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Friday, March 21, 2008

more kbr in the news

NOT good news as usual. no 24 year old us service member should die in iraq. no 24 year old us service member should die in iraq because he or she WAS ELECTROCUTED WHILE SHOWERING
i don't know about you, but i had not heard this before
href="http://rawstory.com/news/mochila/Soldier_electrocutions_probed_in_Ir_03202008.html">Soldier electrocutions probed in Iraq
House Panel Investigating Electrocutions in Iraq, Including Pa. Soldier Killed While Showering
RAMESH SANTANAM
A U.S. House committee chairman has begun an investigation into the electrocutions of at least 12 service members in Iraq, including that of a Pittsburgh soldier killed in January by a jolt of electricity while showering. Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said Wednesday he has asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates to hand over documents relating to the management of electrical systems at facilities in Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth, 24, died Jan. 2 of cardiac arrest after being electrocuted while showering at his barracks in Baghdad.
Also Wednesday, Maseth's parents filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Allegheny County Court against KBR Inc., the Houston-based contractor responsible for maintaining Maseth's barracks.
The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages and costs, alleges that KBR allowed U.S. troops to continue using electrical systems "which KBR knew to be dangerous and knew had caused prior instances of electrocution."........

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