Author Archives: Harper

HARPER: DRINKING THE KOOL-AID

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Harper

This month marks the 20th anniversary of the disastrous U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, which permanently altered the balance within the Middle East/ Persian Gulf, saw the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and drew the United … Continue reading →

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HARPER: WANG YI’S EUROPEAN ADVENTURE

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Harper

China’s top foreign policy man, Wang Yi, was at the Munich International Security Conference and spent a week traveling around Europe. Before returning home, he stopped in Moscow, where he presumably met with President Putin. At Munich, Wang Yi announced … Continue reading →

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HARPER: KIRKUS REVIEW PRAISE FOR THE PORTABLE PAT LANG

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Harper

Kirkus Review has joined Publisher’s Weekly in praising Col. W. Patrick Lang’s anthology of strategic writings, The Portable Pat Lang. Excerpts from the Kirkus Review follow: “U.S. Army veteran and commentator Lang offers a collection of assorted writings on military … Continue reading →

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HARPER: MUCH ADO ABOUT SOMETHING

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Harper

Col. Lang sends his greetings as he recovers from an illness and is regaining strength. In the interim he has asked TTG and Harper to moderate the site. Commenting on the recent incident involving the Chinese surveillance balloon that traversed … Continue reading →

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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY LAUDS PORTABLE PAT LANG

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Harper

It’s a sign of humility that this illuminating collection from Lang, an Army colonel and retired head of the Defense Intelligence Agency’s global human intelligence service, isn’t titled I Told You So. In the many clear-eyed essays and other writings … Continue reading →

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HARPER: BUY THESE BOOKS

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Harper

Regular readers of this blog are well-aware of its importance as a voice for sanity at a time of great domestic and strategic turmoil.  Col. Lang has tirelessly hosted this Committee of Correspondence for the past 18 years.  During the … Continue reading →

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The Human Factor: The Phenomenon of Espionage

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Harper

by W. Patrick Lang ­­June 2022 — The just released second edition of Col. Lang’s classic work on the art of human intelligence is now available to order from Amazon or iUniverse.  Publisher’s Weekly’s Booklife calls The Human Factor, “A … Continue reading →

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Dear Hearts Across the Seas: A Memorial Day Prayer

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Harper

The following article by Pat Lang appeared in America magazine in 2006. Patrick Lang      May 29, 2006 “For 14 hours yesterday, I was at work—teaching Christ to lift his cross by the numbers, and how to adjust his crown; and … Continue reading →

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HARPER: CAN PUTIN SAY `YES’?

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Harper

After more than a month of fighting and significant losses, the Russians now claim they have redeployed to concentrate on the Donbas region, having “achieved the objectives of the first phase of the special military operation.” Yes, they are regrouping … Continue reading →

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HARPER: IS PUTIN HOLDING BACK IN UKRAINE INVASION?

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Harper

The deeply flawed execution of the February 24 Russian three-front invasion of Ukraine raises the question whether Putin has been surrounded in the Kremlin by “yes men” who are a Russian equivalent of the American neocons who spoke of the … Continue reading →

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