Bill Roggio

Bill Roggio
Occupation Journalist, blogger

Bill Roggio is an American commentator on military affairs.[1] Roggio is notable for having his opinions quoted, or criticized, by a variety of newspapers and broadcasters.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Roggio is currently the managing editor of The Long War Journal.[8]

Prior to leading a team of online commentators Roggio published the online weblog The Fourth Rail.[1]

Roggio was an active duty soldier in the United States Army in the 1990s.[1]

Controversy

Roggio has not reported reliable information at times. In 2006, Huffington Post commentator Stephen Kaus criticised Roggio as a sensationalist who likes to get people to read his articles by distorting the news.[9] After Baitullah Mehsud was killed in August 2009, Roggio claimed on August 6, 2009 that a US intelligence official told him US officials thought Mehsud was still alive.[10] This was not accurate, as Pentagon spokesman Jeff Morrell and National Security Advisor James Jones claimed that US officials were 90% certain he was killed and they had yet to see any evidence offered by the Taliban to assume otherwise,[11][12] and the Pakistan Taliban later confirmed he was killed.

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Staff: Bill Roggio". The Long War Journal. http://www.longwarjournal.org/staff.php. Retrieved 2009-02-05. 
  2. ^ "Lashkar focus only Kashmir, says no interest in global jihad". Times of India. 2009-01-20. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Lashkar_focus_only_Kashmir_says_no_interest_in_global_jihad_/articleshow/4000732.cms. Retrieved 2009-02-05. "However, Lashkar watchers are unconvinced about this turnaround. US terrorism analyst Bill Roggio points out that the renamed Jamaat-ud-Dawa signals its global jihad footprint in its new name." 
  3. ^ "W's Biggest Hits". Investor's Business Daily. 2009-01-09. Archived from the original on 2009-07-27. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibdeditorials.com%2FIBDArticles.aspx%3Fid%3D316396837243124&date=2009-07-27. Retrieved 2009-02-05. "Bill Roggio of the Long War Journal has compiled a list of some of those who have received final justice recently." 
  4. ^ Daveed Gartenstein-Ross (2009-02-05). "What Does Ethiopia's Withdrawal Mean for Somalia's Future?". Middle East Times. http://www.metimes.com/International/2009/02/05/special_report_what_does_ethiopias_withdrawal_mean_for_somalias_future/1885/. Retrieved 2009-02-05. "Bill Roggio, a civilian military affairs analyst who has followed the situation in Somalia closely for the Long War Journal, suggests that on the whole Shabaab may be implementing Sharia more slowly than the ICU did during its rise in 2006. 'I think they're doing it more subtly this time,' he says. 'They've learned that you can't rush into Sharia.'" 
  5. ^ Spencer Ackerman (2009-01-30). "Pakistanis Beg: Bomb Us!". Washington Independent. http://washingtonindependent.com/28321/pakistanis-beg-bomb-us. Retrieved 2009-02-06. "In recent days, the Pakistani military has undertaken a major operation against the insurgents in Swat, although, as Bill Roggio writes, the results are still ambiguous." 
  6. ^ Kaus, Stephen (2006-01-08). "Military Blogger Bill Roggio Swiftboats the Washington Post". Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-kaus/military-blogger-bill-rog_b_13477.html. Retrieved 2009-02-05. 
  7. ^ Jonathan Finer, Doug Struck (2005-12-26). "Bloggers, Money Now Weapons in Information War". Washington Post. p. A24. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/25/AR2005122500659_pf.html. Retrieved 2008-09-28. 
  8. ^ McLeary, Paul, "Blogging the Long War", Columbia Journalism Review, March/April 2008, p. 36 (5).
  9. ^ Kaus, Stephen (2008-03-28). "Military Blogger Bill Roggio Swiftboats the Washington Post". Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-kaus/military-blogger-bill-rog_b_13477.html. 
  10. ^ http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/08/baitullah_mehsud_is.php
  11. ^ http://www.hindustantimes.com/90-sure-Mehsud-is-dead-Pentagon/Article1-442459.aspx
  12. ^ . London. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/6003341/Pakistan-issues-reassurance-that-Baitullah-Mehsud-is-dead.htmlx. 

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