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  • 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...

  • US banker arrives to discuss exceeded credit limit

    Of course they will talk about some other things, but you can be certain that their ownership of America will be discussed. We have lost almost all of our ability to pressure the Chinese in any meaningful way. That means our allies in Asia, Korea, Japan...

  • Professor McChrystal

    "I just think he’s got so much integrity as a person. He cares about the world. He’s so enthusiastic about leadership it kind of infects you. He made me realize how important and challenging it is." - Julia McCarthy, Yale GRD '11 While I...

  • Crusaders!

    Seymour Hersh is on to us. He then alleged that Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who headed JSOC before briefly becoming the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, and his successor, Vice Adm. William McRaven, as well as many within JSOC, "are all members of...
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  • A Superb New Fiction Story: Christians In Iraq

    One of the things I love about writing for Blackfive is the abundance of authors and their books we get to see here on B5. Whether it's Jimbo putting up one by Elise, or Laughing Wolf reviewing someone, or even Matt finding time to read a book or...
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  • A day to honor a pacifist

    This is not a space prone to praising pacifists, but I believe this is a worthy exception. Martin Luther King Jr. was a huge force in making America a better place. Slavery was an abomination and segregation, while better, was still a disgrace. I joke...

  • 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...

  • Women in combat units- Oh! Hell! No!

    The current argument over women in combat units is gonna be a long and lively scrap, so strap in. Deebow led off nicely noting the simple fact that the law of tonnage applies in combat. Women are not as big and strong as men, nor can they withstand the...

  • Running down the links

    Tunisia - this older post from B5 pal Michael J. Totten is interesting today...and sad to see Tunis slip into chaos amidst an opportunity to grow... Watch for some interesting news in the next week on the Marine Corps' "Harvest Hawk" - here's...

  • This Debate Isn't Over....

    Even with the decision of senior officers who may be worried about their legacy... Women, who make up some 14 percent of the armed forces, should finally be permitted to serve fully in front-line combat units, a military advisory panel says. This area...

  • The War against Ourselves

    Amidst all the cries about a climate of hate and whether anti-government violence can ever be justified, it bears remembering that we formed this country with violence against a government and that we fought the bloodiest war in our history against ourselves...

  • My life as a Dixie Chicken

    One of the greatest rock and roll boogie bands in the history of Earth is Little Feat. If I was throwing a party they would be the band, because everything about them screams Good Times! I also found out that Concrete Bob is also a devotee and both of...

  • 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.

  • Indy League at Landstuhl

    While up at the USO Warrior Center at LRMC, we had the unexpected pleasure of being present when the Indy racing league made a stop to visit the troops. You might recognize a few of them and I will try to do them better justice later when not posting...

  • Book Review- Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer

    Elise Cooper for BLACKFIVE Brad Meltzer’s latest book, The Inner Circle, blends historical facts with a fictional plot. He is at his best when he writes novels that center around historical events. The plot centers on a spy organization, the Culper Ring...
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