Rupert Murdoch hiring big legal guns, may fear hacking scandal is spreading to U.S.

[brooklynite]

Source: NY Daily News

News Corp. began hiring big-time U.S. legal firepower - a possible sign the firm fears its scandal will spread to America.

The company's nine independent directors hired former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White and former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who served under President George W. Bush.

The directors are said to be increasingly concerned about Rupert Murdoch's stewardship of the firm and appear to be bracing for new U.S. legal trouble.

By denying knowledge of the phone hacking, bribery and hush money rampant at News of the World, experts said Rupert Murdoch and his son James may have left themselves open to shareholder charges of incompetence.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2011/07/21/2011-07-21_murdoch_hiring_big_legal_guns_may_fear_scandal_spreading_to_us.html

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I guess we'll be able to rely on Fox News and the NY Post for "inside story" coverage as this develops...

[Turbineguy]

1. Scandal?

Has Murdoch suddenly become a Democrat?

[Kingofalldems]

2. They're trying to censor Fox news!--- republicans

[dkf]

3. Is the hacking really the worst of it?

If they were using information to pressure people isnt that worse?

[midnight]

8. My feeling is that it's the tip of it....

[leveymg]

10. It's even worse than that. Far worse.

The implication here is that the GWOT and warrantless wiretaps have been an excuse for political black ops and economic takedowns on a national scale. Now, it's America's turn.

That's almost too plausible. No wonder Holder's DOJ has done seemingly nothing to bring Murdoch's organization to account. That would open up a much larger can of worms that involves factions of the US intelligence community and several competing foreign powers - including our major "allies" in highly illegal domestic operations.

The basic approach seems to be this: if it can be done, do it. There's no accountability for crimes above a certain level - it's just global business as usual operating behind the secrecy afforded by national security. Nothing new about this game, except it's losing the veneer of legitimacy as it ceases to widely share-out benefits here.

[Nevernose]

4. Since when is reading GOP press releases on air

And repeating whatever Grover Norquist tells them to repeat breaking the law? I'm not sure if they have anything to fear in the US (unless any of them are in fear for their souls).

[jsgindc]

5. "fears its scandal will spread to America."

Uh....DUH!

You Betcha!

[AlbertCat]

17. "fears its scandal will spread to America."

WILL spread? The scandal is everywhere. Or does anyone in their right mind think it's JUST in England?

How about a fear the investigation will spread to America!

Uh... DUH! is so right!

[jsgindc]

6. Hacking phones in the US?

How come so many people got on the No Fly Watch List after the Nov 2004 Elections?

Look into that while you're at it.

[madrchsod]

7. who`s going to stand up against fox news and the attack machine?

our democratic leadership? the justice dept? the main stream media?

if we are waiting for any of those three.....i think we`ll have to do it ourselves

[leveymg]

12. CNBC, ABC's Jake Tapper, and CBS Marketwatch?

:rofl:

[pampango]

9. EuroNews: Murdoch’s News Corp. faces worries in US

http://www.euronews.net/2011/07/21/murdoch-s-news-corp-faces-worries-in-us/

Rupert Murdoch has returned to the US where his company faces a host of financial and legal challenges.

As the phone-hacking scandal continues in the UK, News Corp must confront two American based shareholder lawsuits, a possible credit down grade and a federal investigation.

The FBI is looking into whether News Corp. employees bribed policeman to obtain information about 9/11 victims.

There’s also fears that advertisers will stop buying TV slots on Murdoch owned stations and people will boycott 20th Century Fox films. And in his native Australia, there’s been a call for a parliamentary inquiry into media laws in the wake of events in Britain.

[tularetom]

11. I don't really think he has anything to worry about in the US

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1533196


Although I would really love to be proven wrong.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

13. I hope with all my heart that it spreads here and that empire dies before that evil old man does

He needs to see this die.

[formercia]

16. Tie him in a chair and prop his eyes open with toothpicks

a la Clockwork Orange.

[UTUSN]

14. But it can't be *him* doing the hiring 'cause he's not responsible!1 n/t

[fascisthunter]

15. Our Government is too corrupt for me to have any hope

I want to be wrong

[proverbialwisdom]

18. This thread didn't last long on the DU homepage. Poof!

But it was more than worth the 15 minutes it took to track it down. Thank you for the post.

This thread is related:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4926194
Alleged computer hacking of N.J. company by News Corp. subsidiary gets new attention
Tue Jul-19-11 12:39 AM
Source: New Jersey Star Ledger

http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2011/07/alleged_computer_hacking_of_nj.html


CT, NJ... Wow.