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Too_Many_Tools
May 15, 2012, 3:26:46 PM5/15/12
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LOL...looks like the noose is tightening around the Murdoch gang.
You can bet that he just lost hundreds of millions of pounds of future
profits.
I wonder how Rupert would do in jail?
He could always watch MSNBC to lift his spirits!!!
Laugh..laugh..laugh...
TMT
Ex-Murdoch editor Brooks charged in hacking scandal
Reuters - Tue, 15th May 2012 05:57 PM
LONDON (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks, a close confidante of Rupert
Murdoch, was charged on Tuesday with interfering with a police
investigation into a phone hacking scandal that has rocked the
tycoon's empire and sent shockwaves through the British political
establishment.
Brooks, 43, was charged with conspiring to remove boxes of archive
records from Murdoch's London headquarters, concealing material from
detectives, and hiding documents, computers and other electronic
equipment from the police.
If found guilty she could face a prison sentence.
The charges against Brooks, her husband and four others are the first
since police re-launched an investigation into alleged illegal
practices at Murdoch's British newspapers following accusations that
the extent of wrongdoing had been covered up.
The news is a personal blow for the world's most powerful media boss
and also embarrassing for British Prime Minister David Cameron, who
was close friends with Brooks and sent her text messages of support
when the alleged offences took place.
Murdoch is facing increasing pressure in Britain.
He has been forced to close one newspaper, withdraw a major takeover
bid for a lucrative TV group and been described in a parliamentary
committee report as someone who is not fit to run a major
international company.
Murdoch's closeness to Brooks, instantly recognizable for her mane of
flame-red hair, was highlighted last year when the mogul flew into
London to tackle the hacking scandal, put his arm around her and
declared that she was his top priority.
The charges relate to those frenzied days last July, when Murdoch shut
the 168-year-old News of the World, a top-selling Sunday tabloid, and
Brooks was first arrested.
Police said "unemployed" Brooks would face three charges of conspiracy
to pervert the course of justice. All six are due appear in court in
London on June 13.
"I have concluded ... there is sufficient evidence for there to be a
realistic prospect of conviction," said Alison Levitt, principal legal
advisor to Britain's director of public prosecutions, in a rare
televised statement.
"All these matters relate to the ongoing police investigation into
allegations of phone hacking and corruption of public officials in
relation to the News of the World and The Sun newspapers," Levitt
said.
Also charged were Brooks' racehorse trainer husband Charlie Brooks,
her secretary and other staff including her driver and security
officials from News International, the British newspaper arm of
Murdoch's News Corp media empire.
Rebekah Brooks said she was baffled by the decision to charge her. "I
cannot express my anger enough that those close to me have unfairly
been dragged into this," she said, emerging from her lawyer's offices
with her husband, dressed in a dark trouser suit.
Charlie Brooks, who was at school with Cameron at the exclusive Eton
College, said he believed his wife was the subject of a "witch hunt",
and that he and others were being used as scapegoats.
"I have grave doubts that my wife will ever get a fair trial, given
the volume of biased commentary which she has been subject to," he
said.
CUSTODIAL SENTENCE
Earlier, photographers surrounded the London police station where
Brooks was questioned, and chased her limousine down the street as she
was driven away - something her newspapers routinely inflicted on
others while she was in charge.
"Perverting the course of justice is a very serious offence," said
Mark Spragg, Consultant Solicitor at Keystone Law. "If found guilty, a
custodial sentence is inevitable."
The maximum sentence for the offence is theoretically a life prison
term although that would be unlikely, with a sentence of between a few
months and three or four years more common.
A spokesman for Cameron said the prime minister had not been informed
in advance of Tuesday's announcement, and would not be commenting
further.
Ivor Gaber, professor of political journalism at London's City
University, said: "This is a symbolic moment for British media and
politics."
"This yet again raises questions about the prime minister's judgment,
that he chose to associate both professionally and socially with
somebody who is facing charges which could result in imprisonment," he
said.
Prime Minister Cameron has also been criticized for hiring as his
spokesman Andy Coulson, another ex-News of the World editor who
resigned from the newspaper in 2007 after its royal reporter and a
private detective were jailed for phone hacking.
