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KBR Guilty Of “Negligent Homicide” In Soldier’s Death Says Army
Military contractor KBR is guilty of negligent homicide in a soldier’s death according to the Army:
An Army investigation called the electrocution death of a U.S. soldier in Iraq a “negligent homicide” caused by military contractor KBR Inc. and two of its supervisors, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.
An Army criminal investigator said the manner of death for Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth, 24, of Pittsburgh, has been changed from accidental to negligent homicide because the contractor failed to ensure that “qualified electricians and plumbers” worked on the barracks where Maseth died, according to the document.
I’ve been a pretty staunch defender of KBR and Halliburton because democrats always try and scapegoat them for everything, but this case is absolutely horrible and indefensible. Our soldiers have enough to worry about in Iraq without surviving a mission only to be electrocuted to death in the shower.
As many as 18 servicemen have died as a result of half-ass wiring thanks to KBR. That is an absolute outrage and since the democrats are seething to investigate something they should investigate that. KBR has overcharged the government in Iraq with impunity and now it’s killing our servicemen.
KBR has done some good work in Iraq, but I’ve come to believe there really hasn’t been sufficient oversight by Congress. The problem is that KBR does so much in Iraq and Afghanistan that the U.S. government can’t really cancel their contracts. Everything would grind to a stand still without them.
I guess you could call them — too big to fail. (I know, not again!)
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While sad that a US soldier was eletrocuted, KBR does not have to follow US state laws regarding electrical installations. Codes are set by indvidual states. The Army does not have these strict guidelines. For those working on the bases be as careful as possible.
KBR a subsidiary of Holliburton, the same company Dick Cheney worked for and gave billions of taxpayer dollars in non-bid contracts for Iraq, another thing we can thank the Bush administration for the unnecessary death of our American soldiers, just when we think they have done enough to us there’s more.
SailingWindward,
That is where I have to disagree. I don’t make the same connections that liberals do. Halliburton got those contracts because they were the best company for the job. They were also the only company that could handle a contract as large as Iraq and Afghanistan.
I know you would love to have another thing to blame Bush for, but you’ll have to look elsewhere for that.