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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 18 > Shock risks at bases in Iraq worse than Pentagon said

Shock risks at bases in Iraq worse than Pentagon said

By James Risen / The Bulletin
July 18, 2008

WASHINGTON — Shoddy electrical work by private contractors on U.S. military bases in Iraq is widespread and dangerous, causing more deaths and injuries from fires and shocks than the Pentagon has acknowledged, according to internal Army documents.

During just one six-month period....

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