May 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Coffee & Whine & Idiots

I think some of the silliest shite is the wankers who like to pretend there are incredible differences between food products that only enlightened twits can divine. A look at wine weasels and coffee cretins .

Published Mon, May 03 2010 11:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

One of the best hostage rescues ever

The British SAS have a well-deserved reputation for professionalism and expertise. It was shown in spades in the raid on the Iranian Embassy in London 30 years ago today. The Brat has a look at the whole operation and reminds us that their ROE included...

Published Wed, May 05 2010 3:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

Taliban admit guilt in Times Square attempt

David Gelernter makes an excellent point over at the Weekly Standard while discussing the media messaging around jihadist terror. Third: If reporters ever read their own words or listened to their own voices, they would stop repeating the ugly cliché...

Published Thu, May 06 2010 4:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Happy Military Spouse Appreciation Day!

This one was taken from Delta Bravo Sierra...please visit DBS here. Today is Military Spouse Appreciation Day. A PROCLAMATION When Americans answer the call to serve in our Armed Forces, a sacred trust is forged. Our men and women in uniform take on the...

Published Fri, May 07 2010 3:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

Weapon carry status in Afghanistan

There has been a lot of talk about weapons carry status for our troops in Afghanistan and whether they are being told to carry in amber status i.e. no round in the chamber. I asked ISAF HQ and got the following response. Jim, Headquarters ISAF, the ISAF...

Published Fri, May 21 2010 2:06 AM by BLACKFIVE

Chicago cop & Iraq war vet killed....in Chicago

This is just sad. A Chicago police officer who had just come back from a tour in Iraq gets shot and killed outside his own house. A 30-year-old Chicago police officer who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq was shot and killed when several people...

Published Sun, May 23 2010 11:10 AM by BLACKFIVE

Think Tank thoughts

Allen McDuffee is a freelance journalist I met at the two U of Maryland journalism fellowships I attended. He is liberal politically and we have had some most excellent arguments about all the usual suspects and targets. He is also a thoughtful and reasonable...

Published Thu, May 20 2010 1:43 AM by BLACKFIVE

At the intersection of irresponsibility and treason

The IMF suggests our national debt will surpass 100% of our gross domestic product in 2015. Also states that our debt began sharply increasing in 2006. Wasn’t that when our beloved Democrats took over both houses of Congress? At some point we must begin...

Published Tue, May 18 2010 3:54 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Military Roundup 18 May 2010

Photo of the Day: Leaflet drop over scenic Afghanistan North Korea: S.Korea finds "decisive evidence" that N.Korean torpedo sunk Cheonan Afghanistan: Five Americans among 18 killed in Afghan suicide attack Medic earns nation's second-highest...

Published Tue, May 18 2010 3:50 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

The return of smack-talking, blustery adventurer- Robert Young Pelton

As we have been talking about Mullah Omar and some of the other goings on in the Greater Hindu Kush not-very-metropolitan area, Tim Lynch of Free Range International and I have been cross-linking. He had a post today about the NY Times and it's distressing...

Published Mon, May 17 2010 12:04 PM by BLACKFIVE

Soldiers Reunite to Give a MOH Recipient one final salute

[Editor Note: Hankie Alert! and testing out publishing via Posterous] From Jonn Lilyea at http://www.thisainthell.us comes this amazing story about a hard as nails sergeant who became a father figure to many of the men he led in Vietnam: Soldiers reunite...

Published Thu, May 13 2010 7:39 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Blackfive Giving Circle - Gift of Adoption

Ace and JT will be adopted by a military family this month. The military family will take out personal loans to pay for the adoption so Gift of Adoption is asking for our help. Thanks to all of you who contributed after we posted the Mother's Day...

Published Thu, May 13 2010 2:45 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

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

NATO's proposed 'Courageous Restraint' medal – another victory for our enemies

From The US Report: “The idea is being reviewed at Headquarters [International Security Force Afghanistan],” said Lt. Col. Edward Sholtis, the spokesman for Gen. McChrystal. “The idea is consistent with our approach. Our young men and women display remarkable...

Published Wed, May 12 2010 11:54 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

COIN Symposium, Part II

Another question that the panel treated on several occasions was the issue of tactical momentum v. strategic direction. Do we have a clear strategic direction in Afghanistan, a clear strategy that will bring us to a successful conclusion of the war? Or...

Published Fri, May 14 2010 3:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

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