September 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Household 6's New Ride

Because the other one was getting a little long in the tooth, and wouldn't you have guessed that it was this. OK, well maybe it was a little more about me. But it is built on the same frame as her Yukon was and it has things that she doesn't understand...

Published Sat, Sep 18 2010 5:41 AM by BLACKFIVE

What Would Deebow Do?

I know that most of you don't go around asking yourself this, but I have been in a quandary over what I would do, at this time, about a question that truly vexes me. And here it is, would you accept the nation highest honor from this man? We have...

Published Sat, Sep 18 2010 3:56 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Giving the Finger to the Viet Cong...

...Commander Paul Galanti-style over at the USNI blog... It's certainly appropriate. Perhaps, more so today, of all days...as it is National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

Published Fri, Sep 17 2010 8:13 AM by BLACKFIVE

"New Gay Army" Comments Denied

An Editorial in the Washington Times titled "New Gay Army" stirred up a bit of controversy from a General's comments about the Don't Ask, Don't Tell legislation being put before congress soon: ...Lt. Gen. Bostick said. "But...

Published Fri, Sep 17 2010 7:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

Murtha's pork from the grave

Just when you thought you could ignore the Lummox, he gets a few final shots in. In death as in life, no one can stop the late Congressman Jack Murtha from spending your tax money on projects in his Pennsylvania district in the name of national security...

Published Fri, Sep 17 2010 5:22 AM by BLACKFIVE

Who Wanted to Kill the Pope?

So, six people were arrested in an alleged plot to kill the Pope while he's in the UK. Why would they do that? The only identifying factors in the first four paragraphs are the ages of the men arrested -- which, at 26 to 50, is not very helpful in...

Published Fri, Sep 17 2010 3:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Publish or fight terror

Popular Mechanics published an interview with Mike Leiter, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, in which he described how counterterrorism has changed since the underwear bomber last Christmas. One of the points he made that I thought might...

Published Fri, Sep 17 2010 2:20 AM by BLACKFIVE

The ever-helpful Iranians

I never understood why George W. Bush didn't kick the shite out of some Iranian Revolutionary Guards when we had proof positive they were funding and supplying both sides of the civil war/insurgency in Iraq and were operating directly to kidnap and...

Published Fri, Sep 17 2010 1:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

Reminder: FREE MEMBERSHIPS!

Just a reminder that we do still have free memberships to the military track (and exhibit hall) for all current and former serving members of the armed forces, their spouses, parents, etc. Go read the first release here, and send the e-mail. This will...

Published Thu, Sep 16 2010 9:20 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Weblogs, Web/Tech

Help find some friends...

Well, I've been thinking about this post for some time. Knowing the power of the internetsington, I need to post a small request. I'm not gonna use Classmates or Find-A-Friend or any of that stuff, 'cause they just can't work right. I...

Published Thu, Sep 16 2010 4:26 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Pop Culture, Thank You, Internet!

UPDATE: Secrets? Yeah, I got Secrets...

UPDATE 1: Yep. You could have bet it- I've not received a SINGLE reply to this. Not one person has even addressed this in any way that I outlined below. I'm 'updating' this to see if the cowards still want to try. This is especially aimed...

Published Wed, Sep 15 2010 6:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Bust Their Chops

Off Topic: Want To Walk With A Wolf?

Care to join me for a walk with a wolf? For some other wolves? Wolf Park is doing it's Walk for Wolves a week from this Saturday, and needs teams/people to walk. The Walk helps get the park through it's closed season (only open for Saturday Howl...

Published Wed, Sep 15 2010 6:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Laughing Wolf, Wolf Park, Walk for Wolves

Get hankies. And your wallet- now!

MOTHAX over at the Burn Pit sends us this link to a story about a Marine Corporal who's gone home. And his family needs some help. Also read about that great American singer, Clay Walker, and how he helped this great Marine in his last days. I mean...

Published Wed, Sep 15 2010 2:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Fallen But Never Forgotten

Twas the Night Before Ramadan

This one is courtesy of the Sniper http://www.thesniper.us/ : Twas the night before Ramadan and all through the FOB, not a chamber was empty, tons of mortars to lob. All the troopies were passed out asleep in their racks, always leery of a night time...

Published Wed, Sep 15 2010 2:13 AM by BLACKFIVE

VA secret deal screws families of the Fallen

Link Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs failed to inform 6 million soldiers and their families of an agreement enabling Prudential Financial Inc. to withhold lump-sum payments of life insurance benefits for survivors of fallen...

Published Tue, Sep 14 2010 11:14 PM by BLACKFIVE

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