Author: Patrick Lang

The Missing

by Col. W. Patrick Lang (Ret.)Maybe I missed this, but I have watched all the TV of Cheney’s visit to Gulfport, MS, and there was nobody there with him from the state except the young mayor of Gulfport. -No Barbour -No...

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FEMA Wants No Photos of Dead

by Col. W. Patrick Lang (Ret.) “FEMA Wants No Photos of Dead” Today, 9:06 AM “NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. agency leading Hurricane Katrina rescue efforts said Tuesday that it does not want the news media to...

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USS Bataan & FEMA | A Brave Man’s Sorrow

by Col. W. Patrick Lang (Ret.) The USS Bataan rode out the storm and then followed it toward shore, awaiting relief orders. Five of My Favorite BooksPatrick Lang Seven Pillars of Wisdom By T.E. Lawrence(preferably the 1922...

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Blame the Victims || Active-Duty Force

by Col. W. Patrick Lang (Ret.) The “worm has turned” in the national media. Five of My Favorite BooksPatrick Lang Seven Pillars of Wisdom By T.E. Lawrence(preferably the 1922 version) The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu...

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Posse Comitatus and the Use of Troops

by Col. W. Patrick Lang (Ret.) “Federal military personnel may also be used pursuant to the Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C., section 5121, in times of natural disaster upon request from a state governor. ” This quotation is...

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