December 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

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

Koblenz Evacuated To Defuse Monster WWII Bomb

Half the German city of Koblenz, about 45,000 people, will be evacuated this weekend to defuse a two ton bomb found in the Rhine River when its waters ran abnormally low. It was probably dropped by a British Lancaster during a bombing raid on the night...

Published Fri, Dec 02 2011 10:31 PM by BLACKFIVE

Party Like It's Pyongyang

Wouldn't our army be bad ass if we had a brigade of sword-dancing, mini-skirted babe soldiers like the North Korean People's Army? All I'm saying is that we shouldn't dismiss good ideas just because they come from insane dictatorships...

Published Mon, Dec 05 2011 8:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

Dec. 23 in US Military History

1783: Three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War, Gen. George Washington resigns his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. 1941: Japanese troops conduct a second landing on Wake Island, supported...

Published Fri, Dec 23 2011 3:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

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Published Tue, Dec 27 2011 1:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

EFF No Longer Protects A****les?

If that's the case, then quite a few of us are in trouble. In fact, I would say almost everyone with a blog qualifies to some degree or another. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has long stood up for the rights of those involved in new and social...

Published Fri, Dec 30 2011 5:46 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Web/Tech

Some Get It, Some Don't

Those that get it: The team behind Act of Valor. In addition to Jimbo's post below, you can find Matt's original post here, and Froggy's follow-on post here. I got to see an extended trailer and such at Blog World LA, and all I can say is...

Published Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:41 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Bust Their Chops

MSGT William "Spanky" Gibson - Someone You Should Know

In May of 2006, in Ramadi, Iraq, a sniper hit MSGT Gibson in the leg, essentially destroying his knee. The result was that his leg had to be amputated before being sent back to the states for treatment. After his recovery from his injury, MSGT Gibson...

Published Thu, Dec 15 2011 2:03 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

No Holidays

Published Fri, Dec 16 2011 5:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Dec. 19 in US Military History

1777: Gen. George Washington's Continental Army establishes its winter camp at Valley Forge. 1862: Confederate cavalry under Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest dismantle railroad tracks north and south of Jackson, Tenn., disrupting Union supplies....

Published Mon, Dec 19 2011 1:14 AM by BLACKFIVE

Article 32 hearing for Manning underway

Bradley Manning is taking the first few steps toward a lengthy stay ay Club Leavenworth this week. The Army is conducting an Article 32 hearing (think Grand Jury) to determine if there is cause for a court martial. The good news is that there sure seems...

Published Mon, Dec 19 2011 11:22 PM by BLACKFIVE

Patriot missiles found on China bound ship

Your odd and disturbing national security story of the day: The MS Thor Liberty left port in Emden, northern Germany, on 13 December and docked two days later in Kotka, southern Finland, to pick up a cargo of anchor chains, said Finnish Customs spokesman...

Published Wed, Dec 21 2011 11:10 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Rotor Replenishment

An SA-330J Puma carries munitions from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a vertical replenishment mission in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 21, 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David A. Cox

Published Tue, Dec 06 2011 2:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Iowa State Professor Is the Latest in Academic Jackwagons

Over at the American Legion's Burn Pit, Mothax presents us another academic disconnected from reality: I read in Tuesday's Iowa State Daily that the College Republicans have begun collecting sundries for U.S. soldiers serving in Afghanistan and...

Published Wed, Dec 07 2011 1:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

I Am Not Going To A Camp And You Aren't Going to A Camp....

And neither is anyone else that isn't part of Al-Qaeda or providing them material support.... But in case you haven't heard about this, it is all over the internet. Everyone, including those basement dwellers Anonymous, are all in a lather over...

Published Thu, Dec 08 2011 2:04 AM by BLACKFIVE