Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Latest Breaking News
In reply to the discussion: REVEALED: Marine murderer lost his job as nuclear engineer in Ohio after TEN DAYS for failing [View all]Fred Friendlier
(81 posts)46. That sounds plausible
I remember the days of the GE Funhouse back in the mid eighties, with the booming economy they hired any engineer who could draw breath. Like you say, they collected paychecks while sitting at long tables in cavernous halls and waited for clearances and contracts and deals to be finalized. Boom and bust, very wasteful. The rubber band wars were legendary.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
50 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
REVEALED: Marine murderer lost his job as nuclear engineer in Ohio after TEN DAYS for failing [View all]
snagglepuss
Jul 2015
OP
Wonder what he was learning or who he was connecting with on the "mystery" trips,
TwilightGardener
Jul 2015
#1
He was connecting with his grandmother and uncle, who live in Jordan
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2015
#17
The DM reporter makes the same qualification. The reporter is not responsible for the headlines
snagglepuss
Jul 2015
#29
But you haven't worked in the nuclear industry. That is not to say I have but
snagglepuss
Jul 2015
#19
The Daily Mail or, "the messenger" as you like to call it, deserves to be shot....
DonViejo
Jul 2015
#12
Yes they do, they call him a terrorist and the crime an act of terror, check out the link, it's
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2015
#23
They changed the headline. As per LBN rules I copied and pasted the headline as it was.
snagglepuss
Jul 2015
#25
Thank you for providing the documentation to show this Daily Mail article is NOT
DonViejo
Jul 2015
#13
With the number of posts over the years about whistleblowers in the nuclear industry,
snagglepuss
Jul 2015
#22
Agree 100-percent. And yeah, there's a strange disconnect between the present and then for many.
Octafish
Jul 2015
#28
Here's the continued: the names named in that Saudi/Pakistani/Israel network the FBI was wiretapping
leveymg
Jul 2015
#34
That's scary someone works 10 days in the nuclear industry before passing a background
doc03
Jul 2015
#35