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Murdoch scandal is Britain's Watergate and the mighty will fall

Posted on Friday, July 08, 2011 at 11:08 PM

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The hacking scandal in Britain will be that country's Watergate I predict, a spreading scandal and cancer that will eat away at the heart of the Britihs political, law enforcement and media establishment.

It may well take down Rupert Murdoch, described as the most power man in Britain since Winston Churchhill and the Prime Minister David Cameron as well.

The Murdoch question comes down to ala Watergate what did he know and when did he know it?

Did he know police officers were being bribed, did he know that phones of crime victims were being hacked?

We know his son knew that cops were being paid off-- it is not a huge stretch to imagine the father knew too.

Like Watergate the core of the problem will be the cover-up. It now appears that hundreds of thousands of files were deleted by News International in connection with past enquiries into hacking and police being paid off for tips.

Who was being copied on those files?

It also apears that Prime Minister Cameron ignored several warnings that the man he appointed his chief press sofficer, Andrew Coulson, had taken part in much more illegal activities than he had ever admitted.

Guardian editor Alan Rushbridger warned Cameron about Coulson and told him much worse was to come about phone hacking than had been revealed.

Cameron stupidly ignored the advice.

He may pay dearly. Not only was Coulson his press officer he was a close friend who introduced him to the inner circle of Murdoch's media world.They all became fast friends.

With News International head Rebekah Brooks saying that much worse it due to come out over the next few months, it is hard to see this scandal stopping any time soon.

It will inevitably land at Murdoch's door. Because his son has already admitted that he provided money to bribe British police officers he will be a definite casualty of this, as will Brooks who clearly knows where the bodies are buried.

Once Brooks is arrested she will face an obvious choice to either go to jail or take down those above her who knew.

The question she will be asked will be clear .

What did Rupert know and when did he know it?

Where have we heard that before?

The answer I believe will be that Rupert knew all about about what his newspapers were up to.

Watch this space.

I emailed a friend who work sat The Guardian last night. He promised much more to come.

This will get very interesting

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cillowen | Jul 09, 2011, 05:14 PM EDT

news of the world were always scrapers of the bottom of British shiite barrels.

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themurphia | Jul 09, 2011, 02:40 PM EDT

'There was a little girl and she had a little curl...right in the middle of her for'head...when she was good she was very very good and when she was *** she was....'you know the rest.... ....

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Nicomax | Jul 09, 2011, 01:28 PM EDT

Worth checking to see what the New York Post, The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, and maybe even FoxSports have been up to on this side of the pond.

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themurphia | Jul 09, 2011, 01:26 PM EDT

Yep..and Twinkletips is the key...she seems to be fireproof at the moment and should the matter be prosecuted would be likely to cut a deal and turn Queen's evidence in return for PII...Alan Rusbridger is the quintessence of integrity in my humble opinion...

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themurphia | Jul 09, 2011, 12:39 PM EDT

Mind you as far as I know NoWT journalists did not issue any 'death threats' to readers it took exception to...!

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themurphia | Jul 09, 2011, 12:28 PM EDT

jdi2269:Well some of us prefer integrity to style...!

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AengusOg | Jul 09, 2011, 12:02 PM EDT

Unfortunately, the Fourth Estate has become partisan in the extreme. CBS gave Dan Rather three strikes before he was out. David Gregory proved to be a public Bush baiter. On the day of President Reagan's death, NBC in NY had a Psych of some sort telling us that Reagan could not been as happy as he appeared because his father was an alcoholic. Yet when Wiener's scandal was news, there were no shrinks talking about President Clinton's 'no contest' exhibitionism. The liberal bias of the main stream media opened the door for Fox News. At least there is now an outlet through which we can hear the other side. Do the various media think we are too stupid to evaluate ideas and plans, so they simply pander to what they perceive as our "People Magazine" mentality? Endless hours of court tv and royal weddings while the Western world is going bankrupt. We are united by a great deal more than whatever separates us, despite what partisan media may emphasize.

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jdi2269 | Jul 09, 2011, 12:01 PM EDT

AT LEAST MURDOCH, UNLIKE YOU NIALL, HAS COMPETENT WRITERS!

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hancock | Jul 09, 2011, 10:31 AM EDT

Dream on.

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McNamara31 | Jul 09, 2011, 08:46 AM EDT

Murdoch and his band of merry men, have so distorted the news in America, half the country believes outright lies and negative innuendo of every type. His News Corp feeds the ignorant and is a blight to real journalism.

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McNamara31 | Jul 09, 2011, 08:26 AM EDT

Let's hope the cable rag "Fox News" falls with him as well.

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tullyallen | Jul 09, 2011, 05:36 AM EDT

who gives a fiddlers?

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