July 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Punk who leaked Apache video to be charged

The disaffected young fella who leaked a video of Apache gunships doing their jobs, and supposedly a bunch of other things he shouldn't to the weasels at WikiLeaks will be charged. Well good. The U.S. military said Tuesday it is pressing criminal...

Published Tue, Jul 06 2010 2:22 AM by BLACKFIVE

The moral dilemma over waterboarding

There are many arguments to be made pro and con about the Enhanced Interrogation Techniques we used on high value al Qaeda terrorists. I have made many of the pro arguments and will continue to do so, especially regarding waterboarding. It is not torture...

Published Tue, Jul 06 2010 6:03 AM by BLACKFIVE

Afghanistan R.O.E. - Clarify, Not Change

While Crush and apparently 91% of you want a less restrictive Rules of Engagement for our troops in Afghanistan, I disagree and had been saying all along: ...if GEN Petraeus was McChrystal's boss during the current ROE decisions and quite possibly...

Published Thu, Jul 08 2010 12:01 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Meet the next CENTCOM Commander

How to do Counter-Insurgency: It is probably safe to say it's unanimous here that we support the nomination of General Jim Mattis for command of Central Command. We have many emails and accounts of General Mattis' leadership during the battle...

Published Thu, Jul 08 2010 5:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military Motivators

Major changes needed in Afghanistan

Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney writes that if we are to win in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal isn't the only official worthy of firing, and President Obama must abandon his denial that we are at war with "radical Islam."...

Published Fri, Jul 09 2010 2:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

In the Wake of GEN McChrystal: On Giving Interviews

COL Stephen Boylan, a PAO famous in the blogosphere mostly for tangling with everyone's favorite sock puppet, has some advice for officers who are considering giving an interview to some member of the press. As a supplement, or an alternative: the...

Published Sat, Jul 10 2010 4:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs

Bill Ardolino On Patrol in Afghanistan

The Long War Journal's Bill Ardolino is on a patrol in Karamanda. His latest dispatch is posted at the Weekly Standard - here's a taste:...The meeting’s topic was grim. The previous Saturday, on June 26, the Taliban detonated a buried roadside...

Published Mon, Jul 12 2010 1:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

ITC- Is Turkey still an ally?

Turkey is a member of NATO and has long been held out as an example of democracy and secular society in the Middle East. That has been changing since Prime Minister Erdogan came to power in 2003. He and his Justice and Development party have led the country...

Published Mon, Jul 12 2010 6:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

Dealing with Julian Assange

It occurs to me that the best thing the military could do toward marginalizing Wikileaks is to just let Julian Assange do his thing. The more people see of him, the less likely they will be to uncritically accept his next Collateral Murder video. Case...

Published Tue, Jul 13 2010 8:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Wounded Heroes Fundraiser & The Mini Rip

Any excuse to escape the fetid swamp that is DC in the Summer is good enough, a fundraiser for wounded vets is a no brainer. My karma can always use some help. I work with the Warrior Legacy Foundation and this past weekend we held a motorcycle ride in...

Published Thu, Jul 15 2010 5:17 AM by BLACKFIVE

Justice Department not in charge of CIA interrogation techniques

There is quite a lot of hyperventilation going on today about some testimony from one of the Justice Department lawyers Jay Bybee who wrote the so-called "torture memos". Apparently some of the techniques the CIA used were not included in these...

Published Fri, Jul 16 2010 3:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

BREAKING: Stolen Valor Act ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Sit back, take a deep breath, and get your BP meds ready. Stupidity has found another outlet in the judicial system. And be prepared to memorize this face. One of our favorite impostors Richard Strandloff/Duncan has had the charges of Stolen Valor dropped...

Published Fri, Jul 16 2010 12:46 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders, Bust Their Chops

SSG Patrick Zeigler - Someone You Should Know

From WFAA TV (Dallas/Ft Worth): Want to meet a real life superhero? A man whose strength and power defies what many believed was humanly possible? A man who defines the phrase "American soldier"? Meet Staff Sgt. Patrick Zeigler. For the past...

Published Mon, Jul 19 2010 11:50 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

Simmons returns to Connecticut race

Remember when Connecticut Atty. General *** Blumenthal was having flashbacks to tours in Vietnam that he never served? At the time he had several Republican challengers including Wrestling mogul Linda McMahon and a former vet named Rob Simmons. Many thought...

Published Thu, Jul 22 2010 1:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

Stan the Man - Part II

RE: Stan the Man RE: So What's Going to Change Time has a new article out. I haven't been a fan of Time and their war coverage, but this looked interesting (emphasis is mine): ...Having taken over command of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, General...

Published Thu, Jul 22 2010 6:52 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders, Bust Their Chops

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