News International long scapegoated the journalist as a "rogue
reporter" and Coulson said he knew nothing of the illegal activities,
but he quit Cameron's office last year after police reopened their
investigations. He has since been arrested.
More than 160 officers are examining claims that journalists at the
News of the World routinely hacked into the phones of hundreds of
celebrities, politicians and victims of crime to generate front-page
stories.
They are also investigating whether staff hacked into computers and
made illegal payments to public officials, including the police, to
get ahead in their reporting.
Almost 50 people have been arrested, with a tax official and a woman
the latest to be held by detectives on Tuesday morning.
"HORSEGATE" AND THE PYJAMA PARTY
The explosive saga has shone a light on close ties between the media,
British politicians and the police, with Brooks one of the central
characters.
Ministers who previously overtly courted Murdoch and the backing of
his papers turned on him last year, forcing the 81-year-old to
withdraw a USD 12 billion bid for British pay TV group BSkyB.
Under pressure, Cameron admitted he had gone riding with Charlie
Brooks on a horse given to Rebekah by police, an admission that
critics dubbed "horsegate" and seized on as evidence of an overly cosy
relationship.
He also attended a Christmas party at the couple's house in 2010, at a
time when the government was deciding whether to approve the BSkyB
deal.
Dubbed by some Murdoch's "fifth daughter", Brooks edited the News of
the World from 2000 to 2003 and went on to become the first female
editor of the Sun daily tabloid, Britain's most widely read newspaper,
for six years.
With her close links to the upper echelons of the British
establishment including a string of prime ministers and senior police
officers, Brooks was promoted to run Murdoch's British newspaper arm
from 2009 to 2011.
She had close ties with Cameron's predecessor as prime minister,
Gordon Brown of the now-opposition Labor party, whose wife Sarah
hosted a sleepover in 2008 that was attended by Brooks and Murdoch's
wife Wendi and daughter Elisabeth.
Brooks was also close to Tony Blair.
But she was forced to stand down last July under a tide of
revelations, and was arrested two days later over allegations of phone
hacking and corruption.
Brooks was detained again in March this year, along with her husband,
on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. Detectives have not
concluded their investigations into the other potential offences.
During day-long questioning at a public inquiry into media ethics last
week, Brooks said she and Cameron had frequently exchanged text
messages and that he would occasionally sign them off "LOL", by which
he meant "lots of love".
Chris Bryant, an opposition lawmaker and hacking victim, said: "I fear
the prime minister will have some questions to answer about the kind
of company he has been keeping."
The others charged on Tuesday were Cheryl Carter, Brooks's personal
assistant, Mark Hanna, the head of security at News International,
Paul Edwards, her chauffeur, and Daryl Jorsling, who provided security
for Brooks.
(Additional reporting by Tim Castle, Clare Kane and Georgina Prodhan;
Editing by Guy Faulconbridge and Giles Elgood)
You can bet that he just lost hundreds of millions of pounds of future
profits.
I wonder how Rupert would do in jail?
He could always watch MSNBC to lift his spirits!!!
Laugh..laugh..laugh...
TMT
Ex-Murdoch editor Brooks charged in hacking scandal
Reuters - Tue, 15th May 2012 05:57 PM
LONDON (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks, a close confidante of Rupert
Murdoch, was charged on Tuesday with interfering with a police
investigation into a phone hacking scandal that has rocked the
tycoon's empire and sent shockwaves through the British political
establishment.
Brooks, 43, was charged with conspiring to remove boxes of archive
records from Murdoch's London headquarters, concealing material from
detectives, and hiding documents, computers and other electronic
equipment from the police.
If found guilty she could face a prison sentence.
The charges against Brooks, her husband and four others are the first
since police re-launched an investigation into alleged illegal
practices at Murdoch's British newspapers following accusations that
the extent of wrongdoing had been covered up.
The news is a personal blow for the world's most powerful media boss
and also embarrassing for British Prime Minister David Cameron, who
was close friends with Brooks and sent her text messages of support
when the alleged offences took place.
Murdoch is facing increasing pressure in Britain.
