July 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

British PM Unapolagetically Pro-American

David Cameron, the new British Prime Minister is making sure that regardless of how Obama has treated his country since taking office, he is still on board with our special relationship. As this is my first visit to America as prime minister, let me emphasize...

Published Tue, Jul 20 2010 2:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Hostage situation 101

I gotta give this Chinese undercover police woman an A for taking this guy out and an A+ for the extra shots to make sure he was properly ventilated. Also note that the hostage taker was stabbing the hostage in the arm to prove he was serious.

Published Thu, Jul 22 2010 3:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Drugs, not Islam, the motivating factor in Afghanistan

Below is anonymous email from a Marine in Afghanistan: ...This place is definitely different from Iraq in a lot of ways. The only similarities of note are that our specific location here is also in the middle of the desert (an environment similar to 29...

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 1:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Patriot Guard Riders on patrol

As usual the PGR are taking care of our fallen. Help if you can. Tom Lockett was a United States Marine. He served his country in Vietnam. Tom was very proud of his service, not only to the Marines, but to his country as well. Tom was also a proud member...

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 2:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

Good Luck, General McChrystal

“In fact, over the past decade, arguably no single American has inflicted more fear, more loss of freedom and more loss of life on our country's most vicious and violent enemies than Stan McChrystal." - Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense. This...

Published Sat, Jul 24 2010 1:05 AM by BLACKFIVE

Westboro Church beautifully punked

The ass clowns of Fred Phelps Westboro Church decided to protest at Comic Con in Vegas. The conventioneers counter-protested brilliantly. Short of lightning bolts smiting these scum, this was about as good as it gets.

Published Sat, Jul 24 2010 4:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

Some guys you just can't blow up

I love Marines and think everyone should have a squad or two. Here is one reason why. Lance Cpl. Edgar Jones, a combat engineer with the squad, found a pressure plate inside the compound and hollered to Garst, asking what he should do with it. Garst turned...

Published Mon, Jul 26 2010 7:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

Battlefield Information - Wikileaks, the Military, and the Truth

Noah Shachtman has a piece up at the Wall Street Journal about the Wikileaks reports. Shachtman was embedded with a unit last summer that was in a firefight that shows up in the leaked battlefield reports: Echo company got into a gunfight last Aug. 25...

Published Wed, Jul 28 2010 12:11 AM by BLACKFIVE

To Survivors of the Fallen- Get Ye A Banker!

Just when you think things could not get worse financially for some of the families of the fallen: The package arrived at Cindy Lohman’s home in Great Mills, Maryland, just two weeks after she learned that her son, Ryan, a 24-year-old Army sergeant, had...

Published Wed, Jul 28 2010 4:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders

Questions for Julian Assange on hearing him claim to have offered Obama administration an opportunity to redact

So it turns out that, according to Andrew Napolitano, that Julian Assange claims to have offered early access to the trove of documents leaked to him earlier and which he published just a few days ago. We are supposed to assume that because of this, any...

Published Thu, Jul 29 2010 1:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

Parting Shot

GEN McChrystal's PAO posts up on the Yon and Rolling Stone aftermath: http://www.quattozone.com/2010/07/return-of-crazy-monkey.html Posted via email from blackfive's posterous

Published Fri, Jul 30 2010 4:18 AM by BLACKFIVE

Juicebox Mafia Report- Inside the belly of the beast

So last night I infiltrated a Juicebox fiesta celebrating the new job of Dave Weigel, who was one of the first Journolistas outed. Now he had some awesomely, unfriendly things to say about conservatives let there be no doubt, such as: Conservative radio...

Published Sat, Jul 31 2010 2:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Chasing Alex with the Hurricane Hunters

Have you ever gotten to do something that you never, even in your wildest dreams, thought you’d get to do? You know, like fly right through a hurricane? That was my thought as I headed to Keesler AFB in Biloxi, MS Tuesday night. I had gotten a phone call...

Published Thu, Jul 01 2010 12:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Bill Kristol calls on Michael Steele to resign

Good gravy, this is a stunningly dense statement for the chair of the Republican National Committee to have made. Here is Bill Kristol taking him to task and calling for his resignation. Your tenure has of course been marked by gaffes and embarrassments...

Published Fri, Jul 02 2010 2:35 AM by BLACKFIVE

Someone You Should Know--SGM Jeffery McLochlin

Independence Day means something different to me than it used to mean.... SGM McLochlin served in the 75th Ranger Regiment and continued his service to this nation as a member of the Indiana National Guard and his service to his community as a police...

Published Fri, Jul 02 2010 7:47 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

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