There was no reliance on Col. Kemp mainly because the Report did not deal with the issues he raised regarding the problems of conducting military operations in civilian areas and second-guessing decisions made by soldiers and their commanding officers in the fog of war. The Mission avoided having to do so in the incidents it decided to investigate.“
Richard Goldstone in letter to Maurice Ostroff
Of course, anyone who has had even a cursory look at the report knows that that is exactly what the Goldstone Report did: deal with the issues he raised regarding the problems of conducting military operations in civilian areas and second-guessing decisions made by soldiers and their commanding officers in the fog of war.
Let's face it. Goldstone is not saying anything in his Friday mea culpa that we didn't already know.
If he had listened to Colonel Richard Kemp in the beginning instead of ignoring his testimony, Goldstone could have avoided having to backtrack now.
Here are 2 videos of what Kemp said:
BBC: Former British Army Colonel Richard Kemp Discusses IDF Gaza Ops
British Colonel: "The IDF Did More to Safeguard Civilians Than Any Other Army"
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