May 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Iraq releases two Iranians

Simultaneously the moms of three Americans detained in Iran are asking for their release. Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Two Iranians detained for years in Iraq by U.S. troops have been freed and are headed home, officials at the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad told...

Published Fri, May 21 2010 6:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

The future of a weekly

I hope this weekly news rag disappears from the face of this earth as rapidly as possible. Yeah, it's personal...a lot of you know why.

Published Fri, May 07 2010 2:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Not Dead Yet: Updates and More

Sorry for the long silence, though I know that you have not been deprived given the number of excellent stories that have gone up. Life has been not just hectic, or even frantic, but frenetic. Good news is that almost three quarters of a pound of paper...

Published Sat, May 08 2010 10:17 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders

SWAT Overkill

There are far too many examples of SWAT tactics used against individuals who no rational person could consider a danger to law enforcement. I have a piece about a brain-boiling example of this. It's a little testy and the whole thing is disturbing...

Published Wed, May 05 2010 10:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

Veteran Extremists in Time Square

RE: DHS Memo Veterans Are Right Wing Extremists RE: Unprovoked Discrimination Against Veterans While Mayor Bloomberg was looking for a Tea Party bomber, it turns out that the Times Square bomber was from the Religion of Peace. The New York Times reports...

Published Tue, May 04 2010 5:10 AM by BLACKFIVE

Military History: Research Assistance Request

Obviously one of the things that matters especially to families with a strong military tradition is history. One of our readers emails to say that she is researching her family's history, and has discovered that one of her ancestors fought with the...

Published Tue, May 04 2010 11:35 AM by BLACKFIVE

Sitting watching the pretty girls go by

What? I tell you my working conditions are beyond inhumane. I need a union. The shirt is this one. Always be messaging.

Published Thu, May 20 2010 5:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Battle of Another Gun...

Let me start out this post by just saying this. Never, not once, dirty, clean, dusty, snowy, muddy, wet or dry did my M-4 fail to go "BOOM" when I pressed the "BOOM" switch. It never jammed, double fed, stove piped or just went "CLICK...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 8:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Not an Obama fan

Just another racist redneck hatin' on Obama 'cuz he's black.

Published Mon, May 24 2010 10:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Book review- The Skorpion Directive by David Stone

Elise Cooper for BLACKFIVE The Skorpion Directive is the fourth book in a series by David Stone. It reunites CIA operatives Micah Dalton and Mandy Pownall. The plot is very powerful and fast paced. His story captures the emotions of avenging the death...

Published Thu, May 13 2010 12:39 AM by BLACKFIVE

Vote ROE

The Victory Institute is about to launch its initiative on the military's Rules of Engagement in Afghanistan, and are seeking the input of those who either are serving or have served. Your vote is anonymous, and no information is gathered other than...

Published Sat, May 01 2010 6:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

One Mission Complete

U.S. and Afghan soldiers watch as the CH-47 Chinook helicopter that brought them to the village of Mengal Kheyl in the Zormat district of Afghanistan’s Paktya province, lands after completing an air assault mission, April 22, 2010. The soldiers, who captured...

Published Sat, May 01 2010 5:02 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

COIN Symposium, Part I

Dave Dilegge of Small Wars Journal and I were invited to attend a panel discussion at the end of the U.S. Army and Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Symposium: "Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan: an Azimuth Check." Over the next day or so I'll...

Published Thu, May 13 2010 6:55 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs

in which the token Blackfive liberal challenges newly minted Senator Joe Sestak

I didn't have much of an opinion on Joe Sestak before today, other than to say I support his position on allowing each of the 50 States to make their own decisions about whether or not marijuana should be legal. And I know little other than rumor...

Published Mon, May 24 2010 5:36 PM by BLACKFIVE

Military Roundup 25 May 2010

Image of the Day: Run through the jungle Korea: N.Korea cuts ties with S.Korea, raises war rhetoric N.Korean leader to army: Prepare for war Obama tells military to prepare for N.Korean military aggression UN chief condemns torpedo attack, expects response...

Published Tue, May 25 2010 8:16 AM by BLACKFIVE