February 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

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

What happens when we leave Kirkuk

There is still plenty of violence in Iraq, but it sure looks like they have a good chance of pulling off a reasonably stable democracy there. This will be tested every time we pull farther back and, according to current arrangements, pull out of the country...

Published Tue, Feb 08 2011 12:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

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

Prediction I hope is wrong

The entire Middle East is catching fire, and it was unlikely that some Iraqis wouldn't find a reason to join. They have some pretty serious protests underway about government services, but there is one thing that makes me nervous. Police used stun...

Published Fri, Feb 25 2011 3:31 AM by BLACKFIVE

Someone You Should Know: Sergeant Matthew DeYoung

Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. Isaiah 6:8 I flew my flag at half staff yesterday not just because this one is local, but it inspired me want to pass along this story...

Published Sun, Feb 27 2011 4:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

US Army Captain D.J. Skelton - Someone You Should Know

DoD Photo By Fred W. Baker III, American Forces Press Service "I wanted to return to my men. The fact is .. .they never quit on me, and I wasn't going to give up my fight and quit." - US Army Captain DJ Skelton on returning to command after...

Published Mon, Feb 28 2011 1:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Someone You Should Know

"We had to destroy the village in order to save it"

A quote from the Vietnam War 'It became necessary to destroy the town to save it" as reported by Peter Arnett (if you believe him). It came to symbolize a war out of control with no logic or common sense. It has been recycled to a more slogan...

Published Tue, Feb 01 2011 3:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

NFL heroes help the military heroes

NFL heroes help the military heroes this week. During the Super Bowl, players are crazy busy with the media, sponsors and oh yea, getting ready to play the game of their career. I gotta give props to the NFL and on how they took special time to make a...

Published Thu, Feb 03 2011 2:16 PM by BLACKFIVE

Yes, It Is Bad

I was asked yesterday if things in this story at HotAir were as bad as they seemed. Short answer, yes. There is much I could say, but right now I don't trust myself to say them, and stay within bounds of propriety (on several levels and/or fronts...

Published Sat, Feb 05 2011 6:56 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Who do we support in Egypt?

Shouldn't be a very tough question, although the two most logical answers both have huge problems associated with them. We can either back the chosen puppet of the disgraced regime, specifically its spymaster who ran the organs of state oppression...

Published Wed, Feb 09 2011 1:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Lunch with SecDef Rumsfeld

I have to admit that when I received an invitation to have lunch with former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld while I was in town for CPAC, I wasn’t sure what to expect. As with most public figures I’d seen him from afar through both the lens and...

Published Thu, Feb 10 2011 8:29 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Must Read at A.S.P.

Go read "Everybody Fights! Nobody Quits!" over at A Soldier's Perspective. ASP has a letter from an Army Specialist - who received a Silver Star, a Combat Action Badge and a Purple Heart - that he wrote to the Commanding General of the 101st...

Published Fri, Feb 11 2011 3:53 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Someone You Should Know

A serious discussion about the Middle East

Michael Totten is an interesting dude. He has a habit of immersing himself in cultures, and consequently getting beneath the facades that are all most folks see. He spoke with Paul Berman about his book Flight of the Intellectuals and it shows the power...

Published Sat, Feb 12 2011 5:14 AM by BLACKFIVE

Psyops on our Senators, not hardly

Some interesting info about the wanking device claiming all this silliness over at Big Peace. Rolling Stone is out hunting for Generals again and they have found a willing dupe in LTC Michael Holmes. Although calling him a dupe is unfair, he is a willing...

Published Mon, Feb 28 2011 5:10 AM by BLACKFIVE

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