February 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

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

Rummy back pummeling the press

Do you miss Rumsfeld's press briefings like I do? They were some of the best television ever produced as he took the jackals and beat them like wet dogs in a dry house. Today's misbehaving hound is Andrea Mitchell. She seems to have thought she...

Published Wed, Feb 23 2011 12:55 PM by BLACKFIVE

The US and the Revolutions

A few thoughts on the revolutions, and how to respond. Responses are meant to be effective without opening a new ground war, which is a condition that has to be avoided for obvious reasons. Bahrain: This one of the three is the most significant in terms...

Published Wed, Feb 23 2011 12:10 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

A Book You Should Buy...

As noted below by Blackfive hisownself, you should save your money by not buying a certain book that gets a righteous beatdown by Jonn at This Ain't Hell. What you should do, instead, is look at buying this book. You help a good guy -- and vet --...

Published Tue, Feb 22 2011 11:40 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Former Navy Pilots shoot down Politically Correct Aviation History Timeline

Wow. Go read this article by Rowan Scarborough at the Washington Times and let us know what you think. Here's a taste: ...The foundation‘s official history slide show featured four “firsts” for women, such as the first female operations officer in...

Published Tue, Feb 22 2011 11:28 PM by BLACKFIVE

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

Deficit Math As Demonstrated by Jack Daniels

For some reason, after watching this video, I really understand the deficit issues (and am suprisingly thirsty):

Published Tue, Feb 22 2011 11:08 PM 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

Beta Male in Chief bivouaced in his bunker

We are experiencing one of the most tremendous upheavals of post WWII Earth. The biggest trouble spot in the world is flat going crazy and the entire balance of power in the Middle East is changing. The oppressed people of the region are rising up everywhere...

Published Tue, Feb 22 2011 12:45 AM by BLACKFIVE

General Amos Denies MARSOC the title "Raiders"

This is a shame. I get the reason why the USMC believes that "every Marine is special" (don't agree with it, but I understand why they do it), but this is a real disappointment as the Marines could continue the legacy of the Marine Raiders...

Published Mon, Feb 21 2011 11:55 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Somali Pirates Execute Americans

Okay, so we had four American missionaries floating around on a yahct in well known pirate infested waters. Dumb idea? Yes. Deserve to die? No. Yesterday, the four American missionaries were murdered by the Somalis (AP Article): Four Americans taken hostage...

Published Mon, Feb 21 2011 11:37 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs

Our complete lack of a coherent policy to deal w/ the pirates in Somalia gave us four slaughtered Americans. But at least we were following behind the captured boat so we could go get the bodies once the pirates got sick of negotiating and killed them...

Published Mon, Feb 21 2011 11:31 PM by BLACKFIVE

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

Laying the exit ground work

Obama's house think tank, the Center for New American Security continues its valuable work providing rationalizations for the planned exit from Afghanistan. As a reminder let me recap the Obama team's plan for the Stan. 1. Announce demi-surge...

Published Mon, Feb 21 2011 1:01 AM by BLACKFIVE

FIGHTVILLE

Some of you old timers around here will remember a documentary about the earlier days of OIF called "Gunner Palace". It's director, Michael Tucker, has finished a new film about MMA that will premiere in Austin in March. It is titled "FIGHTVILLE"...

Published Mon, Feb 21 2011 12:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Film

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