November 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

"Ejection Night" Drinking Game

Over at This Ain't Hell, Jonn Lilyea and COB6 conspire on a creative way to observe this November ejection. I would suggest the criteria include the following: All drinking will be measured in double shot glasses. All keyword drink challenges will...

Published Tue, Nov 02 2010 7:56 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Military Humor

Team ARmy - Only $293 $193 $160 away from goal!

Thank you to everyone who's donated already. We greatly appreciate your time and money spent on behalf of our amazing wounded American heroes. You can go here to our Valour-IT eBay auction site (courtesy of the great people at YouServed.com) and bid...

Published Tue, Nov 02 2010 11:53 PM by BLACKFIVE

A Link To Share

As some commentary makes The Washington Times. Big thanks to them for running the commentary. Big thanks to all of you who support Valour-It, Operation FPH Blues/Cooking with the Troops, Gina Elise and many other worthy organizations. Most of all, thanks...

Published Fri, Nov 05 2010 9:53 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Valour-IT Auctions Ending Soon!

These end tomorrow - any bidding action will probably have to come today. With that in mind, here's a ready-to-go (just cut and paste) blog post pointing potential buyers in that direction. Act fast to win one of these great items in the Valour-IT...

Published Sun, Nov 07 2010 1:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Time for Sec Def Gates to hit the bricks

One of Obama's moves early on that gave me some hope he was not a complete muppet on foreign policy, was keeping Gates on as Sec Def. That hope changed into disgust as it became apparent that all the Obama talk about taking the fight to Afghanistan...

Published Mon, Nov 08 2010 12:55 AM by BLACKFIVE

Missile launch off Cali coast

OK I've been waiting for a good explanation of this and all I'm hearing is crickets, WTF? It is certainly a pretty damn big missile of some sort. I think the best case scenario is some Navy LT screwed the pooch and sent up something he shouldn't...

Published Tue, Nov 09 2010 1:03 AM by BLACKFIVE

No charges over destroying CIA Waterboarding tapes

WASHINGTON — A federal prosecutor will not bring criminal charges against any of the Central Intelligence Agency officers involved in destroying videotapes depicting the brutal interrogation of Al Qaeda detainees, the Justice Department said on Tuesday...

Published Tue, Nov 09 2010 6:48 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Continuing Mental Illness of Satan's Handmaidens....

How monumentally stupid do you have to be to get tenure and teach at a university? I ask this because one of the few professors who has evidently either not met the Dark Lord or is immune to the corruption of the Dark Lord, Penelope Blake encountered...

Published Wed, Nov 10 2010 7:03 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders

On Veterans Daythank you, America

Forty some odd years ago, as a new lieutenant, I was in charge of a detachment sent to honor a soldier killed in Vietnam at his funeral. We practiced our routine, folding the flag and its presentation for hours the day before. We traveled the next day...

Published Wed, Nov 10 2010 10:02 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Veteran Jorge "El Conquistador" Rivera fights on Saturday night

One of our favorite fighters, Jorge Rivera, fights in UFC #122 on this Saturday night on Spike TV. We've posted about Jorge's fights, support of our troops, and a bit of his lighter side over the last year. Please get the word out to support this...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2010 3:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Something Else No One Checked With Me On....

I am guessing that I can add this gem from the WaPo to the list.... US Deploying Heavily Armored Battle Tanks For First Time in Afghan War... So, as part of rendering my one man only opinion on this, take a seat here next to me in the Way-Back Machine...

Published Sun, Nov 21 2010 1:36 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs

By the numbers and through the links

1. Silly Newsweek - Depicting the President as a Hindu God: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/11/21/newsweek-depiction-obama-lord-shiva-upsets-indians/?test=latestnews 2. Portable eye in the sky - so easy a Talib caveman could do it (and that worries...

Published Mon, Nov 22 2010 3:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

TSA - Is Our Outrage pointed at Increased Security or at Oppressive Incompetence

From the Independent Institute's blog. Sean Linnane at Stormbringer's site has a post up on the TSA kerfufles lately: ...so what we have is a bunch of government bureaucrats in uniform, unaccountable for their actions and smug in their power trip...

Published Tue, Nov 23 2010 2:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Military Humor, Bust Their Chops

Can We Finish This Please????

I have to qualify my remarks by saying that I am someone that doesn't believe that we can work this out with the Norks, it is my belief that it has become time to affect a regime change in North Korea. By removing this one of the last festering sores...

Published Tue, Nov 23 2010 12:53 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Thanks to our audience

It has been a privilege to write here at B5 and one of the biggest reasons is our amazing audience. You people are the only reason this site is worth a damn. You are active, engaged, informed, charitable and outspoken. Thanks for making this a powerful...

Published Wed, Nov 24 2010 4:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

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