tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322271369444984672.post3626031612221214111..comments2023-11-05T02:28:57.754-06:00Comments on indict dick cheney: why is staff sergeant ryan d. maseth, special forces, dead? chairman waxman wants to know about electrocutions.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322271369444984672.post-45935123799995445952008-07-17T21:47:00.000-05:002008-07-17T21:47:00.000-05:00Tonight, the New York Times is reporting this -- i...Tonight, <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/18/world/middleeast/18contractors.html?hp" REL="nofollow">the New York Times</A> is reporting this -- in sworn statements, a Pentagon official has already laid much of the blame for the death of Sgt. Maseth at the feet of KBR:<BR/><BR/><I>. . .“KBR has been at R.P.C. for over four years and <B>was fully aware of the safety hazards, violations and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322271369444984672.post-63375913051429359032008-06-22T23:11:00.000-05:002008-06-22T23:11:00.000-05:00I was an electrician in Iraq and am saddened by wh...I was an electrician in Iraq and am saddened by what I have just learned. I am blogging about this as well. <BR/><BR/>I am looking for other KBR electricians that can aid in an investigation of these tragic incidents by sharing their insights and experiences. It doesn't matter where in Iraq they worked. We all know how it was. email me at mssparky@mssparky.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322271369444984672.post-50558680253706549202008-05-28T22:59:00.000-05:002008-05-28T22:59:00.000-05:00A casualty of friendly wire.A casualty of friendly wire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322271369444984672.post-86855280169328213052008-04-15T11:05:00.000-05:002008-04-15T11:05:00.000-05:00fair enough, spartacus. i do not fault individuals...fair enough, spartacus. i do <BR/>not fault individuals, so <BR/>much as the entity KBR. <BR/>KBR bid this contract,<BR/>won it, took it, and <BR/>promised to perform.<BR/><BR/>that, it seems, it did not do.<BR/><BR/>this is less about KBR's rank-<BR/>and-file employees, whose honor<BR/>and integrity were never in <BR/>question -- at least, not by me -- and<BR/>much much more about a government<condorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11014613306197942748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322271369444984672.post-28020159407369206912008-04-15T11:01:00.000-05:002008-04-15T11:01:00.000-05:00Spartacus said...Please take a moment to learn abo...Spartacus said...<BR/><BR/>Please take a moment to learn about the maintenance system that the US Govt. has imposed upon KBR. Most of the KBR employees are former career military folks. They love the military. However, it is strictly forbidden to do Level A maintenence on a Level B structure. Please don’t be quick to hang this Heroe’s tragic and uneccessary death on KBR. There are other areas Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322271369444984672.post-36864552035554976592008-03-21T17:51:00.000-05:002008-03-21T17:51:00.000-05:00hey, anon. no. 2 -- (yes, you,anonymous commenter ...hey, anon. no. 2 -- (yes, you,<BR/>anonymous commenter no. 4 --<BR/>the person who posted from <BR/>Kellog Brown & Root, yep,<BR/>in Arlington, Virginia!). . .<BR/><BR/>did you read what anon. no. 1,<BR/>the first commenter above, wrote?<BR/><BR/>it seems he <I>also</I> was a friend of<BR/>ryan's. so, it seems there is a<BR/>divergence of opinion, here.<BR/><BR/>and i think that is healthy.<BR/><condorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11014613306197942748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322271369444984672.post-33606027674157372082008-03-21T11:08:00.000-05:002008-03-21T11:08:00.000-05:00I knew Ryan, I went through MOS-Q and I graduated ...I knew Ryan, I went through MOS-Q and I graduated with him, why are you using his tragic death to protest the war that he fought? He was a great SF operator and loved his country; I don’t think he would appreciate being used as a tool pawn of protest. it is unfortunate that he met such an unfortunate end but a large number of people die every day from accidents, a large number of people in Iraq Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322271369444984672.post-57406637593768089732008-03-20T08:28:00.000-05:002008-03-20T08:28:00.000-05:00UPDATE on Ryan's case:. . .Yesterday, in a quest f...UPDATE on <A HREF="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08080/866606-85.stm" REL="nofollow">Ryan's case</A>:<BR/><BR/><I>. . .Yesterday, in a quest for someone to be held accountable, Sgt. Maseth's parents sued KBR Inc., the multibillion-dollar contractor hired to maintain and repair the electrical infrastructure at the Radwaniyah Palace complex in Baghdad, a former estate of Saddam Hussein, where Sgt.condorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11014613306197942748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322271369444984672.post-6048691078468059012008-03-19T22:21:00.000-05:002008-03-19T22:21:00.000-05:00i am honored to have anyonewho knew this fine youn...i am honored to have anyone<BR/>who knew this fine young man<BR/>visit this humble blog.<BR/><BR/>thank you for commenting, anon.<BR/><BR/>may his passing not be in vain.<BR/><BR/>we should all remember him in our<BR/>own ways -- and may anyone res-<BR/>ponsible for any negligent-wiring<BR/>in the servicemens' showers be<BR/>brought to justice -- to answer<BR/>for it. our men and women deserve<condorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11014613306197942748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322271369444984672.post-73526736624451285022008-03-19T21:21:00.000-05:002008-03-19T21:21:00.000-05:00Thank you so much for writing this.. Ryan Maseth w...Thank you so much for writing this.. Ryan Maseth was a wonderful person and gave a life full of sacrifices to keep America Free and Safe. Its ashame to see rich Capitalistic War Profiteers such as KBR cheat our country, our tax dollar, our economy, and ultimately my best friends life. Please support your soldiers and freedom protectors and not such COs like KBR who give America a bad image and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com