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Pentagon plays down electrocution of US soldiers in Iraq
The London News.Net
Friday 18th July, 2008
A US Senate panel has been made aware of more inferior electrical work by a private contractor on military bases in Iraq.
The panel investigating the electrocutions of Americans on bases in Iraq was told last week by electricians who had been employed in Iraq, that employees of the KBR company had little electrical expertise and some could not even speak English.
While the Pentagon has said thirteen US soldiers had been electrocuted in Iraq since September 2003, the panel has now been informed the problems could be more widespread than the Pentagon has admitted.
The New York Times has reported that many more people have been injured, some seriously, by shocks.
At least 283 electrical fires also broke out in American military facilities, destroying or damaging property.
KBR said last week that an internal investigation had not turned up evidence of a link between its work and the electrocutions.
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` ~galljdaj+
07-18-08, 07:50 AM |
Pentagon plays down electrocution of US staff in Iraq
Truth in Accounting is a Problem in numerous ways, but should never be involved by way of Political Decisions made Our Employees we call Elected Officials!
Truth should be automatic and complete!
We have numerous Government Expenses that do not get Booked into Our Budget! They get Hidden by Design!
One such condition that is central to the Article is the outsourcing of the War to Contractors.
The 'true costs' are not assigned, so cheating by a contractor does not turn up in reports. It takes the investigation arm to find the 'faults' often years too late!
Problems like the costs of the deaths of Military Personal due to non combatant events do not show up against the decision that caused it. Shoddy workmanship! And its no accident being shoddy.
The Costs of the Warring, is replicating the Lack of Truth in Accountinng set up to Report Our Other Costs like Social Security, and , Medicare Costs.
Booking Costs Truthfully is essential to good management decisions! Including all costs in reports and graphs is needed for Correst or best decision making.
The reason all items are not booked, i.e., controlled by reports and included, IS BECAUSE OUR EMPLOYEES ELECTED EMPLOYEES DO NOT WANT US TO KNOW THE TRUTH OF HOW WELL THEY ARE DOING OUR WORK!
It is more than time for the People to take back Our Government, And begin telling the Workers what they must do! Not the other way around of Royalty.
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~`galjdaj+
07-18-08, 09:24 AM |
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what I really meant to say was “Dah”. Silly that I could not finish my thought procdess. What else is new?
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` ~galljdaj+
07-18-08, 10:40 AM |
The Police often have said 'theives' are not too smart.
You poster 9:24 am a wanbee and a petty theif may be skewd right and suffer more than the average criminal.
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Oliver Clotheshoffe
07-18-08, 12:04 PM |
This story is shocking !
I can’t believe watt I’m reading here !
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