May 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Three for three - third SEAL acquitted

Good news: Navy SEAL Officer 2nd Class Matthew McCabe was found not guilty Thursday evening on charges of assaulting detained terrorist Ahmed Hashim Abed, dereliction of duty, and impeding an investigation based on a false statement. A seven member military...

Published Thu, May 06 2010 8:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

The End of an Era in Afghanistan

LTC Phillips writes and shows a photo or two about a significant change in the life of some of our soldiers in Afghanistan. Now, back to the war...

Published Fri, May 07 2010 2:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

Terrorist Expatriation Act

I'd like to just go on the record about this notion of stripping Americans of their citizenship for joining a terrorist organization. This is a terrible idea that has, as things usually do, steadily gotten worse the more Congress has messed with it...

Published Fri, May 07 2010 4:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Military Diplomatic disconnect in Afghanistan

There seems to be widespread agreement that for us to succeed in Afghanistan our military efforts must be matched with a civilian surge to build a government and civilian infrastructure for the country. In a country that has never had a strong national...

Published Mon, May 10 2010 1:26 AM by BLACKFIVE

Peace Through Strength

Some of the leading lights of the think tank world have launched a new initiative called the Peace Through Strength platform. The Peace Through Strength Platform is a statement of principles, intended to educate the American public on explicit positions...

Published Mon, May 10 2010 8:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Mojave Cross Stolen

Well, after a long legal battle and a win, it seems someone decided to take what the courts said could stay. This is one of those times where words fail. My inner wolf says "It's clobberin time" and the nicer part of me says may justice...

Published Tue, May 11 2010 3:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Letters for Lyrics - Soliders Angels, Zac Brown Band and Ram Trucks

First, please watch this video: Next, here are the details on how you can get some free music while supporting our military men and women in harm's way: On May 7, executives from Chrysler Group LLC, Zac Brown Band and Soldiers' Angels stood wingtip...

Published Wed, May 12 2010 3:54 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

An Unexpected Treat

Or, in the about time category, a certain blogger with "Farookin great hair" has finally fixed his archives and gotten all his Army posts where you can find them. Now, if he would just do his veteran lawyer stories the same way... If you haven't...

Published Wed, May 12 2010 5:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Weblogs

James Hooker's Latest Songs

James Hooker, a Grammy award winning artist, has been featured here before. His song "Hanging Out with the Boys (on the Line)" was one that military blogs played. Now, he was two new songs with more coming in an album. You can go here to check...

Published Thu, May 27 2010 5:53 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Caring For The Defenders

USASOC Unveils New Memorial Wall

See the Fayetteville Observer's video report.

Published Fri, May 28 2010 1:35 PM by BLACKFIVE

Obama says 'War on Terror is over' while resurrecting LOST Treaty

While introducing the new National Security Strategy, President Obama recently declared that the "War on Terror" is over. More accurately, war as we know it is over. Through soft power, the United States has reinvented conflict into a feel good...

Published Sun, May 30 2010 7:06 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

The Greatest Man I Never Met....

"All that is needed for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Of all the men I have served with and think of when I honor their sacrifices on this day, the one I think about is the one that I never met. And would like to think...

Published Mon, May 31 2010 3:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Army Strong Stories

The Army has a new social media site up that allows soldiers to write blogs about their lives and careers called Army Strong Stories. It has quite a few folks writing there from a large number of different jobs and perspectives. This is a representative...

Published Thu, May 13 2010 12:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

The opposing view on DADT

CJ has a statement up and some co-signers dis-concurring about repeal of DADT. it is a subject we have discussed at length on the back channel as well as here and there is certainly not unanimity on the issue as you can read here.

Published Thu, May 13 2010 5:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

In the Crosshairs- Eric Holder, Cakeboy

Our Attorney General made a complete ass of himself trying to avoid admitting that the terrorists trying to hit us are motivated by radical Islam. It is shameful to watch him try to avoid something so blatantly obvious. He is outmatched by anyone with...

Published Thu, May 13 2010 11:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

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