January 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Happy Australia Day!!!

To our Aussie friends, Happy Australia Day! And this slide show about Australian SAS: We are thankful to have you crazy bastards on our side!

Published Tue, Jan 25 2011 11:14 PM by BLACKFIVE

Boy I'm glad we have a guy who can really restore America's standing in the world and make our foreign policy something we can be proud of again. Near as I can tell this involves sitting silenty on the sidelines as dictators and tyrannical regimes...

Published Fri, Jan 28 2011 12:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

Video Sniper?

Why yes there is. Go check out the Sniper who shivers in is garage for our entertainment and edification. He is doing his best to stoke the flames of our climate of hate.

Published Sun, Jan 16 2011 2:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

Reality TV check

Well this is just too rich to even start to rip on, so just here it be. Guys, I'm probably going to be on a reality TV show and they've asked me to help with casting. *pauses while his friends laugh, takes deep breath* I need a rigger and a fuel...

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 3:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Some quality UJ hatin'

This is top notch hatin' and I just have to share. Thanks to Carrie for pointing it out. I think my remarks are being mis construed. Let me repeat what I wrote previously: The other thing I wish to dispel is the notion that somehow SF or SEAL units...

Published Fri, Jan 21 2011 2:52 AM by BLACKFIVE

Did You Study Abroad?

Ranger Up is taking pre-orders for it's latest shirts dedicated to OEF and OIF vets. Here's a sample for OEF: They are also taking pre-orders for a different kind of shirt: There are also versions for Soldiers and Marines.

Published Tue, Jan 18 2011 11:08 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Military Humor

The Grapes

In the color-coordinated world of an aircraft carrier flight deck, those wearing the purple shirts are those guys and gals that take care of the fuel-related aspects of the carrier. Called the Grapes, these folks make sure the aircraft get the fuel they...

Published Mon, Jan 17 2011 1:44 AM by BLACKFIVE

We Should Make A Pledge...

In the spirit this new "toning down" of the rhetoric, I want to engage (oops, a combat metaphor) in a lively debate with those on the leftist end of the spectrum as to what the actual power of rhetoric is and what it's effects actually are...

Published Tue, Jan 18 2011 3:14 AM by BLACKFIVE

Jimbo In Combat - Little Big Horn

Published Fri, Jan 21 2011 7:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Military Humor, Jimbo in Combat, Photoshop

The President got punked

Obama likes to think his good intentions and a winning smile will see him triumph diplomatically. Apparently he forgot to clue his piano player in. WASHINGTON -- Chinese-born pianist Lang Lang gave a musical shout out to America-hating patriots in his...

Published Mon, Jan 24 2011 12:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Book Review- This time we win by Jim Robbins

Jim Robbins writes for the Washington Times and other pubs and he's also the guy who let's me come and play with his Masters in Terrorism course as a guest evaluator. It is fun to see how creative and how much more intelligent than our real enemies...

Published Thu, Jan 27 2011 2:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

Living the donkey life

Marathon Pundit has a touching tale of a Man and his donkey, (you thought it was more Yon eh? heh). Couldn't resist that one, but it is actually about Marines and a donkey mascot. Bring me your huddled equines, oh just go read about Smoke the Donkey...

Published Tue, Jan 25 2011 4:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

A little light reading...

Some articles that you might have missed over the holiday weekend and may find interesting: At Sea in South Korea - The NYTimes published an Op-Ed from South Korea about the Cheonan Incident and North Korea. The Toppling - An interesting article about...

Published Mon, Jan 03 2011 2:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

This Congresswoman is a "National Embarrassment"!

"This war represents an epic failure, a national embarrassment and a moral blight." - Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) You stay classy, Representative Woolsey.

Published Thu, Jan 06 2011 11:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

On Violence in Politics

I deplore the attack on Representative Giffords, the act of a madman. The lady herself seems brave and witty, just the sort of opponent I would like to have. I share the sorrow we all feel at the events of yesterday. Nevertheless, we need better thinking...

Published Sun, Jan 09 2011 11:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

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