Back, Again, For Good

As many of you have already figured out, I have returned to The Fourth Rail and am now posting here permanently. I realize I have done a bit of shuffling around the blogosphere of late. This is a new medium, I have been experimenting a bit, and I hope you will understand and forgive me for making it difficult at times to find me. Each time, I have returned here, and I am now here to stay. No more moving.

I am now entirely on my own, and I will be counting on your support for this project to work. Reporting and analysis, coupled with visiting the conflict zones is now my full time job. Please consider hitting the Donate button and support independent reporting and analysis, free of the partisan political atmosphere that dominates and clouds the debate. I plan on embedding in Djibouti sometime in October and then head back to Iraq sometime in the winter. I am still working out the details, and will update you with the information as soon as my plans become clearer. Again, I cannot do this without your support.

I want to thank my good friend Andy Cochran for the opportunity to write the Counterterrorism Blog, which is the premier resource on counterterrorism issues. It is an honor to work with Andy and the experts at the Counterterrorism Blog. I will remain on board to help out with the site behind the scenes. I also want to thank my good friend Marvin Hutchens of ThreatsWatch for upgrading and designing the new look and feel of this site. I couldn’t have made the changes without his expert advice and patience.

Best Wishes,

Bill Roggio

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

15 Comments

  • I guess it is true that there is nothing better than being your own boss. 🙂

  • Jim says:

    How are you able to do this for a living and travel to foreign countries?

  • Mike says:

    Bill,
    I have been reading your work on and off for some time. I have linked to your work on my site (which is mundane and juvenile to compared to the important work you do). I look forward to reading and watching you in the future.
    Be safe, tell it like it is, and don’t let them get you down.
    Semper Fi
    [email protected]

  • sixo says:

    I’ve been reading you for about 2 years and the times you’ve gone to a group blog I’ve followed you there and when you left, I followed you back. And sure all the other guys on those blogs are well credentialed and I get a lot out of their work, but I tend to get more out of your postings. Maybe it’s because you stay tightly focused on Iraq or maybe it’s because you make an effort to dig in deeper for a unique POV to what’s going on over there. Whatever the case, go wherever you need to go, as long as you keep reporting…
    I really need to donate.

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    Bill Roggio will be blogging again from his own site, The Fourth Rail.  Bill is a knowledgeable writer who has been covering the War on Terrorism, The War in Iraq, and many other national security and terrorism/counterterrorism issues.
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  • ricksamerican says:

    Welcome home, Bill! I can feel the fresh air blowing through the blogosphere all the way to my screen and through it into my lungs.

  • victor says:

    I think it was the philosopher Santyana who said….Its amazing how people tend to travel all over the place, but in the end, they always end up from where they first started.

  • Charles Bird says:

    Take it for what it’s worth, Bill, but I’d rather see you write here AND cross-post as much as possible at CT Blog. CT is a good blog but it’s better off with you there. Your post on the Waziri-Paki “truce” is just the sort of thing that should be in both places.

  • kafir says:

    Bill, its great you have a dedicated space again, though I think you should definitely post at the CT blog. The only comment I would make about the site is the size of the text – I would make it smaller. Interesting developments are occuring in the blogosphere, with your new site and Robert Spencer’s Jihad Watch coming under the umbrella of Front Page. Interested in knowing what prompted you to move back to 4th Rail … Keep up the good work!

  • hamidreza says:

    Great to see you back. I believe I am reading more of your articles now.

  • Bill it is always informative to listen/ read to your reporting. I wish all the best for you and any who are independents. It’s part of our Declaration isn’t it? 1.7 million hits, wow.
    Lorin

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  • tsquare says:

    Welcome back my friend to the show that never ends…
    …just be careful out there.

  • Justin B says:

    Glad to have you back. I still have the site bookmarked. =) I figured why erase it since you always come back here.
    Justin

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