March 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Solemn Farewell

Here's a blog post about a Ramp Ceremony at Kandahar : ...Several of the soldiers were wounded. One of the soldiers lost his fight. This afternoon, I had the honor of sending him and another soldier home to his family. It's called a ramp ceremony...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 5:01 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Anti-war vet runs for Congress

Adam Kokesh is a real piece of work. Once a leading light in the wackadoo anti-war movement including IVAW, he now has cleaned up a bit and is running as a Republican for Congress in New Mexico and sadly doing much better than he should. Tim Sumner has...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 11:15 PM by BLACKFIVE

DADT, don't be a douche

I have made the case many times for repeal of DADT. In a lot of cases LT Dan Choi was a perfect case for why it is a bad idea as he speaks Arabic. Well now he has gone and bedouched himself as Greyhawk duly notes. Pardon me if I pause a moment here to...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 1:53 AM by BLACKFIVE

The First Amendment and Military Funerals

I realize we talked about this, but we're just not done. The father of a fallen Marine is telling a US Federal Court to go jump in the lake over its demand that he pay the court costs of Fred Phelps and his band of... ah, whatever they are. The more...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 1:52 PM by BLACKFIVE

A reasonable view of Operation Moshtarak

After the ridiculous garbage from Foreign Policy that I kicked the crap out of in the previous piece, it would be helpful to read something useful about what we are doing in Marjah. Here is a backgrounder from Jeff Dressler of the Institute for the Study...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 1:01 AM by BLACKFIVE

Diplomatic success re. Iran, or not

The Russians and Chinese have done something outrageous that no one could have seen coming. They screwed Obama on Iranian sanctions. The president spent a year plus wooing the Iranians like an 8th grader w/ a crush. Their efforts to nuke up have only...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 11:10 PM by BLACKFIVE

Good cause, twisted outcome

I am not going to make any of the jokes that come to mind, because this is a good idea and good on' em for doing it. The hosts and producer of You Served radio show, CJ, Troy, and Marcus, are issuing a challenge to the MilBlogosphere in a charity...

Published Fri, Mar 05 2010 3:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

Traitorous dung beetle captured?

Oh please, please, please let this be true. Reports from Pakistan indicate that the American-born al Qaeda spokesman who has been charged with treason in the US was captured today in Pakistan's port city of Karachi. Adam Gadahn and an associate are...

Published Sun, Mar 07 2010 3:43 AM by BLACKFIVE

An election in Iraq? Who knew?

So I have to say that the simple fact that the Iraqis held an election and it got as little publicity as it did is a good thing. Sure the reports that did come out focused on the bombings, but if it had gone poorly they all would have piled on. Creaky...

Published Sun, Mar 07 2010 10:46 PM by BLACKFIVE

Today in Medal of Honor History: Jack H. Jacobs

42 years ago, First Lieutenant Jack Jacobs was searching for Viet Cong soldiers when the South Vietnamese battalion that he was advising suddenly came under devastating fire from a large enemy force hidden in bunkers. Many of the soldiers were killed...

Published Mon, Mar 08 2010 2:13 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

Narco-violence & Terrrorism incoherence

My regular segment on Secure Freedom Radio w/ Frank Gaffney focused on Mexican drug violence as well as the ruling by a judge that one of the al Qaeda recruiters must be let go and what effects this will have on our efforts to deal with the terrorists...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 3:49 PM by BLACKFIVE

Act of War? S. Korean ship sinking after explosion

At 2245 local time (0945 Eastern), an explosion tore through the bottom of a South Korean naval vessel. The 1,200 ton, 104-passenger ship reportedly began sinking off the coast of South Korean-controlled Baengnyeong Island. ROK forces have scrambled to...

Published Fri, Mar 26 2010 2:43 AM by BLACKFIVE

Urgent: SEAL to blow case wide open tomorrow

SEAL 3 Update: Navy SEAL Matthew McCabe plans to reveal information at a Scottsdale, Ariz. rally tomorrow that will blow the cases of three Navy SEALs wide open. Read the News Release.Will report on this as soon as information is available.

Published Fri, Mar 26 2010 1:12 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

An interview w/ former CIA Director Hayden

Elise Cooper talks w/ former CIA Director Michael Hayden about our counterterror operations. General Michael Vincent Hayden served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from May, 2006 until February, 2009. He is a retired United States Air Force...

Published Sun, Mar 28 2010 10:54 AM by BLACKFIVE

Advocating violence is bad mmmkay?

Greyhawk is off on a righteous tear and he is spot on. He has highlighted the maroons who brought signs to the anti-ObamaCare rally that were boneheaded and counter-productive. In case you can't read them: Warning if Brown can't stop it, A Browning...

Published Mon, Mar 29 2010 6:45 AM by BLACKFIVE

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