March 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

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

Refueling Tanker Goat Rope extended

I don't think many would argue that our Defense procurement system functions as if it were serving up a soup sandwich to a guy in a chicken wire canoe as he swung his football bat while wearing bowling cleats and trying to open the screen door on...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 9:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Interview w/ a Vegan- Matty O' Blackfive

In the second installment of the Pulitzer Prize nominated series Interview w/ a Vegan, David Bellavia's increasingly likely to be gutted and put on a rotisserie Vegan buddy has a Q&A with our own BLACKFIVE.

Published Mon, Mar 01 2010 12:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

Dead Tangos- Bali bombmaker bites it

The Long War Journal says it's confirmed, the bombmaker for the Bali blast has assumed room temperature. Dulmatin, one of the most wanted al Qaeda-linked terrorists in Southeast Asia, has been confirmed killed, Indonesia's president Susilo Bambang...

Published Tue, Mar 09 2010 11:52 PM by BLACKFIVE

Hugo Chavez is not a dictator?!

First, read Jimbo's post today below about ol' Hugo Chavez and his terror connections. And then go here to This Ain't Hell for some Sean Penn-Hugo Chavez full on gay pron stupidity.

Published Wed, Mar 10 2010 1:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

Pick axes coming for you

The Ranger Up guys are branching out into the under-served smart ass video market. Here is their fighter Jorge Rivera explaining his image problems going into his fight against Nate Quarry. You can get the Jorge Rivera Conquistador shirt here.

Published Wed, Mar 10 2010 11:27 PM by BLACKFIVE

Blackfive, Uncle Jimbo and Laughing Wolf Invade a Foreign Land

We're heading to the great state of Texas (San Antonio) to have a Soldiers Angels BBQ with some wounded troops for the Soldiers Angels Salute and Celebration. I think we are chaperoning the guys from Ranger Up (well, Jimbo too). There's a few...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 3:20 AM by BLACKFIVE

In which the Uber Pig learns some new slang

Too funny: Clarke says that Massa's roommate, Tom Maxfield, was also assaulted. "Tom lived on upper bunk," Clarke say. "When you're on ship, you're almost exhausted 24-7. So a lot of times you sleep with your uniform on. Tom...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 11:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Rebecca Cusey reviews "Green Zone"

Rebecca Cusey reviews Matt Damon's Green Zone: This film will appeal to people who hold Bush responsible for everything from masterminding 9/11 to their grandmother's halitosis. It offers up a neat, easy explanation for why we did not find WMDs...

Published Fri, Mar 12 2010 3:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Gunny speaks

Military Times recently interviewed R. Lee Ermey, combat veteran of Vietnam and Drill Instructor extraordinaire, on important subjects such as Don't Ask Don't Tell, rules of engagement, tattoos, and stationary. A couple of excerpts (emphasis mine...

Published Sun, Mar 14 2010 5:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

In the Crosshairs- Team America

Just like clockwork, Hollywood makes a hate America movie and America hates it. I guess they just have money to throw away. They need to make House to House into a movie. Matty reminded me that I failed to add a content warning to the last vid, so be...

Published Mon, Mar 15 2010 12:28 PM by BLACKFIVE

US flag too imperialist to fly in Haiti

Oh this is just freakin' pathetic. We are too PC infested and lame to even fly our flag in a country that ought to worship it? FFS! The many nations helping Haiti recover from the devastating earthquake that struck there have set up their own military...

Published Tue, Mar 16 2010 2:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

Mc Iwo Jima- Lefty BS at Virginia HS

Every time you think the America-hating left can't burrow any deeper into their own excrement, they prove us wrong. Some left wing butthead teacher at Langley HS in Virginia has decided that this image is appropriate to learn the children about the...

Published Thu, Mar 25 2010 12:43 PM by BLACKFIVE

Obama team strikes a blow for our security & sovereignty

I have been concerned for some time about the legal rationale for targeted killings by drones, and it was a topic for a Warrior Legacy Institute paper that Brad Patty and I co-authored. Kenneth Anderson has written extensively on the need for our government...

Published Fri, Mar 26 2010 4:18 AM by BLACKFIVE

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