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W. Patrick Lang
American novelist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Walter Patrick "Pat" Lang, Jr. (May 31, 1940 - April 5 , 2023)[1] was a commentator on the Middle East, a retired US Army officer and private intelligence analyst, and an author. After leaving uniformed military service as a colonel, he held high-level posts in military intelligence as a civilian. He led intelligence analysis of the Middle East and South Asia for the Defense Department and world-wide HUMINT activities in a high-level equivalent to the rank of a lieutenant general.
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