March 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Diversity is Stupidity....

"I like Marines, because being a Marine is serious business. We're not a social club or a fraternal organization and we don't pretend to be one. We're a brotherhood of 'warriors,' nothing more, nothing less, pure and simple. We...

Published Sun, Mar 20 2011 5:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs

VA and new media outreach

Polite little scrap going on between the VA and Paul Reickhoff of IAVA, over comments he made to Huffington Post. Well I wold complain about him going on Huff Po, but since I do bits for Putin TV that would be kinda hypocritical. Here is what the beef...

Published Tue, Mar 22 2011 1:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Almost Joined the Military

Over at the Rhino Den is a contest to find aspiring writers. Check this submission out about folks that feel the need to share their patriotism by almost joining up...hit the Like button at the top of the article, too.

Published Tue, Mar 22 2011 2:14 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

A new use of military force doctrine

Out of the great and ongoing dithering, world sports tour, war by remote control tour some good may come. If the Libya no fly zone goat rope showed one thing it's that we have no coherent established and articulated policy for the use of military...

Published Wed, Mar 23 2011 2:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

Well This is A First

I don't think I've ever recommended reading an article at the Daily Kos before...but you should go and read this one. CJ from A Soldier's Perspective granted a Kos writer an interview.

Published Wed, Mar 23 2011 4:14 AM by BLACKFIVE

Help Support the Jared Monti Scholarship

From our good friends at Pundit Review Radio (the best show on Boston Talk Radio), here is some information about supporting the Medal Of Honor awardee, Jared C. Monti, with a scholarship fund provided through a poker tournament in Massachusets: You can...

Published Wed, Mar 30 2011 12:52 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Fallen But Never Forgotten

On The Cover of The Rolling Stone....

Not somewhere I would want to be... Regardless of your individual opinion of Michael Yon, this story is drawing fire from about every hasty and prepared firing position that can reach it from their sector. Evidently, Rolling Stone magazine is doing it's...

Published Tue, Mar 29 2011 6:49 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders, Bust Their Chops

Libya contingencies

So we are finally getting around to putting some assets where they could influence events, well that is if we ever decide that is the right thing to do. I mean what if something bad happens, or somebody gets hurt, or some reporter says mean things about...

Published Wed, Mar 02 2011 12:11 AM by BLACKFIVE

Dinner Foreign Policy for Schmucks?

From our own Subsunk (who is probably really cold and frosty somewhere) comes this post from Instapundit: ROGER SIMON: Obama And The Tea Party: The Race Card Keeps On Turning. Obama would rather believe that his problems stem from the fact that he’s black...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2011 1:46 AM by BLACKFIVE

Wandering through the inter-tubes

I save a lot of stories in tabs on my browser that I plan on blogging on later and then, well, they become overcome by events. So I thought I’d start throwing a few of them up here with a short blurb so readers can discuss them, hit the link and read...

Published Fri, Mar 04 2011 2:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Keeping An Eye Out

There is a LOT going on right now in the world, and it is easy to get distracted or be distracted by some of the coverage. The good news is, there are some good sources out there. First, do not fail to watch Yemen. Hint. The best source of information...

Published Sat, Mar 05 2011 9:54 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

BEST.AD.EVAH

Try...just, TRY to top this kind of ad.... Thanks to Hawaii 4-O....

Published Thu, Mar 24 2011 1:02 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Humor, Pop Culture, Photoshop

Giving the Islamists some rope

It looks like the Islamists in several of the Middle Eastern countries are rearing their heads. Shocker, I know. The Muslim Brotherhood is on the rise in Egypt and lo and behold some of our rebels in Libya, who we are not supporting, happen to be AQ and...

Published Sat, Mar 26 2011 1:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Making Might Right

Below is an Op-Ed submission from a soldier (and Army pal of mine) in Afghanistan: Making Might Right Day by day, there are pundits and politicians calling for an end to the U.S. actions in Afghanistan. Yet, one never hears the same learned individuals...

Published Mon, Mar 28 2011 3:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

NY Times tries to whitewash dithering

This is for the folks who have been whingeing that I spend too much time pointing out the bleedingly obvious point that Obama is a beta male to scared of consequences to make a decision and take action. Well here is a change I could totally get behind...

Published Thu, Mar 10 2011 10:21 PM by BLACKFIVE

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