Marines halt study critical of MRAP program

[RamboLiberal]

Source: USA Today

The Marine Corps has ordered a civilian scientist to stop work on a report critical of its efforts to obtain new armored vehicles, saying he exceeded his authority, a Marine official said Tuesday.

Franz Gayl, a retired Marine officer and civilian science adviser, alleged in a Jan. 22 report that "gross mismanagement" of the program to quickly field Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles had resulted in the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of Marines in Iraq. Gayl had planned to continue his investigation.

"He's been told to stop any further work," said Col. David Lapan, a Marine spokesman. "It's gotten beyond its initial purpose."

Lapan said Gayl exceeded his authority by writing about MRAPs because the proposal that requested the report never specifically mentioned the new armored vehicles by name.



Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2008-02-26-marines_N.htm

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Wow big surprise in this administration that the whistleblower is silenced.

[pattmarty]

1. Gee, ya think Marines would want to protect Marines.

[Journeyman]

2. Yesterday, my wife told me there was a gas leak in the attic. . .

fortunately, I told her to stop looking up there and to not think about it. Whew. We're safe now. No telling where we'd be if she'd had her way and done something about it.

Think I'll light up this here cigar to celebrate my good fortune . . .