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Bill served in the U.S. Army as a signalman and infantryman from March 1991 to December 1995 and in the New Jersey National Guard from January 1995 to March 1997. He currently writes at his web log, The Fourth Rail. His articles have been published in The Weekly Standard, The National Review, The New York Post and The Toronto Times. Bill's embed in Iraq was also the topic of discussion at the Washington Post. Bill has blogged at Winds of Change, ThreatsWatch and The Counterterrorism Blog. Bill began writing online in March of 2004 on issues relating to the Long War, including coverage ... More » (Source: The Fourth Rail)
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Pakistan: Concern over nukes as al Qaeda camps empty
() As the security situation in the Northwest Frontier Province continues to deteriorate and President Pervez Musharraf's political stock continues to drop, the US military ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
The assault on the Red Mosque has begun
() The Lal Masjid in relation to the government buildings. Click to view. -- Pakistani security forces launch the assault on the Taliban mosque in Islamabad -- After a week ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Iran, Hezbollah train Iraqi Shia
() Iran's involvement in funding, arming and training the networks of Shia terrorist in Iraq has been an open secret in Iraq for years. The issue came to a head last winter when ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Featured Report from Iraq: Grandkids and War Zones (The Fourth Rail)
() In September 2005, when I told my wife, Shelia that I was going to be embedded with the 2nd Marine Division in Al Anbar Province, she said "When most guys hit fifty, they get ...Posted by Leo Romero -
The search in the Triangle of Death continues
() The search for the 3 missing U.S. soldiers enters its fifth day and the U.S. military pours more troops into the region south of Baghdad known as the Triangle of Death. The ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Al Qaeda in Iraq High Value Target update
() The past week saw a flurry of claims from the Iraqi Interior Ministry and senior Iraqi politicians concerning the death of al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al Masri and ...Posted by Leo Romero -
The war in the shadows against Iran & Sadr
() Over the past 24 hours, two events demonstrate how the war between the U.S., and Iran and Sadr has escalated. In Iran,18 members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps were ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Baghdad bombings, al-Qaeda and the insurgency
() A pair of bombs ripped through a predominately Shia market in eastern Baghdad, killing at least 80 and wounding hundreds. While no group has claimed responsibility for the ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Pentagon investingating Iran's Qods Force role in Karbala attack
() The Pentagon is investigating whether a recent attack on a military compound in Karbala was carried out by Iranians or Iranian-trained operatives, two officials from separate ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Pakistan's Slide
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