Author: Patrick Lang

by Patrick Lang (bio below) “THE HISTORICAL MEMORY OF A NATION IS NOT MERELY A REPOSITORY. OUR VISION OF THE PAST CHANNELS OUR VISION OF THE FUTURE BY CONSTRAINING OPTIONS, BUT ALSO IT PLAYS A PROACTIVE ROLE. THIS MEMORY...

by Patrick Lang (bio below) Ground combat is not like sensitivity training where the idea is to insure that everyone’s self-image is preserved in an atmosphere of “consideration for others.” No, engagements in...

by Patrick Lang (bio below) A serving officer in the US Army recently authored this piece… “Dateline: Baghdad -March 3, 2010 (I). CNN International closed its Baghdad Bureau today, as violence in Iraq reached a level...

by Patrick Lang (bio below) From “Shattering Iraq” published in the National Journal by Paul Starobin: “But by the end of 2003, close observers of Iraq were seeing in the conflict a localized, sectarian element...

by Patrick Lang (bio below fold) Saddam Hussein’s trial will go down in history as a masterpiece of mis-judgment which played directly into the hands of the enemies of the West. Why? His crimes and brutalities are...