He has been forced to close one newspaper, withdraw a major takeover
bid for a lucrative TV group and been described in a parliamentary
committee report as someone who is not fit to run a major
international company.
Murdoch's closeness to Brooks, instantly recognizable for her mane of
flame-red hair, was highlighted last year when the mogul flew into
London to tackle the hacking scandal, put his arm around her and
declared that she was his top priority.
The charges relate to those frenzied days last July, when Murdoch shut
the 168-year-old News of the World, a top-selling Sunday tabloid, and
Brooks was first arrested.
Police said "unemployed" Brooks would face three charges of conspiracy
to pervert the course of justice. All six are due appear in court in
London on June 13.
"I have concluded ... there is sufficient evidence for there to be a
realistic prospect of conviction," said Alison Levitt, principal legal
advisor to Britain's director of public prosecutions, in a rare
televised statement.
"All these matters relate to the ongoing police investigation into
allegations of phone hacking and corruption of public officials in
relation to the News of the World and The Sun newspapers," Levitt
said.
Also charged were Brooks' racehorse trainer husband Charlie Brooks,
her secretary and other staff including her driver and security
officials from News International, the British newspaper arm of
Murdoch's News Corp media empire.
Rebekah Brooks said she was baffled by the decision to charge her. "I
cannot express my anger enough that those close to me have unfairly
been dragged into this," she said, emerging from her lawyer's offices
with her husband, dressed in a dark trouser suit.
Charlie Brooks, who was at school with Cameron at the exclusive Eton
College, said he believed his wife was the subject of a "witch hunt",
and that he and others were being used as scapegoats.
"I have grave doubts that my wife will ever get a fair trial, given
the volume of biased commentary which she has been subject to," he
said.
CUSTODIAL SENTENCE
Earlier, photographers surrounded the London police station where
Brooks was questioned, and chased her limousine down the street as she
was driven away - something her newspapers routinely inflicted on
others while she was in charge.
"Perverting the course of justice is a very serious offence," said
Mark Spragg, Consultant Solicitor at Keystone Law. "If found guilty, a
custodial sentence is inevitable."
The maximum sentence for the offence is theoretically a life prison
term although that would be unlikely, with a sentence of between a few
months and three or four years more common.
A spokesman for Cameron said the prime minister had not been informed
in advance of Tuesday's announcement, and would not be commenting
further.
Ivor Gaber, professor of political journalism at London's City
University, said: "This is a symbolic moment for British media and
politics."
"This yet again raises questions about the prime minister's judgment,
that he chose to associate both professionally and socially with
somebody who is facing charges which could result in imprisonment," he
said.
Prime Minister Cameron has also been criticized for hiring as his
spokesman Andy Coulson, another ex-News of the World editor who
resigned from the newspaper in 2007 after its royal reporter and a
private detective were jailed for phone hacking.
News International long scapegoated the journalist as a "rogue
reporter" and Coulson said he knew nothing of the illegal activities,
but he quit Cameron's office last year after police reopened their
investigations. He has since been arrested.
More than 160 officers are examining claims that journalists at the
News of the World routinely hacked into the phones of hundreds of
celebrities, politicians and victims of crime to generate front-page
stories.
They are also investigating whether staff hacked into computers and
made illegal payments to public officials, including the police, to
get ahead in their reporting.
Almost 50 people have been arrested, with a tax official and a woman
the latest to be held by detectives on Tuesday morning.
"HORSEGATE" AND THE PYJAMA PARTY
The explosive saga has shone a light on close ties between the media,
British politicians and the police, with Brooks one of the central
characters.
Ministers who previously overtly courted Murdoch and the backing of
his papers turned on him last year, forcing the 81-year-old to
withdraw a USD 12 billion bid for British pay TV group BSkyB.
Under pressure, Cameron admitted he had gone riding with Charlie
Brooks on a horse given to Rebekah by police, an admission that
critics dubbed "horsegate" and seized on as evidence of an overly cosy
relationship.
He also attended a Christmas party at the couple's house in 2010, at a
time when the government was deciding whether to approve the BSkyB
deal.
