Green Beret electrocuted in shower on Iraq base

# Story Highlights
# At least 12 U.S. troops have been electrocuted in Iraq from wiring problems
# Ryan Maseth, 24, died January 2 while taking a shower on base
# "I truly couldn't believe he would be electrocuted," his mom says
# Defense Department inspector general, Congress launch investigation

CNN
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Note the attempts as covering up as stated in the article. Once again, someone in the military lied to prevent knowledge of the US's failure to adequately provide for its own.

Also read some of the comments by CNN readers below the article.

Your story is the typical crap of the deep psychosis of liberalism.

I am an electronics technician. I have electrocuted myself dozens of times while wearing our country's uniform. Throw a parade for me if you're that concerned for me.

Rather than waste your time with this stuff, ask yourself some questions:

1) When was the last time any liberal journaist reported on the number of times marine units ran out of MRE's because they drove through poverty-stricken neighborhoods?

2) When was the last time any liberal journalist reported the fact that we have, since the first day of the invasion, treated Iraqi soldiers in our hospitals then set them free?

3) When was the last time any liberal journalist reported that, at this moment, every person serving overseas enlisted DURING A TIME OF WAR, not during a time of peace, and knew exactly where they would be shipped before signing on (there is not a single exception anywhere in any service)?

4) When was the last time any liberal journalist reported on the civic action programs in Iraq that have been conducted since the first day of the invasion? (Do you even know what a "civic action program" is?)

5) When was the last time any liberal journalist did a story on the Sons of Iraq? (Have you even heard of them?)

6) When was the last time any liberal journalist did a story on the chances of being wounded or killed in action (3% and 2/10%, respectively--better odds than many heavy industries in the US)?

7) When was the last time any liberal journalist did a story on the reprisals perpetrated by terrorists to punish Iraqi's for giving them up to us (for example, in Baquba, the town where we bombed Zarqawi, all citizens were executed, all the children were beheaded, and all the livestock was killed)?

I think I could probably come up with several dozen more headlines that are far more important than how much someone "thinks" Bush supports the troops. (Only a liberal would be arrogant and judgmental enough to think such a thing can actually be known with any certainty and is actually worth discussion.)

More importantlly, we veterans KNOW that our president is behind us and we love him for it.

Hey DG...I like this guy

LOL, I thought you might. Well, the Left had Valor D, and now the Right has Vet. The way I see it is that both had a few basic good ideas, but both go (in VD's case, went) too far to the extreme, and neither relied on facts to make judgments, rather choosing to squeeze facts into pre-determined positions. It looks good if you believe what he does, but not if you examine things too closely.



(I apologize for mixing verb tenses, but not doing so would have been to difficult to write.)

Quite frankly, I am a bit confused about the topic line of this thread. Did George Bush fail to properly ground the water pump? Or is it the prospect of a lie/cover-up in the military? And is that condoned by the administration?

From the CIA article on CNN that I linked to -

Army documents obtained by CNN show that U.S.-paid contractor Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) inspected the building and found serious electrical problems a full 11 months before Maseth was electrocuted.

KBR noted "several safety issues concerning the improper grounding of electrical devices." But KBR's contract did not cover "fixing potential hazards." It covered repairing items only after they broke down.

Only after Maseth died did the Army issue an emergency order for KBR to finally fix the electrical problems, and that order was carried out soon thereafter.

In an internal e-mail obtained by CNN, a Navy captain admits that the Army should have known "the extent of the severity of the electrical problems." The e-mail then says the reason the Army did not know was because KBR's inspections were never reviewed by a "qualified government employee."

It seems to me that a man who wants to take credit for what a military has done should have the stones to shoulder the blame for what it failed to do. But maybe "The Buck Stops Here" only refers to one definition of "buck."

Of course, maybe it is all KBR's fault. If so, who hired these guys? Was it, by chance, a no-bid contract?

Your choice, but no matter which way you choose, 12 guys died unnecessarily because someone failed to do his job.

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The way I see it is that both had a few basic good ideas, but both go (in VD's case, went) too far to the extreme, and neither relied on facts to make judgments, rather choosing to squeeze facts into pre-determined positions.

You talk a good game now pony up.

Name the facts that I've squeezed and I'd be happy to let you in on my sources if I haven't already.

Vet, I haven't the time or the desire. Fortunately, the others are taking care of it, including some on the Right.

Why is it that people who do not agree on anything, I mean I on the one hand, and NNN, DG, Fred, and Frank on the other, come to together to disagree with Veteran/Mahal/Bunkboy? Could it be that, despite our disagreements, we maintain some mutual respect in our posts, while Veteran/Mahal/Bunkboy treats everyone like excrement?

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Originally posted by DorianGreyed:
Vet, I haven't the time or the desire. Fortunately, the others are taking care of it, including some on the Right.

Baloney, you have plenty of time (or is the act of making empty accusations just a game to you?)

Tell you what, leave the question open. Next time you think you need some backup from me, point it out, that way you don't have to search the rolls.

I aim to please.

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Originally posted by juanruiz:
Why is it that people who do not agree on anything, I mean I on the one hand, and NNN, DG, Fred, and Frank on the other, come to together to disagree with Veteran/Mahal/Bunkboy? Could it be that, despite our disagreements, we maintain some mutual respect in our posts, while Veteran/Mahal/Bunkboy treats everyone like excrement?

No, it's simpler than that.

I represent something that liberals avoid at all costs: honesty. When something like integrity rears it's ugly head, liberals make fun, call names and make excuses. When they do, I smell weakness.

Perhaps I'm a bit more aggressive than this fictional society of good manners that you think everyone measures up to, but in this post, you are capable of vitriol yourself, and therefore you take the last liberal strategy: you pull everyone together and pretend they're all with you.

(While you're at it, check out all the locked topics that I never participated in, and then tell me I'm the only one disrupting your Utopia.)

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you are capable of vitriol yourself, and therefore you take the last liberal strategy

I am likely the last person anyone but you would accuse of being a liberal, seeing I am on record as being against national health insurance, government confiscation of income, redistribution of the wealth, and whole list of other things. But believe what you wish. When are you going to hit the Religions board?

btw, how old are your kids now? They must be close to school age.

I didn't call you a liberal, I implied that you were a hypocrite. Do you need some help rereading my post?

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I implied that you were a hypocrite.

I'm not surprised. Ad hominems were always your forte. Do you still beat your wife?