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Newscorp phone hacking fallout

25 durable postsStarted 2011-07-17Latest 2011-07-30
#103618Post 1 of 25

[url]http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/07/17/uk.phone.hacking/index.html?hpt=hp_t1[/url]

People are getting their asses handed to them in this...that is good, it sounds like the tabloids have been out of control in the UK for a while. Who knows if this will change much in the long run though.

#1526532Post 2 of 25

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[QUOTE=res0nat0r;974882] it sounds like the tabloids have been out of control in the UK for a while. Who knows if this will change much in the long run though.[/QUOTE]

For sure. Not just the tabloids though it's the whole rotten establishment. The unholy trinity of power,police and press that our beloved mrs thatcher used so effectively as a weapon against the people, and nothing has changed for the better since those days imo. (the miner's strike and the wapping dispute specifically)

[QUOTE=res0nat0r;974882]Who knows if this will change much in the long run though.[/QUOTE]

We'll see eh? If events of the last couple of weeks don't change anything then nothing can.

This is coming out in the UK right now but don't forget these same fuckers own a good chunk of US media too so i'd say it's a long way from being done yet.

#1526574Post 3 of 25

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[QUOTE=res0nat0r;974882] Who knows if this will change much in the long run though.[/QUOTE]

I think there will be some changes made as a result.

#1526575Post 4 of 25

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Seem's the shit's gettin' real the last couple of days. The head of Scotland Yard and also a 2nd person have resigned, plus Murdoch and the redhead are testifying tomorrow in front of Parliment. Maybe Murdoch will feel the squeeze for all those years of his agenda being pushed behind the scenes...hopefully some karma might bite his ass.

#1526578Post 5 of 25

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[url]http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/11782[/url]

#1526617Post 6 of 25

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[URL]http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/18/news-of-the-world-sean-hoare[/URL]

[img]http://pic.phyrefile.com/n/na/narf/2011/05/26/popcorn.gif[/img]

#1526618Post 7 of 25

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^

beat me to it

was gonna post [URL]http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/exnotw-whistleblowing-reporter-found-dead-2315831.html[/URL]

#1526628Post 8 of 25

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wtf

#1526638Post 9 of 25

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murdoch had him done over :lol:

na we'll see in the next couple of days

#1526643Post 10 of 25

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The powers that may be...

But doesn't this shit happen everywhere? Pretty sure Murdoch owns something in each continent of the world. And his policies goes without saying. Really is a pity about the death. Shits fucked up.

Another interesting twist this story has is the inclusion of David Cameron. who now resides in 10 Downing Street, who formally hired Andy Coulson (former [I]News of the World[/I] editor). And now the commissioner of Metro Police now resigns.

[QUOTE]The commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Paul Stephenson, used his resignation speech to turn on the Prime Minister , saying Mr Cameron was at risk of being compromised by his closeness to the former [I]News of the World[/I] editor Andy Coulson.

          Following Mr Stephenson's departure, his assistant  commissioner, John Yates, who was in charge of the heavily criticised  2009 review into the original phone-hacking investigation,  stood down  yesterday.

[/QUOTE]

[url]http://www.smh.com.au/world/cameron-under-fire-as-senior-police-quit-20110718-1hlqv.html?from=smh_sb[/url]

Caught this in the weekend and was a really good story on this: [url]http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2011/s3267868.htm[/url]

[IMG]http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201107/r798253_7000994.jpg[/IMG]

#1526651Post 11 of 25

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I've been following this story very closely over the last 3 weeks. (And for about 3 years previous) And even I couldn't summarise how this story keeps unfolding. It's been truly mental.

#1526657Post 12 of 25

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[URL]http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/18/sun-website-hacked-lulzsec[/URL] :roflmao:

#1526679Post 13 of 25

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I really can't see [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=1158"]Rebekah[/url] Brooks going down without taking a few high up peeps with her if her reputation of being a supreme bitch and ball breaker is true. I'm looking at you James Murdoch.

#1526750Post 14 of 25

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If this finally means the downfall of the hussy-ridden "controlled opposition" media outlet, it can only be a good thing. The remainder of the zombie public can officially shut off their TVs and not be foolishly lead along any longer (aside from the few who are "leaning forward" over @ MSNBC as they perch precariously over the precipice and try to give us all one final shove).

#1526758Post 15 of 25

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[URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14209268[/URL]

#1526759Post 16 of 25

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edit... sorry

#1526934Post 17 of 25

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Did you catch the news yesterday regarding the laptop and documents found in a bin near [URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=1158"]rebekah[/URL] brooks' home? Funny as....

Her husband tried to claim they were his and had been dumped in a bin accidentally by a cleaner. when he couldn't prove they belonged to him the police were called. whoops!

[URL="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-examine-computer-found-near-rebekah-brooks-flat-2316027.html"]article[/URL]

#1526976Post 18 of 25

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update: [url]http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/11796[/url]

#1526983Post 19 of 25

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[IMG]http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00625/pg-1-cameron-splash_625926a.jpg[/IMG]

#1527195Post 20 of 25

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another update: [url]http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/11798[/url]

#1527245Post 21 of 25

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I had a dream last night that Kobe Bryant threw Rupert Murdoch off a 5 story building because he was pissed off at him about this scandal. :unsure:

#1527301Post 22 of 25

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does'nt that make kobe the man of your dreams?!!

#1527339Post 23 of 25

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It made me think...is it possible that Murdoch is a bigger asshole than Kobe? That is some trippy shit.

#1527631Post 24 of 25

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i can understand the anger towards this murdoch dude. at least when the government hacks our phones and computers, it is with the implied consent of the voters...not some private third party.

#1532389Post 25 of 25

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[url]http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2011/07/your-guide-to-the-uk-phone-hacking-scandal-or-hackgate207.html[/url]

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