November 2009 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Contractors outnumber troops in Afghanistan

(h/t Dawn Patrol) The ever vigilant and relentlessly under-informed Huff Po has pointed out the shocking statistic that the number of DoD contractors in Afghanistan outnumbers the uniformed forces. Holy sheep *** Batman, Halliburton and Blackwater gone...

Published Mon, Nov 16 2009 11:52 PM by BLACKFIVE

Aircraft Bringer Inner Dude.

Reader Tom C sends along a gem. I'm pretty sure this was Matt's first MOS.

Published Wed, Nov 04 2009 10:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

Fort Hood Shootings

Update: LTG Coe briefs. 12 Dead. 31 wounded. 1 Shooter killed was a soldier. the other two may be accomplices or shooters. Weapons were handguns. UPDATE: Wounded now at THIRTY. UPDATE: MSNBC has more info (emphasis is mine): http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id...

Published Thu, Nov 05 2009 5:56 AM by BLACKFIVE

Stryker problems in Afghanistan?

There is a piece in the Washington Times today about possible problems using the Stryker in Afghanistan. It raises some scary points and if anyone has insight on this please pipe up, or email me and I will follow up. Since they arrived at the outpost...

Published Thu, Nov 05 2009 3:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

Italians convict 23 Americans in rendition case

This looks like it could get ugly for a number of reasons. MILAN -- An Italian court on Wednesday convicted 22 CIA operatives and a U.S. Air Force colonel of orchestrating the kidnapping of a Muslim cleric in Milan in 2003 and flying him to Egypt, where...

Published Wed, Nov 04 2009 2:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Khalid Sheik Mohammed in the Big Apple

Get your tickets now for the greatest show to hit the Big Apple in decades. Khalid "Sheik Sheik Sheik" Mohammed and several other acts will be performing on stage in federal court. You have absolutely got to be kidding me. This will be the biggest...

Published Fri, Nov 13 2009 1:11 AM by BLACKFIVE

For Our Allies and Family - Rememberance Day On November 11th

While we have Veterans Day, this Wednesday will be Remembrance Day for our friends in the Commonwealth. Below are a few videos in honor of their sacrifices. Here's a video that an American Marine sent me that is about our Canadian brothers and sisters...

Published Mon, Nov 09 2009 5:13 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

"...I was honored to fight for freedom, and I’d do it again.”

THIS is a story. The NYT has a great (!) story up in their obits about COL Lewis Millett, who just passed away. A Medal of Honor recipient, his story is one of the most unusual you will ever read about. BLUF: He went from the US to the Canadian army in...

Published Wed, Nov 18 2009 10:19 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders, Fallen But Never Forgotten

Premiere of "The Surge- The untold story"

Today I attended the premiere screening of the Institute for the Study of War's documentary "The Surge- The untold story" which can be viewed in it's entirety at the link (click on Screening room). It's very well made and does an...

Published Mon, Nov 09 2009 5:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

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