June 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Michael Yon- The end game

If you are sick of this topic, trust me I am with you but when someone starts exposing our security vulnerabilities to the world I can't just ignore it and hope it goes away. Yon published an email chock full of information that had no business being...

Published Mon, Jun 14 2010 12:41 AM by BLACKFIVE

WikiLeaks begging for change

And not the Obama kind, the help, help I'm being repressed and have to hide kind. WikiLeaks may be under attack. Good, how can I help. I mean w/ the attack. I mean to help attack you banditos of ass. One of our alleged sources, a young US intelligence...

Published Tue, Jun 15 2010 12:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

Very Interesting...

I've been reading at Cassy Fiano's place, and on some of the news outlets, about a couple trying to enter McDill. I am truly shocked that Eric Holder or the FBI rush to deny it was terrorism even before anything was known (as usual). That said...

Published Tue, Jun 15 2010 5:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Tim Kennedy Fight Tonight on Showtime

Breaking in from the annual B5 family vacation to let you know that one of our own SYSK, SF Sniper and Ranger Tim Kennedy, has a fight on Showtime tonight. It's at 8pm Eastern, I believe, but check your listings to be sure you won't miss it. http...

Published Wed, Jun 16 2010 8:14 AM by BLACKFIVE

Heating up in Pakistan border areas

The fighting in Pakistan seems to be heating up and not going as well as their military had hoped. The Pakistani military was hit hard this week by the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban operating in Pakistan’s lawless northwest. Ten Frontier Corps troops were...

Published Thu, Jun 17 2010 3:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Rest Of The Story

Growing up, I used to listen to Paul Harvey on the radio, and loved his "The Rest of the Story" segments. Consider this an "Homage" to him a bit. Soldiers' Angels is an amazing organization, that has done and is doing one heck...

Published Fri, Jun 18 2010 9:38 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Great way to spend Father's Day

CNN reports on a great way for those who lost Fathers in Vietnam to get a connection with them. Washington (CNN) -- Sons, daughters, grandchildren and other relatives of those who died in the Vietnam War gathered before dawn this Father's Day to remember...

Published Sun, Jun 20 2010 3:32 PM by BLACKFIVE

The 'no-no' line

I know LW has covered it, but I thought I'd pitch in with my own 2 cents as well.I'm not sure what was going through Gen. Stanley McChrystal or his staff's minds when they were interviewed for an article in Rolling Stone, but if the quotes...

Published Tue, Jun 22 2010 12:14 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

If McChrystal goes, Eikenberry & Holbroke must follow

The two biggest obstacles to success in dealing w/ the Afghan govt, and consequently with our chances of success w/ the war there are Amb. Eikenberry and Special Envoy Holbrooke. When Obama took over the first thing he and his brain trust decided was...

Published Tue, Jun 22 2010 8:18 AM by BLACKFIVE

Some Good News To Share

There is a press release going out today that I wanted to share here as well. Cooking with the Troops is pleased to announce that Congressman Jim Marshall (D, 8th District GA) has joined it's National Advisory Board. Congressman Marshall is well known...

Published Tue, Jun 22 2010 9:07 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Petraeus Demoted!

Welllllll, not really. But it has been announced that General McChrystal has been relieved of command and his replacement is his boss, CENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus. While we kid about it being a technical demotion, does this mean that we get...

Published Wed, Jun 23 2010 3:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Battle of Wanat was a hard fought victory

That can now be said. From the very first day when media outlets were erroneously reporting that a US base in Afghanistan had been over run, the narrative on this battle has been wrong. It was portrayed as the Taliban almost wiping out a poor band of...

Published Wed, Jun 23 2010 1:46 PM by BLACKFIVE

Good Transitions Save Lives

Readers understand that I am disappointed to see how the President chose to handle this situation, although he was well within his rights and enumerated powers to make the choice he did. One overriding concern I had about replacing the commanding general...

Published Thu, Jun 24 2010 2:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs

British Sniper Rifle

OK another odd request, but all will become clear later in the month. A while back a British Sniper made the current longest kill at about 1.5 miles. He did so with this gun: The L115A3 rifle was first deployed to Afghanistan in May 2008.The MOD claims...

Published Fri, Jun 25 2010 4:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

Bob Herbert redefines clueless on Afghanistan

The NY Times publishes a lot of really dumb stuff, and a good percentage comes from Bob Herbert. Today he shows us that the best part of being a columnist for this dying rag is cluelessness is a feature not a bug. He could hardly know less about our war...

Published Sat, Jun 26 2010 2:12 PM by BLACKFIVE

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