UTC)
I've been unable to verify that Kemp was the above, and the citations in the article are both dead links.
It would be highly unusual for a Colonel to command a state's armed forces in a war. All commanders of Task Force Helmand were Brigadiers. Can anyone verify that Kemp was in charge of British forces? I don't doubt that he was commander of one battalion, but that's around 700 soldiers, not the entire expeditionary force.
If Kemp did command the British forces in Afghanistan, then this ought to be easy to verify online. If he didn't, then the article as it stands is very misleading.
Any ideas?
Fugitivedave (talk) 18:35, 5 December 2017 (UTC)
I refer to the recent revision on this subject which was then deleted with the comment "it belongs to article about Sayeeda Warsi, not here".
Kemp's notability rests in part on his work as a writer. The page about him includes a number of his comments on issues and people about whom separate articles exist on Wikipedia. It has not been suggested that such comments other than the one about Warsi should be removed from the page, but there is no objective reason to treat his comments on Warsi differently from the others. Nor is there an objective reason for restricting reports about the interaction between two notable people to the page about only one of them.
I shall be pleased to discuss if anyone wishes.Brixtonhill (talk) 06:17, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
Hi all. There's a lot of unsourced material in this article - I've added some citation needed templates. Does anyone have sources to cite for these sections? If not, I propose we remove that content soon. What do others think? Fugitivedave (talk) 16:36, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
"On 23 July 2018, The Daily Telegraph published an article by Kemp which argued that after its departure from the European Union, Britain should re-instate the death penalty for terrorism suspects." Normally we try them first, so I don't suppose he was really suggesting that we execute the suspects. I can't get to the Telegraph to check. Cross Reference (talk) 00:10, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/western-allies-should-not-rule-26452793 --Psheno (talk) 12:03, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
WP:BLPPRIMARY does not permit use if "charity commission record does not include any identifying details prohibited by BLP rules e.g. address, dob", it is a blanket prohibition saying "Do not use trial transcripts and other court records, or other public documents, to support assertions about a living person". Kathleen's bike (talk) 20:07, 13 November 2023 (UTC)