May 2012 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Belated congrats to Obama on the death of Osama

I spent plenty of pixels given the President grief for his disgraceful use of the OBL raid for political purposes. I also want to congratulate him for greenlighting the operation. A bad man is dead and the world is a better place. Well done sir.

Published Thu, May 03 2012 12:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Now emails are truth Military has a prostitution culture declares Lew Rockwell blog

Stumbled across this during my inter-tube travels. Had to wash my hands afterward. Apparently there’s a “prostitution culture” in the military, or so declares this fellow: The account of the Secret Service and members of the military using the services...

Published Wed, May 02 2012 11:54 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Muslim Brotherhood in America

The Arab Spring has shown one thing for certain, the Muslim Brotherhood is a bigger power than most people wanted to admit. They are the old school Islamists who have tried to change their public image to something a little more warm and fuzzy. In the...

Published Wed, May 02 2012 1:35 PM by BLACKFIVE

Owen West's "The Snake Eaters" And Can the U.S. Build a Foreign Army?

Owen West is publishing excerpts from his book - The Snake Eaters: An Unlikely Band of Brothers and the Battle for the Soul of Iraq - in Slate in order to answer the question of whether we (the USA) can build a foreign Army. ...The problem is, advisers...

Published Wed, May 02 2012 1:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Books

About spiking the bin Laden football (update)

This does an adequate job of saying what needs to be said: “Unseemly” describes it best. But when the rest of your record is so abysmal, unseemly is all you have. As for the rest of it: The truth is that getting bin Laden was the top counterterrorism...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 11:41 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Mother Jones defends Obama from lying liars

I know all of us here at BLACKFIVE consider Mother Jones to be one of the most reputable and respected publications around. So it is especially gratifying for me to be honored by them in a recent compilation of the "9 most compelling arguments about...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 9:12 PM by BLACKFIVE

C.O.P. Entry Control Point

U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy Mulloy of 15th Psychological Operations Battalion, 2nd Psychological Operations Group, Tactical Psychological Operations Team 1556, provides security at an entry control point at Contingency Operating Post Pirtle King, Kunar province...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 4:49 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Dear Spirit Airlines, Is A Boycott Really Worth $197?

I don’t fly Spirit Airlines nor will I if this is any indication of how they treat veterans dying of esophageal cancer who are restricted by the doctors from flying after a “non-refundable” flight was booked: Spirit Airlines is finding out that if you...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 4:53 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Justice Was Served - A Thank You To All Who Serve

With our nation's Public Enemy No. 1 brought to justice, NRA Life of Duty salutes those who have served, defended and protected our country through the last decade. You won't seek recognition, but there is no one more deserving. Thank you.

Published Tue, May 01 2012 2:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Warrior 100K

On April 26-28, 2012, twenty servicemen and women wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan joined President George W. Bush for a 100 kilometer mountain bike ride in Palo Duro Canyon State Park. As part of the George W. Bush Presidential Center’s Military Service...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 1:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

The 2012 Warrior Games Opens!

Retired Army veteran Melissa Stockwell and Royal Marine Capt. Simon Maxwell from Croydon, England, carry the torch after lighting the cauldron to kick off the 2012 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 30, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 1:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Sergeant Josh Laughery - Someone You Should Know

Today, SGT Laughery will be awarded the Silver Star for his valor during a fight in Afghanistan. With his leadership hit and five of his squard wounded in an ambush, SGT Laughery took charge, set up firing positions, began medical treatment of the wounded...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 1:26 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

Coercive Interrogation led to bin Laden

All this patting himself on the back may lead to something other than just a pulled arm muscle for Obama. It seems he was not so gutsy in his call, is catching some well-deserved flak from the Special Ops community about possumming a ride on their backs...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 12:02 AM by BLACKFIVE

May 2012 - BlackFive

Syndication

Recent Posts

Tags

Archives

Belated congrats to Obama on the death of Osama

Now emails are truth Military has a prostitution culture declares Lew Rockwell blog

Muslim Brotherhood in America

Owen West's "The Snake Eaters" And Can the U.S. Build a Foreign Army?

About spiking the bin Laden football (update)

Mother Jones defends Obama from lying liars

C.O.P. Entry Control Point

Dear Spirit Airlines, Is A Boycott Really Worth $197?

Justice Was Served - A Thank You To All Who Serve

The Warrior 100K

The 2012 Warrior Games Opens!

Sergeant Josh Laughery - Someone You Should Know

Coercive Interrogation led to bin Laden