Col. W. Patrick Lang, USA (ret.), served in the Department of Defense as an Army officer in military intelligence and special forces, and as a member of the Defense Senior Executive Service. He is a highly educated specialist of the Middle East, and worked in that region for many years. He was the first Professor of the Arabic Language at the United States Military Academy. In the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), he was the Defense Intelligence Officer for the Middle East, South Asia, and Terrorism, and later the first Director of the Defense HUMINT Service. Col. Lang is currently President of Global Resources Group, and a regular analyst for many television and radio programs.