US Army finds Iraq electrocution death accidental

Source: Reuters

The U.S. Army has found that the death of Staff Sergeant Ryan Maseth, who was electrocuted while showering at a Baghdad base in January 2008, was accidental, the Defense Department said on Friday.

A Senate panel had said in May that the electrocution of Maseth, as well as three other soldiers and a contractor, was linked to wiring work carried out by engineering company and military contractor KBR Inc

The chairman of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee said at the time the panel had learned that Maseth's death had been reclassified from "accidental" to "negligent homicide."

But the Defense Department said in a statement on Friday that after an 11-month probe, the Criminal Investigation Division concurred with the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Medical Examiner in finding the manner of Maseth's death to be accidental.

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If the American Public is so stupid as to believe that it take 11 months to figure out the something is wired wrong, or does not meet minimum safety standards that have been in place for 50 years, then they deserve to keep shoveling money into the Military like there is no tomorrow.

There probably isn't if we keep barreling down the road like this.

Incredible fucking stupidity.

are free to do as they choose without repercussion.

Big surprisse.