September 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

British Chinook in action

The last video I posted of a Chinook pinnacle landing was amazing, from a visual perspective, and got me to searching around on YouTube for more. And there is plenty more. But most of it's visual, from air show acrobatics to formations of helicopters...

Published Mon, Sep 06 2010 7:59 AM by BLACKFIVE

Julian Assange: Collateral Rapist (Update)

If you have a blog or a facebook page, please consider publishing a link to this post, or to the original article: Director of Public Prosecutions Marianne Ny said she decided to reopen the investigation after further review of the case. "There is...

Published Wed, Sep 01 2010 12:47 PM by BLACKFIVE

Vote on Defense Bill fails due to DADT repeal

I think it's fairly well known that I favor repeal of DADT and I have for many years, but this my by the thin-lipped, milquetoast, cream-in-the-coffee cadaver from Nevada is just shameful. Reid added a repeal of DADT to the Defense bill and now is...

Published Tue, Sep 21 2010 5:20 AM by BLACKFIVE

President Awards MoH to Chief Master Sergeant Richard L. Etchberger

While it's a damn shame that it's taken this long, good for the President to listen to retired Master Sergeant Robert Dilley (who deserves the credit) and Congressman Earl Pomeroy and Congressman Tim Holden, and make this happen: Here's the...

Published Tue, Sep 21 2010 7:48 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten, Someone You Should Know

If your blood pressure isn't where it needs to be...

After reading this, IT WILL BE. Forewarned- put all objects down, swallow your drink, and step away from the TV... Father Has to verify his own son's remains (BurnPit) With a rotting corpse and the putrid stench of death permeating the air, a worker...

Published Mon, Sep 20 2010 3:39 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders, Fallen But Never Forgotten, Bust Their Chops

Some quality professional academic hatin'

This guy is beautiful. He is a perfect caricature of all the morally-superior (in their minds) left wing buttheads who make our universities such jokes. The vast majority of 9/11 observances in this country cannot be seen as politically neutral events...

Published Mon, Sep 20 2010 12:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

Defend Arlington

So I was at Arlington last week to lay wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns for Soldiers' Angels. With SA, on our way out, I told the group I needed some alone time to visit someone. You can see me (below) taking the photo in the reflection of the tombstone...

Published Wed, Sep 22 2010 1:05 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

Can California make Boxer Maam again?

Cassandra, over at Villainous Company, does a wicked takedown of one of my “favorite” politicians, Babs “call me Senator” Boxer. She makes the point that Boxer’s new found love for the military is most likely election year temporary: Boxer began her political...

Published Sat, Sep 25 2010 9:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

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

Colbert Report on the End of the Iraq War

This is seriously a masterful piece of satire and humor. So difficult to do without offending people like me and he does it consistently, humorously, and even reverently. Even the VP was on target...finally got a job he can do.http://www.colbertnation...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2010 6:59 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

President Obama - Politics Trump Victory in Afghanistan

The Associated Press has read Bob Woodward's book,"Obama's Wars", about the decisions made around ending Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). Most of you will not be surprised that President Obama was more concerned about political...

Published Wed, Sep 22 2010 2:47 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

"Cheer the Perfect Devils"

RE: President Obama - Politics Trump Victory in Afghanistan Major Brigadier General (retired) Tata has a post up at Big Peace about President Obama's confidence that we could weather another 9/11... ...For a sitting president to declare to our enemies...

Published Thu, Sep 23 2010 6:36 AM by BLACKFIVE

No Emeritus Chair in Terrorism at U of I

Things have been a little lively lately at one of Matty O's schools the University of Ill-a-nwah. First we had the professional academic hater who was appalled by chants of USA, then a lovely beatdown by the President of the Veterans Student Association...

Published Fri, Sep 24 2010 12:49 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Danger of Regime Collapse in the DPRK

Our friend and United States Special Forces Colonel David Maxwell appears on this Marine Corps University Panel, discussing the dangers associated with collapse of the Kim family regime in North Korea. His remarks begin at 25:28, if you are interested...

Published Wed, Sep 08 2010 12:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs

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