Dubbed by some Murdoch's "fifth daughter", Brooks edited the News of
the World from 2000 to 2003 and went on to become the first female
editor of the Sun daily tabloid, Britain's most widely read newspaper,
for six years.
With her close links to the upper echelons of the British
establishment including a string of prime ministers and senior police
officers, Brooks was promoted to run Murdoch's British newspaper arm
from 2009 to 2011.
She had close ties with Cameron's predecessor as prime minister,
Gordon Brown of the now-opposition Labor party, whose wife Sarah
hosted a sleepover in 2008 that was attended by Brooks and Murdoch's
wife Wendi and daughter Elisabeth.
Brooks was also close to Tony Blair.
But she was forced to stand down last July under a tide of
revelations, and was arrested two days later over allegations of phone
hacking and corruption.
Brooks was detained again in March this year, along with her husband,
on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. Detectives have not
concluded their investigations into the other potential offences.
During day-long questioning at a public inquiry into media ethics last
week, Brooks said she and Cameron had frequently exchanged text
messages and that he would occasionally sign them off "LOL", by which
he meant "lots of love".
Chris Bryant, an opposition lawmaker and hacking victim, said: "I fear
the prime minister will have some questions to answer about the kind
of company he has been keeping."
The others charged on Tuesday were Cheryl Carter, Brooks's personal
assistant, Mark Hanna, the head of security at News International,
Paul Edwards, her chauffeur, and Daryl Jorsling, who provided security
for Brooks.
(Additional reporting by Tim Castle, Clare Kane and Georgina Prodhan;
Editing by Guy Faulconbridge and Giles Elgood)
Michella Gorilla
May 15, 2012, 10:27:00 PM5/15/12
to
In article <636ee05f-8bf3-482d-b05a-
874b38...@w10g2000vbc.googlegroups.com>
Too_Many_Tools <too_man...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> LOL...
>
http://thetrenches.us/2012/05/10000-to-anyone-who-provides-the-
college-transcripts-of-president-barack-obama/
You've failed, media.
You've had over three years to vet President Barack Obama. Yet
in three years in office and over a year of campaigning
beforehand, you have either been oddly uninterested or
purposefully ignorant of Barack Obama's educational history. You
were, however, quite interested in George Bush's transcripts.
This uncharacteristic absence of curiosity about an American
president alarms us. At $15 trillion, our nation's debt is the
highest it has ever been - and it keeps growing. We're not
convinced that Barack is as smart as you media elitists keep
insisting he is.
We therefore offer in reward $10,000 to anyone who provides the
college transcripts of President Barack Obama. Occidental,
Harvard, Columbia…any would represent more intellectual
curiosity about the leader of the free world than the media has
demonstrated since Obama won the Democrat primary.
Upon obtaining any of these transcripts, please contact
war[at]thetrenches[dot]us for verification and payment. This
offer goes into effect immediately.
Media, your stranglehold on the truth ends NOW. Let the vetting
begin.
Bellum Letale
Let's "spread the wealth around" to vet the prez. If you'd like
to donate to this initiative (so we can increase the bounty) or
our upcoming initiatives, click the donate button.
https://www.wepay.com/donations/102129
874b38...@w10g2000vbc.googlegroups.com>
Too_Many_Tools <too_man...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> LOL...
>
http://thetrenches.us/2012/05/10000-to-anyone-who-provides-the-
college-transcripts-of-president-barack-obama/
You've failed, media.
You've had over three years to vet President Barack Obama. Yet
in three years in office and over a year of campaigning
beforehand, you have either been oddly uninterested or
purposefully ignorant of Barack Obama's educational history. You
were, however, quite interested in George Bush's transcripts.
This uncharacteristic absence of curiosity about an American
president alarms us. At $15 trillion, our nation's debt is the
highest it has ever been - and it keeps growing. We're not
convinced that Barack is as smart as you media elitists keep
insisting he is.
We therefore offer in reward $10,000 to anyone who provides the
college transcripts of President Barack Obama. Occidental,
Harvard, Columbia…any would represent more intellectual
curiosity about the leader of the free world than the media has
demonstrated since Obama won the Democrat primary.
