Public Multimedia and The Long War Journal are pleased to co-produce the first episode of Blackfive TV with the esteemed military weblog Blackfive. In the inaugural episode, Blackfive TV airs a segment on the Concerned Citizens, the grouping of local citizens, tribes, and former insurgents who have banded together to fight al Qaeda and the Shia extremists in thier communities.

This episode was filmed and produced by David Tate, who, along with Bill Roggio, was embedded with US forces in Baghdad and southern Baghdad province throughout September 2007 as part of PMI's efforts to chronicle the results of the surge. Further in the segment, Bill Roggio and Jim Hanson discuss the status of the surge, the rise of the concerned citizens, the prospects for reconciliation, and a host of other issues. With special thanks to Matt Burden, Jim Hanson, and David Tate.