April 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

WikiLeaks on Secure Freedom Radio

I just did a segment on Frank Gaffney's Secure Freedom Radio about the WikiLeaks propaganda. I believe it was the second segment and the show will stream live at WND at 5 pm eastern and I will post the links to the audio when they are up.

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 6:44 AM by BLACKFIVE

Army to court martial Birther clown

We've been around this block enough times, but to clarify once again- Officers in the military do not get to question the credentials of those lawfully appointed over them. That includes, without question, the Commander in Chief. The second that he...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 2:02 AM by BLACKFIVE

Remembering Eagle Flight - Annual Memorial on BlackFive

"They came to save us, and to give us dignity. Their sacrifice will remain in the minds of our children for the rest of their lives. We will teach their names to our children, and keep their names in our books of history as heroes who gave their...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 12:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Wikileaks weasel on Colbert Report

Obviously Colbert runs a comedy show, but just as Jon Stewart does some news on the Daily Show, Colbert did some in treating the Wikileaks wanker as he deserved. The intro is silly, but he gets down to calling him out for the BS title of Collateral Murder...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 6:01 AM by BLACKFIVE

Afghanistan: And the spring offensive begins with a "bang"

Because of an email I received today,I noticed and read the article Crash cited below about an increase in IEDs in A'stan. There are now 56 route clearance teams (RCP) in-country. That's actually twice as many as we had in Iraq and that's...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 4:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Wartime Museum location announcement

Concrete Bob is doing his citizen journalist thing at the announcement of the Wartime Museum's location. The Prince William Board of County Supervisors and the Wartime Museum Board of Trustees today announced that the future national museum will be...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 3:39 AM by BLACKFIVE

Baseball update

Although the Chicago Cubs haven't won the World Series for 102 years (longest drought of any U.S. professional sports team), Blackfive and innumerable other Cub fans have said "this is our year." Benjamin Franklin said that "The definition...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 3:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Sports

Military Roundup 13 Apr 2010

Photo of the Day: Marine Silent Drill at Lincoln Memorial ROE Update: U.S. Representative Walter Jones is calling for hearings on the Rules of Engagement in Afghanistan. Rep. Jones' district covers Camp Lejeune, N.C., and he says that active-duty...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 2:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Things that make you go - WTF, Army NG - No seriously, WTF?

Over at the Donovan's place is a post about the latest Army National Guard Combatives competition at Fort Benning. Read the piece, congratulate the champs, and then check out the third place trophy...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 1:36 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military Humor

Kaboom- A savage little review

I met Matt Gallagher, author of Kaboom, Embracing the suck in a savage little war, this weekend at the Milblog Conference. I read his books a few months back, but after waiting for the embargo period to end I forgot to post a review. I blame him. First...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 1:05 AM by BLACKFIVE

I.V.A.W. Witness to Wikileaks Video Wasn't There

Because he was being punished for disobeying orders. The boys at This Ain't Hell have the scoop on this. Update: And there's more at the Jawa Report about the Reuter's *cough*photo-journalist*cough* who was with a RPG team trying to kill American...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 12:48 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

A Sapper's Demolition Range Etiquette

And it contains gems like this one: DO prime your blocks of C4 before going downrange to emplace them DON’T play toss with them in front of the range NCOIC. Wait until he turns around. At the Rhino Den.

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 12:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military Humor

A true fake American hero retires

Nick from Ranger Up mourns the retirement of an American icon. Now who will shoot terrorists in the leg on TV. Jack Bauer is Ranger Up’s freakin’ Hero of the Week. You know why? There are three leading causes of death among terrorists. They are all Jack...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 12:18 AM by BLACKFIVE

Hope and Baseball - OPENING DAY

"This is our year!" - Blackfive, Cubs Fan, said every year since 1976 "Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those of heavy hearts. Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his poverty no more."...

Published Mon, Apr 12 2010 2:43 AM by BLACKFIVE

General David Petraeus - the Oringinal Guitar Hero - The 2010 (Fifth Annual) Military Blog Convention - Part II

Published Mon, Apr 12 2010 2:07 AM by BLACKFIVE

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