It's important to note that the author of the
Frontpagemag article, Bill Tierney,
"entered the Army in 1983. He trained in Arabic
language and Iraqi dialect and interrogation and
became a warrant officer in 1990. Bill
participated in the Gulf War as a liaison officer
to Saudis, Kuwaitis, and Egyptians and served as
an interrogator during the ground offensive phase.
He obtained a Master Degree in Middle East Studies
- Arabic in 1993. He was stationed at Central
Command HQ 1995 as command interpreter,
intelligence analyst, and targeting specialist and
participated in nine UNSCOM inspections 1996 -
1998, most focused on the Iraqi concealment
mechanism. He left the Army in July 2000. He
worked as interpreter/interrogator at Camp X-Ray
Guantanamo Bay January & Feb. 2002."
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/guests/139.html
There's also http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Bill_Tierney
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