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Line 3: Smith is executive editor of ''[[World Defense Review]]'', a columnist with [[Townhall.com]], and a frequent contributor to ''[[National Review Online]]''. In November of 2007, he became the subject of controversy when it was [http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2007/12/04/nro-joins-tnr-in-walk-of-shame/ revealed] that in two September 2007 blog posts on National Review Online, Smith had exaggerated or made up events that he claimed to have witnessed in Beirut, Lebanon. By his own [http://tank.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZDdkYzYyODZmY2ZjZjU2Yjc0Mjg2MzUxMWUxOWQ2MjM=&p=1 admission], Smith also engaged in "cowboy-like" behavior while reporting from Lebanon, such as carrying a firearm and removing Hezbollah flags. Smith's critics charge not only that the reported events were highly suspect, but that such actions endangered the safety of other Western reporters. ==Education and Military Service== Line 43: On December 2, 2007, National Review Online Editor Kathryn Jean Lopez [http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MzNlNmJiZDRhODNiZDJhY2FlYjdjYWMxNDRmMTkxODM= apologized] to readers for "some sloppy reporting" and added, "We are taking a look at the Smith archive and will give you a full assessment in the coming days because we owe that to our readers." At the same time, a number of media outlets began latching onto the story, including [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/us/04republic.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=media&adxnnlx=1196878271-EodQHBv1pCuGOSnAHvD8Sw The New York Times], [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/03/AR2007120301978.html The Washington Post], [http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/12/new-republic-wo.html USA Today], [http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2007/12/02/nro/ Slate], [http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/12/nro-was-told-of.html Atlantic], and [http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2221982,00.html The Guardian], among others. ==Books== | |||