Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brian Kennedy (CIA Agent)

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The result was speedy delete.

[edit] Brian Kennedy (CIA Agent)

A man who, at 24 years old, has already received five honours for intelligence work. A request for references resulted in some being provided: nicely formatted but totally empty! At best unverifiable, probably an hoax and in any case, is he actually notable? -- RHaworth 22:43, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

• Delete unless references can be fixed. -Amatulic 23:13, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete just not credible, especially given claimed Fox News coverage. Probably the work of another student fantasist Bwithh 00:27, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

I mean- here's the timeline for him joining the Army: He travelled to NYC right after 9/11 from CA and then worked at 9/11 site for 2 weeks. Now let's say he immediately enlists in the US Army without seeing friends and family for possibly the last time and goes and jumps on the bus to go through basic training. There must be less than 13 weeks left in the year. Basic training takes 9 weeks plus 4 weeks for infantry training. So we're asked to assume that he's so great that they immediately promote him at the time of enlistment (before any training!) to Specialist rank (a rank which usually requires at least 2 years services and specific technical skills/training[1]) and ship him off to Afghanistan before the usual basic training period is over! Bwithh 00:41, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

• Strong delete Complete bollocks. I will go and put the hoax template on the article. Here are the reasons:

1. Timeline is unrealistic and self-contradictory. Claimed to have become a NOC during 2001 at top of article, but below is "recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency ... in early 2002." More problems as noted by Bwithh.

2. Asserted capture by Taliban is highly unlikely. In 2003 the Taliban were at their lowest point and would have had trouble capturing anyone. Also, terrorist organizations kill their captives.

3. The Exceptional Service Medallion is awarded "for injury or death resulting from service in an area of hazard" ([2]) but there is no mention of any injury.

4. I know people who have this kind of fantasy -- I wouldn't be at all surprised if this is another one.

--N Shar 01:09, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Comment. Some more reasons:

5. Lack of verifiable sources

6. Intimate knowledge of subject and parents suggests that author and subject are same person.

7. No Google hits indicating that Catherine R. Kinney ever had a son named "Brianséan Kinney".

--N Shar 01:18, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

• delete please it looks like a hoax to me too Yuckfoo 01:41, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

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