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Colonel Richard Kemp

Since 9/11, has the concept of an open-ended 'War on Terror' helped counter terrorist threat? Stephen Sackur asks Colonel Richard Kemp, who served in British forces in Afghanistan.

The hacking to death of a British soldier on a London street last week has raised new questions about the best way to counter extremist, Islamist violence. Stephen Sackur talks to Colonel Richard Kemp, a former commander of British forces in Afghanistan, who has extensive intelligence experience. In the time since 9/11, has the concept of an open-ended 'War on Terror' helped or hindered the West's response to the terrorist threat?

30 minutes

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Wed 29 May 2013 20:30GMT

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