W. Thomas Smith, Jr. — author, columnist, internationally acclaimed military analyst — specializes in issues of global terrorism and national defense: His work appearing in The New York Post, U.S. News & World Report, Human Events, BusinessWeek, many others.
A former U.S. Marine rifle (infantry) squad leader, parachutist, and counterterrorism instructor; Smith is a consultant for films airing on The Military Channel, a contracted 'books' editor, director of the FSM Counterterrorism Research Center, and a commissioned officer in the S.C. State Guard. He is a veteran war correspondent; having covered conflict in Iraq, Lebanon, the Balkans, Israel & the West Bank.
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