March 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Juicebox Mafia- Self-torture over non-torture in interrogations

It's kind of amazing the myriad ways they can keep watering the same ground and watching nothing grow. Juicebox outrage over the security precautions we put in place during waterboarding.

Published Tue, Mar 09 2010 5:35 AM by BLACKFIVE

A round for my brothers & sisters in arms

H/T Attackerman Sen. Jim Webb thinks after a long day dodging IEDs and jihadi clowns a troop ought to be able to drink something more than an O'Douls. I find it hard to disagree. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., a Vietnam veteran and former war correspondent...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 3:03 AM by BLACKFIVE

Separated at Birth

Two dashing former operators bonded together by their love of booze, bad Hawaiian shirts, lunch blisters,and quality hair. Matty O' Blackfive & Sam Axe (Bruce Campbell) from Burn Notice

Published Sun, Mar 14 2010 3:03 PM by BLACKFIVE

Petraeus asks to add Israel & Palestine to AO

There is an element within the US foreign policy establishment that believes that virtually every problem we have with Arab and/or Muslim countries can be tied to our support for Israel. They take the realpolitik view that since this is what their counterparts...

Published Mon, Mar 15 2010 2:21 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

Review of John Yoo's "Crisis and Command"

Elise Cooper for BLACKFIVE John Yoo’s latest book, Crisis and Command, is an encyclopedia of information on how presidents from Washington to George W. Bush dealt with national security. He explores the decision by the founding fathers to make sure the...

Published Wed, Mar 10 2010 2:28 PM by BLACKFIVE

Stolen Valor - Marine impostor sentenced

This pretend Marine was sentenced in US Federal Court. A Palm Springs man who wore a Marine Corps uniform with medals and bragged about fighting in a battle in Iraq was sentenced Monday to a year of probation, authorities said. Steven Douglas Burton,...

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

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

HALO Hound

This is quite possibly the coolest picture in the history of Earth. It's an exercise in Norway, but they are practicing for, well you can guess. I don't even have anything else to say beyond, DAG!

Published Wed, Mar 17 2010 3:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Medal of Honor history: Hagemeister and McNerney

Just days from separating from the Army, Charles Hagemeister learned that he would receive the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Binh Dinh province of Vietnam on 20 Mar 1967. While Richard Nixon presented the Medal of Honor to Hagemeister he asked...

Published Mon, Mar 22 2010 5:06 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

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

Brothers in Arms always got your back

Thanks to Otto for the tip on this story. Special Forces Army Chief Warrant Officer Romulio "Romy" Camargo's mission was assisting Afghanistan civilians in 2008 when the shot of a sniper rifle pierced his neck. The bullet hit a vertebra...

Published Mon, Mar 08 2010 11:42 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

ObamaCare Haikus & Rabbit Boxing

No one has ever accused me of coherence, so here goes. Kanani Fong points out a fun game using the timeless wisdom of our Vice F'n President to create ObamaCare Haikus. Well of course I join in with both f'n feet. And the rabbits? Well that is...

Published Thu, Mar 25 2010 12:04 PM by BLACKFIVE

Lawfare - ACLU sues over drones

And frankly I'm puzzled as to why: The American Civil Liberties Union sued the federal government Tuesday to learn the use of unmanned drones for targeted killings by the military and CIA. “In particular, the lawsuit asks for information on when,...

Published Wed, Mar 17 2010 1:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Does ObamaCare screw vets?

The quick answer is ?, but it could. The Burnpit over at The American Legion's site is taking a good look at this. Lots of heated rhetoric floating around out there, and I want to leap in. [Part II of this will discuss the effects that this will have...

Published Mon, Mar 22 2010 1:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

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