For those that missed it…here is the CNN Special Investigation Report that was on Lou Dobbs on November 25, 2008. If you are having problems seeing the video in Internet Explorer click HERE and see if that makes a difference.
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By Abbie Boudreau and Scott Bronstein
CNN Special Investigations Unit
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A contractor providing services to the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan has committed serious violations of its contract, mainly by conducting inadequate inspections of electrical wiring and grounding at American bases, according to Pentagon sources.

Ryan Maseth, a 24-year-old Green Beret, died [...]

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This article just came out in The New York Times and was published in Europe yesterday. I have to say…Jim Risen is my new favorite reporter.
Pentagon Finds Company Violated Its Contract on Electrical Work in Iraq
By James Risen
Published: October 24, 2008
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has rebuked its largest contractor in Iraq after a series of [...]

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KBR was issued a Level III Corrective Action Request (CAR) approximately 12 days after Congressman Waxman, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform brutally called KBR, the Department of Defense (DoD) and the  Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)  to task for their roles in the lack of oversight and maintenance at Radwaniyah Palace [...]

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Senator Casey, a democrat from Pennsylvania asks General Petraeus for an update to the electrocution issues in Iraq.
General Petraeus reports that the dedicated Task Force he established earlier this year has begun to implement action plans to reduce the risk of electrocution, shocks and electrical fires;
General Petraeus has asked the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center, [...]

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When I first heard that KBR was claiming all electrical installations in Iraq were being done to the British Standards and not the U.S. National Electrical Code (NEC) I just about fell out of my chair laughing. This, they claim, is why the electrical installations in Iraq don’t meet US Codes. I totally disregarded this [...]

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