Greetings, y'all are sitting to podcast number 148 of Blaster Eye.

I'm your host Jack Hark, great to have you on board.

You'll hear how US soldiers in Iraq are being electrocuted due to fault the

electrical work performed by private contractors hired under the bush

policy of privatization and how this perfectly illustrates so much of what's

wrong with right-wing ideology and policies. Also a quick blast you'll listen to

and then learn how to debunk a major right-wing talking point about corporate

taxes. Let's get right into it. Your sources today include

the New York Times, CNN, Reuters, common dreams.org, MSNBC.com, MPR.org, the

Associated Press, The Boss and Globe, and Fox News. Let me tell you about a

couple of tragic incidents. Back in 2004 Ron Vance was a sergeant in the

California Army National Guard. This 57-year-old was stationed in Iraq and went

into the shower. He was knocked out cold by an electrical shock which caused

burns on his back and shoulders. Staff Sergeant Christopher Lee Everett was in the

Texas Army National Guard in 2005 when he was electrocuted in Iraq while using a

power washer to clean a vehicle. His death was caused by a short circuit in the

device. He was only 23 years old. Green beret staff sergeant Ryan Masseth was

stationed at a base in Iraq that used to be one of Saddam's palaces. This 24-year-old

Pittsburgh native stepped into the shower in January 2008. Quote, the water

pump was not properly grounded and when he turned on the shower a jolt of

electricity shot through his body and electrocuted him. The surging current

left burn marks across his body even sinjing his hair. Army reports show that he

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