September 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

The Ladder 6 Miracle

Based on the true story of Josephine Harris and five fire fighters led by Captain Jay Jonas from Ladder 6 (Chinatown) on 9/11. THE LADDER SIX MIRACLE tells the personal story of Josephine Harris, who was descending the stairs of the North Tower of the...

Published Tue, Sep 13 2011 1:39 AM by BLACKFIVE

Let's cut military retirement benefits

This should shock no one paying attention, but the benefits earned by military retirees are now fair game in the budget cutting farce. As Washington looks to squeeze savings from once-sacrosanct entitlements like Social Security and Medicare, another...

Published Sun, Sep 18 2011 11:33 PM by BLACKFIVE

Some Thoughts On 9/11

Each year on this day, I've written something about that day. There is only so much one can share about your memories of the day without becoming maudlin and repetitive. Besides, my memories of the day are now intertwined with the smells and sights...

Published Sat, Sep 10 2011 9:18 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Pundit Review - 9/11 Edition

I was fortunate to take part in Pundit Review's 9/11 edition yesterday. There's lots of great commentary. Here's the link. [Tissue alert on the Rick Rescorla SYSK audio]

Published Mon, Sep 12 2011 12:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

Reunited...

Capt. Lucas Frokjer, officer in charge of the flightline for Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, reunites with his family after returning from a seven-month deployment with HMH-463. The squadron arrived at Hangar 105 Sept. 17 and were welcomed home...

Published Fri, Sep 23 2011 3:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Today's Attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul

Spencer Ackerman at Wired's Danger Room posted up this video from NATO with this commentary: ...The security-analysis group Stratfor assesses that since the Taliban’s use of small arms can’t damage the embassy, “this attack was intended really to...

Published Tue, Sep 13 2011 4:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

How Terrorists Are Made

The co-founder and editor-in-chief of Bloggingheads.tv, author Robert Wright talks to anthropologist Scott Atran in this video above, "Lessons Learned: The Creation of Terrorists." Atran has written a book, "Talking to the Enemy: Faith...

Published Sun, Sep 18 2011 10:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

Men of Valor

An Air Force Combat Controller will be awarded the Air Force Cross - the service's second-highest decoration for valor - for actions during a 2009 firefight in Afghanistan. Taliban fighters had ambushed TSgt Robert Gutierrez and a team of Army Special...

Published Wed, Sep 21 2011 5:35 AM by BLACKFIVE

Good Sense From Pakistan, Of All Places

From Pakistan, of all places, Nayyer Khan of the Daily Times of Lahore, does the work of the angels in debunking the most popular Sep 11 nonsense there in a two part article, one and two. Khan has fun ridiculing the radical Urdu press in his country....

Published Sun, Sep 11 2011 1:00 PM by BLACKFIVE

Snipers and dead tangos

What's not to love? Bill Ardolino from the Long War Journal spent some time recently in Afghanistan and sends this heartwarming tale of a boy, his gun and a ventilated cranium. The kind of stuff I used to read to my daughter at bed time. At about...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2011 1:01 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Corps of Support

Guest post from LTC Samantha Nerove The Corps of Support Foundation has launched “Campaign 99” and will focus on asking Americans to sign their pledge to follow the “Code of Support” for our troops. The Code's concept is while every member of the...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2011 1:20 PM by BLACKFIVE

The Last Known Sighting of an American Hero

Investor's Business Daily had a great article on Rick Rescorla back in 2006. Here's a taste: His Actions Saved Thousands After the second plane hit the south tower on Sept. 11, some people panicked when one staircase filled with smoke. Using his...

Published Thu, Sep 01 2011 11:31 PM by BLACKFIVE

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

Where you were, 9-11-01, and where are you now...

This is a different kind of post for us. We want to take a look at how 9-11 has changed our readers. How it has affected you after 10 years, and how it is likely to affect you the next 10. This blog, and blogs like it, came about, eventually, as a result...

Published Sat, Sep 10 2011 11:49 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Fallen But Never Forgotten

The Last Moments Of Flight 77

Integrated Consultants, Inc. has animated the final seconds of the impact of American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001 as a fascinating exercise in forensic engineering. You must watch it here. For the brain-dead Truthers who...

Published Sat, Sep 10 2011 9:00 PM by BLACKFIVE

Sep 11: The Arab & Iranian Reaction

Al-Ahram Newspaper, Egypt, September 20, 2001, cartoon blaming the CIA & FBI for the Sep 11 attacks The folks at MEMRI helpfully gathered the Arab and Iranian reactions to the Sep 11 attacks five years after the fact and presented them in this 43...

Published Sun, Sep 11 2011 5:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

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