February 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

What does the Defense Department want from Congress?

Well the Pentagon has sent its wish list up to Capitol Hill and there the battles will continue. There are many fights going on and some of the most pitched are around programs to modernize our forces, DefenseTech take a quick look at the funding requests...

Published Tue, Feb 15 2011 12:44 AM by BLACKFIVE

A Different Route - Godspeed Specialist Nathan Carse

This is a case where we should not mourn too greatly, but instead be thankful that such men lived... "He died for you. You know, every military man and woman, they're out there fighting for our freedom day in day out. We think we have it rough...

Published Tue, Feb 15 2011 1:55 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

Should the US favor democracy?

Yes. I have been fairly relentless in that belief and I don't see any reason to change. If you map prosperity against political freedom, they go quite well together. During the reign of the imperialist W, anyone who spoke up about liberty and democracy...

Published Wed, Feb 16 2011 1:02 AM by BLACKFIVE

The difference between pacifism and non-violence

Mark Krikorian makes a distinction that is too often ignored. Here’s the key point in a profile of Gene Sharp, who has written extensively on how to resist tyrants: Peaceful protest is best, he says — not for any moral reason, but because violence provokes...

Published Thu, Feb 17 2011 1:22 AM by BLACKFIVE

Union Jackwagons in Wisconsin pushing their luck

This is not military per se, but a shocking example of the battle for control of our country between the looters and the producers. Teacher's and other public union employees have bee picketing and having love me ins at the State Capitol ever since...

Published Thu, Feb 17 2011 11:30 PM by BLACKFIVE

U.S. Army Sergeant Joshua R. Labbe - Someone You Should Know

Via Soldiers' Angels Germany's MaryAnn, we found this story of what one 10th Mountain NCO did when his whole day went to hell... Summit Soldier Receives Silver Star 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Public Affairs Story and Photo...

Published Thu, Feb 17 2011 11:13 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

Columbia University brings shame and dishonor to the Ivy League

From the NY Post: Hero's unwelcome Wounded Iraq vet jeered at Columbia By ANNIE KARNI Columbia University students heckled a war hero during a town-hall meeting on whether ROTC should be allowed back on campus. "Racist!" some students yelled...

Published Sun, Feb 20 2011 12:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Columbia families and Alums are speaking out

RE: Columbia University Brings Shame and Dishonor to the Ivy League I've been copied on some correspondence to the President of Columbia University. This one is from A FOURTH GENERATION COLUMBIA FAMILY: President Bollinger, I have written to you on...

Published Mon, Feb 21 2011 10:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Allen West- Allow me to retort

God Bless Allen West. He is s breath of fresh air in our fetid political process. This time he fields a wannabe gotcha question from an Islamist apologist and then beats him about the head and shoulders with the reality of Islamic terrorism. It is all...

Published Tue, Feb 22 2011 1:14 AM by BLACKFIVE

Into The Light: Lois Wynn Pryor

Miss Lois is not a name you will come across in too many history books, despite a rather full life. I was honored to know her as my unofficial step-mother, courtesy of her dating my Dad after my Mom had passed. She was the younger sister of one of my...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2011 11:18 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Sarah Palin speaks about Ronald Reagan

Wow, it is a crying shame that this woman has been slimed by the attack poodles of the left.

Published Sat, Feb 05 2011 3:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

Aguilera screws it up, royally...

THE BIG GAME. Number one TV audience of the year. Epitome of anyone's career- to sing the National Anthem at the Big Game. Packers and the Steelers. Epic teams. And an audience to match watching it all. And she totally blows it. CAN ANYONE in Hollyweird...

Published Sun, Feb 06 2011 9:43 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Humor, Bust Their Chops, Sports, Pop Culture, Television, Music

Matthew Alexander/Tony Camerino's Second Book Attempt at turning four months in Iraq into Stardom

A book review you all should read in order to never purchase this book and tell your friends to save their hard earned cash...

Published Tue, Feb 22 2011 11:11 PM by BLACKFIVE

This is why NCO's Are Very Important....

This was why we locked our doors at night in our section of our firebase.... PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan (AP) — German soldiers, just back from patrol, had already started shedding their heavy body armor when shots rang out Friday at their coalition base...

Published Wed, Feb 23 2011 4:43 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

I Should Buy A Lottery Ticket....

I am pretty certain that I was one of the, like, 3 Gazillion people that predicted this. American combat troops will get sensitivity training directly on the battlefield about the military’s new policy on gays instead of waiting until they return to home...

Published Fri, Feb 25 2011 4:35 PM by BLACKFIVE

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