October 2012 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

What the Presidental Debate Moderators Could Learn from the C.I.A.

Over at Foreign Policy, Amy Zegart has a short but interesting theory that the Presidential debate moderators could learn a thing or two about picking germaine foreign policy topics from the Central Intelligence Agency. ...In the 2000 election, terrorism...

Published Thu, Oct 25 2012 6:41 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Bust Their Chops

If you were the Taliban, what would you do?

Is there anyone out there that can manage to keep their freakin' mouth shut? Anyone? The retreat of western forces from Afghanistan could come sooner than expected, the head of Nato has said as he conceded that the recent Taliban strategy of "green...

Published Tue, Oct 02 2012 3:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Colonel makes case against COIN in Afghanistan

Although a fan of counterinsurgency (COIN) in certain cases, I have publicly opposed the population-centric model of COIN utilized in Afghanistan for several years. But I am safe at home and feel that we should defer to those whose lives depend on how...

Published Mon, Oct 15 2012 7:02 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Reckless Vs. Feckless - Reactions to Romney vs. Obama on Foreign Policy

Here's a rundown of what the big news agencies think about Mitt Romney's foreign policy speech: FoxNews loves it (I'm shocked)... The NY Times blasts it (again, I'm shocked)... ...He said he would toughen sanctions on Iran. If he intends...

Published Mon, Oct 08 2012 11:59 PM by BLACKFIVE

Latest Ranger Up Video - Don't Stop Believin' Parody

Awesome...rich guys scheming...Harvard people...

Published Mon, Oct 08 2012 11:41 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Humor, Video Channels, Military Humor

Book Review: Into the Fire

The following review is a special provided to BlackFive readers by Elise Cooper. Into The Fire, written by Dakota Meyer and Bing West, is a first hand account of the 2009 battle in Ganjigal, Afghanistan. The reader will get a glimpse into why Dakota is...

Published Thu, Oct 18 2012 2:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Do We Need Service Secretaries?

An interesting and intriguing idea from former SECDEF Harold Brown. Mr. Brown posits the idea that, in an era of bloated gov't/defense, one area where cuts could occur and not negatively impact readiness is to eliminate the Service Secretaries and...

Published Thu, Oct 18 2012 11:06 PM by BLACKFIVE

Didn't We Just Have A Conversation About This?

I mean, it seems to me like we might have just been talking abut this this week... Evidently, when you leave some ass-clown who you were in an active gunfight with during a combat operation to die the death he deserves, you can be charged with murder...

Published Thu, Oct 18 2012 5:55 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders

Biden wrong on Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya etc. etc.

If anyone can point out something Biden was ever right about, I would appreciate it. Greyhawk has a beautiful example of just how completely full of malarkey Biden is. He, and Obama, tried to help lose the war in Iraq when President Bush and Gen. Petraeus...

Published Fri, Oct 12 2012 1:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

Obama killed Osama

He shot him in the eye remember? I don't see how you could forget, with the relentless end zone dancing in speeches, ads and as the cornerstone of O's "I ended al Qaeda"reelection slogan. Which brings me to the campaign propaganda disgrace...

Published Mon, Oct 15 2012 9:43 AM by BLACKFIVE

Ted Turner says "It's Good U.S. Troops Are Committing Suicide"

Via Breitbart - According to Ted Turner, it's a good thing that troops are committing suicide: Due to autoplay, I've replaced the video with a link. Go here to Breitbart to see it. What. A. Douche. Bag. [hat tip to reader M.A.D. for sending the...

Published Fri, Oct 26 2012 5:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Romney foreign policy speech

There is plenty of room to take on the "successes" of the current administration. This is a good start for Mitt. h/t NRO. Below are excerpts of the foreign-policy address, “The Mantle of Leadership,” Mitt Romney will give today at Virginia Military...

Published Mon, Oct 08 2012 12:52 AM by BLACKFIVE

Book Reviews: "Mad River" and "Stolen Prey"

The following is a special provided by Elise Cooper for BlackFive readers. You can read all of our book reviews by clicking here or the Books category on the sidebar. John Sandford latest books, Mad River, a Virgil Flowers novel, and Stolen Prey, a Lucas...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2012 12:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Oct. 26 in U.S. military history

1909: U.S. Army Lt. (future brig. gen.) Frederick Erastus Humphreys becomes the first Army aviator to solo in a heavier-than-air craft – the Wright Flyer – following three hours of instruction by Wilbur Wright. 1922: Lt. Commander Godfrey de Courcelles...

Published Fri, Oct 26 2012 3:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

How to build useful forces to fight in Libya

There is a good piece in Foreign Policy by Roger Carstens about what it actually takes to spin up a special ops capability in Libya that might actually do some good. It is easy to talk about this, and make powerpoint slides and speechify. But the ground...

Published Thu, Oct 25 2012 10:56 PM by BLACKFIVE

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