December 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Infuriating idiocy about Islamists

This wins the prize for complete inability to admit the blisteringly freaking obvious point that al Qaeda is an Islamist terror group, they are at war with us and we are at war with them. It is sad reminder that our "leaders" would rather bury...

Published Wed, Dec 14 2011 10:10 PM by BLACKFIVE

Dec. 15 in US Military History

1791: The Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States, become law. 1862: Union Army Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside ends his disastrous series of frontal attacks against Gen. Robert E. Lee’s well-entrenched Confederate...

Published Thu, Dec 15 2011 5:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

Stache Bash

Below is our very own Grim, demonstrating proper safety techniques in growing manly facial hair... Stache-Bash donation site that benefits Soldiers Angels and Hire Heros here.

Published Sat, Dec 10 2011 12:07 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Mike Yon Is Totally Wrong about the Geneva Conventions

...and supposes (rhetorically) that soldiers could refuse deployment based on unlawful order. ...And so there it is. We are in violation of the Geneva Conventions in Afghanistan and are deceptively using the Red Cross. Is this prosecutable as a war crime...

Published Mon, Dec 05 2011 2:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

UJ Stache Bash

Best I could do between work meets.

Published Sat, Dec 10 2011 11:53 AM by BLACKFIVE

Dec. 13 in US Military History

1918: The US Army of Occupation crosses the Rhine and enters Germany. 1951: Air Force pilot George A. Davis Jr. shoots down four MiG-15 jets, the largest one-day total during the Korean War. Davis was the war's first double ace (10 kills) of the war...

Published Tue, Dec 13 2011 1:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Big Mistake or Legitimate Mistrust?

RE: Pakistan Kicks Us Out RE: Cross Border Casualties RE: MOH Awardee Tells BAE to Pound Sand (peripherally related) Some interesting developments with regards to the investigation into the friendly fire deaths of Pakistani troops along the border. And...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2011 11:38 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Semper Fi Willy Pete!

Sharon Rice-Weber, the better half of David Weber, sent me a link to a wonderful story about a special Marine in Afghanistan. Read it, and join me in telling WP to "Get Some!" LW

Published Tue, Dec 20 2011 5:44 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Dec. 5 in US Military History

1941: The USS Lexington (CV-2) departs Pearl Harbor with Marine dive bombers destined for Midway Island, leaving no carriers at the base as the Enterprise departed for Wake on Nov. 28. The mission saves the aircraft carrier from destruction in the Japanese...

Published Mon, Dec 05 2011 7:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

A Bit Chilly Up Here...

Just remember I warned you that nothing good could come from this, unless you choose to support the Brave and Honorable Men and Women who will receive greater care than they previously would have without the outstanding efforts of Soldiers' Angels...

Published Sat, Dec 10 2011 10:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Argentina going to make another run at the Falklands?

Over at Assoluta Tranquillita, there is concern over Argentine saber rattling that is reminiscent of 1982...

Published Tue, Dec 06 2011 12:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

Boom Jammer

A U.S. Marine carrying a Thor II backpack-mounted counter IED jammer provides security for key International Security Assistance Force coordinators and plans developers during a site visit to Zaranj in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, Dec. 2, 2011. The engagement...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2011 1:13 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Picture of the Week

Arab Spring Forward for Islamist parties

It looks like the elections in Egypt are being dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood (Islamists) and the Nour party (bats**t crazy Islamists). NRO's Andy McCarthy reads the tea leaves. It would be hard to overstate what a catastrophe the Egyptian elections...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2011 12:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

Re: Victory or Defeat?

While researching the other day, I came across this: Elections have consequences, people. I certainly hope that voters next year will elect a president and Congress that is more concerned with securing our nation than they are with advancing a political...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2011 11:15 PM by BLACKFIVE

Au Revoir Iraq

Years ago, I watched in horror as an arrogant and foolish administration came into office with the naive belief that a major threat was gone. One that honestly seemed to believe that not only was it gone, but it had never been a real threat or problem...

Published Sat, Dec 17 2011 11:16 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

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