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"Yeah, the same cops that got bribed by Murdoch's Newscorp will really investigate thoroughly"

Tinfoil hat engaged.


Point of killing an informant who already informed?

7/19/2011 1:25:43 PM

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"Tinfoil hat engaged. Point of killing an informant who already informed? "

As a warning to others.

Seriously, it doesn't take a tinfoil hat to believe someone would be murdered over costing someone millions or billions of dollars.

People get murdered for much less.

7/19/2011 1:28:27 PM

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"Point of killing an informant who already informed?"

Making an example out of him. There are other potential informants out there who are watching this unfold and haven't yet made the decision to blow the whistle or not.

7/19/2011 1:30:37 PM

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"A Dallas woman and her mother were arrested this week for attempting to hire a hit man. According to the police, Tammie Lafawne Lewis offered someone $25,000 to kill her father so that she and her mother could collect on his insurance policy. "

http://www.slate.com/id/2212322/

7/19/2011 1:30:41 PM

I suppose the question is whether it was on behalf of News Corporation or of one of several government agencies / political factions that may be exposed. Given that News Corporation is pretty much deep-sixed at this point, I would lean toward the latter.

7/19/2011 2:33:37 PM

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"London police have proof in smoking-gun emails that former News of the World editor Andy Coulson knew of bribes paid to police officers, Reuters reported Thursday. The evidence, Reuters said, comes in an email exchange between Coulson – who after leaving the paper became spokesman for a time for now-Prime Minister David Cameron – and Clive Goodman, the paper’s then-royals correspondent."

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/59551.html#ixzz1Slnk2fgG

7/21/2011 3:41:27 PM

http://www.murdochleaks.org/

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" "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke) What is This? With the recent phone hacking scandal surrounding Rupert Murdoch's News of the World and other aspects of his empire, it's become evident that the fourth estate has failed so it's time to invoke the fifth estate. And what is that? - It is You! Submissions. We will accept tips or evidence of wrong doing relating to Rupert Murdoch's affiliated institutions such as News International and News Corporation. We do not accept rumor, opinion or material that is publicly available elsewhere. Credible submissions will be distributed to our network of journalists (actual journalists) and law enforcement agencies in the UK, the US and Australia. We will not publish anything ourselves. Why us? We use anonymous technology to protect whistleblowers so they can confidently submit information that is in the public interest. How To Submit Information Anonymously. Step 1) Download and Install the Tor Browser. (Windows, Mac OS X, Other) why? Step 2) Close all other Internet Browsers. (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari etc) Step 3) Open the Tor Browser. Step 4) Use https://check.torproject.org to check if the Tor Browser is correctly installed. Step 5) Open the 'Murdoch Leaks' website using the Tor Browser. Step 6) Click on the 'Submit a Tip or Document' link. * You can submit without Tor although anonymity can not be guaranteed. (hint: Internet cafe) * Contact us at info@murdochleaks.com (PGP Key) Technically challenged? Secure email * Check on the status of a previous submission here."

7/25/2011 12:54:06 PM

Now is a good time to buy News Corp. stock. They'll do a little spring cleaning and be back on top in no time.

7/25/2011 5:30:50 PM

Erich Holder is going to be probing Rupert Murdoch.

8/25/2011 9:10:59 PM

You sound jealous.

[Edited on August 25, 2011 at 9:13 PM. Reason : always the bridesmaid...]

8/25/2011 9:13:27 PM

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"Erich Holder is going to be probing Rupert Murdoch."

Eric Holder is a political hack.

He recommended President Clinton pardon Mark Rich.

He recommended President Clinton grant clemency to the Boricua Popular Army (terrorist organization which in one incident killed members of the US military).

He said he was afraid Arizona's immigration law was going to lead to racial profiling. When asked about this by Congress, he admitted he based his opinion on news reports without actually reading the law.

He has said he will no longer enforce the Defense of Marriage Act.

He threw out the case against the New Black Panther Party because he thought it "does a great disservice to people who put their lives on the line for my people."

This is the Attorney General of the United States.

Why do we care who he investigates? He should investigate himself.

9/1/2011 10:24:58 PM

^ where did you copy and paste that post from?

because

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"He threw out the case against the New Black Panther Party because he thought it "does a great disservice to people who put their lives on the line for my people." "

Is a gross distortion of reality... i'm guessing Fox News web forums?

9/1/2011 11:13:37 PM

^either there or freerepublic.com

9/2/2011 1:41:57 AM

Wikipedia, but good try.

9/2/2011 9:33:04 AM

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"He has said he will no longer enforce the Defense of Marriage Act."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_of_Marriage_Act

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"Section 3, which prevents the federal government from recognizing the validity of same-sex marriages, has been found unconstitutional in two Massachusetts court cases, a California bankruptcy court case, and by the Obama administration. However, the court rulings are currently under appeal."

Why should we hold it against Eric that he refuses to enforce some homophobic unconstitutional law?

9/5/2011 11:45:13 AM

bump

3/28/2012 9:28:08 AM

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/murdochs-scandal/

I'm not sure if there's anything here that we didn't already know, but Frontline is generally a pretty fair news source.

Actually, I wasn't already familiar with Murdoch's plans with the Sky Satellite television.

And, apparently, he's facing a scandal in Australia regarding satellite television as well?

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/03/murdoch-tv-hacking/

3/28/2012 6:05:58 PM

3/28/2012 6:41:47 PM

rule #3 of the left. if you have an opposing voice: shut it down.


it's simple communism.

3/28/2012 7:24:24 PM

I think that may have been Murdoch's rule, as well.

[Edited on March 28, 2012 at 7:29 PM. Reason : Except, replace "an opposing voice" with "a competitor".]

3/28/2012 7:28:16 PM

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"ONDON — Rebekah Brooks , the former head of Rupert Murdoch ’s British newspaper empire and a close friend of Prime Minister David Cameron, was formally charged on Tuesday, along with her husband and four others, with perverting the course of justice in the phone hacking scandal that has burrowed deeply into British public life."

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/world/europe/rebekah-brooks-to-learn-if-she-will-face-charges.html

5/17/2012 12:07:11 PM