Dr. Paul L. Williams
Dr. Paul L. Williams is an American author, journalist, and consultant, and, for
over a decade, has taught philosophy, religion, and the humanities as
an adjunct professor at
The University of Scranton and
Wilkes University.
Paul came to international prominence in early June, 2006, as a
result of his
central involvement as an investigator the month prior
into the suspicious activities of members of the faculty of McMaster
University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. These investigations, paired
with investigations being conducted by Ontario police eventually led to
the arrests of 17 terrorist suspects by the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police (RCMP).
He is the author of such best-selling books as
Dunces of Doomsday: 10 Blunders That Gave Rise to Radical Islam,
Terrorist Regimes, And the Threat of an American Hiroshima
(2006),
The Al Qaeda Connection: International Terrorism, Organized Crime,
And
the Coming Apocalypse (2005),
Osama’s Revenge: THE NEXT 9/11 : What the Media and the Government
Haven’t Told You (2004),
The Vatican Exposed: Money, Murder, and the Mafia (2003),
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about the Catholic Church But
Were Afraid to Ask for Fear of
Excommunication (1990).
In addition, he has
written
several
Idiot Guides, including
The
Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Lives of the Saints (2002),
and
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Crusades (2001)
and
a scholarly text
The Moral Philosophy of Peter Abelard, which garnered a
National Book Award. He
has been the subject of a PBS documentary and the subject of programs
on the Discovery and History channels. He is a frequent guest on such
national news networks as Fox News, MSNBC, and NPR.
As a journalist, Paul served as the editor/publisher of The
Metro, the largest weekly newspaper in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The
Metro, under his leadership/ownership, was named one of the best
newspapers in the state for editorial content by the Pennsylvania
Newspaper Publishers’ Association, and, in 1993, he became the only
journalist to capture three first-place
Keystone Press Awards in three
distinct categories in the same year. In addition, he has penned
feature articles for National Review (one of which sparked the longest
running print debate in the history of a major periodical) and has
served as a regular correspondent on world affairs for
World Net Daily.
For five years, Paul served as a senior consultant on
organized crime and international terrorism for the
Federal Bureau of
Investigation. His field work resulted in the arrests and
convictions
of leading crime figures.
Paul earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from
Wilkes
University, a Master of Divinity degree from
Drew University, and a
a Ph.D. in philosophical theology from
Drew
University (1976). He has been the recipient of six major academic
scholarships and a teaching fellowship from
Lehigh University.
Read his interview in
Global Politician.
Read his article
We are not safe!.