Upon obtaining any of these transcripts, please contact
war[at]thetrenches[dot]us for verification and payment. This
offer goes into effect immediately.
Media, your stranglehold on the truth ends NOW. Let the vetting
begin.
Bellum Letale
Let's "spread the wealth around" to vet the prez. If you'd like
to donate to this initiative (so we can increase the bounty) or
our upcoming initiatives, click the donate button.
https://www.wepay.com/donations/102129
Lookout
May 15, 2012, 10:32:43 PM5/15/12
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On 16 May 2012 02:27:00 -0000, "Michella Gorilla"
<ooga...@jungle.com> wrote:
>In article <636ee05f-8bf3-482d-b05a-
>874b38...@w10g2000vbc.googlegroups.com>
>Too_Many_Tools <too_man...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> LOL...
>>
>http://thetrenches.us/2012/05/10000-to-anyone-who-provides-the-
>college-transcripts-of-president-barack-obama/
>
>You've failed, media.
>
It's not the media's job to vet a candidate. It's YOUR job, dumbass.
>In article <636ee05f-8bf3-482d-b05a-
>874b38...@w10g2000vbc.googlegroups.com>
>Too_Many_Tools <too_man...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> LOL...
>>
>http://thetrenches.us/2012/05/10000-to-anyone-who-provides-the-
>college-transcripts-of-president-barack-obama/
>
>You've failed, media.
>
Flint
May 17, 2012, 3:37:11 PM5/17/12
to
Obama's knobber...
--
MFB
Lookout
May 17, 2012, 4:05:07 PM5/17/12
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On Thu, 17 May 2012 15:37:11 -0400, Flint <agen...@section31.org>
wrote:
>On 5/15/2012 10:32 PM, Lookout wrote:
>> On 16 May 2012 02:27:00 -0000, "Michella Gorilla"
>> <ooga...@jungle.com> wrote:
>>
>>> In article<636ee05f-8bf3-482d-b05a-
>>> 874b38...@w10g2000vbc.googlegroups.com>
>>> Too_Many_Tools<too_man...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> LOL...
>>>>
>>> http://thetrenches.us/2012/05/10000-to-anyone-who-provides-the-
>>> college-transcripts-of-president-barack-obama/
>>>
>>> You've failed, media.
>>>
>> It's not the media's job to vet a candidate. It's YOUR job, dumbass.
>
>You're absolutely right!
>
Of course I'm right
wrote:
>On 5/15/2012 10:32 PM, Lookout wrote:
>> On 16 May 2012 02:27:00 -0000, "Michella Gorilla"
>> <ooga...@jungle.com> wrote:
>>
>>> In article<636ee05f-8bf3-482d-b05a-
>>> 874b38...@w10g2000vbc.googlegroups.com>
>>> Too_Many_Tools<too_man...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> LOL...
>>>>
>>> http://thetrenches.us/2012/05/10000-to-anyone-who-provides-the-
>>> college-transcripts-of-president-barack-obama/
>>>
>>> You've failed, media.
>>>
>> It's not the media's job to vet a candidate. It's YOUR job, dumbass.
>
>You're absolutely right!
>
>
>These days, it's the media's job to slobber
>Obama's knobber...
>
And again the conservatives go back to the homoerotic fantasies
>These days, it's the media's job to slobber
>Obama's knobber...
>
Flint
May 24, 2012, 4:29:34 AM5/24/12
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as 'homoerotic'. Personally, I tend to think of it as homorepugnant.
--
MFB
Jay Herblock
May 24, 2012, 4:42:18 AM5/24/12
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On May 15, 10:27 pm, "Michella Gorilla" <oogao...@jungle.com> wrote:
> "$10,000 To Anyone Who Provides The College Transcripts of President Barack Obama"
Probably well covered up by now.
Obama's mother was a CIA asset - worked putting together death lists
in Indonesia.
They stick up for their own.
PS Bush? An AWOL rich man's son who was a drunk. Stupid too.
> "$10,000 To Anyone Who Provides The College Transcripts of President Barack Obama"
Probably well covered up by now.
Obama's mother was a CIA asset - worked putting together death lists
in Indonesia.
They stick up for their own.
PS Bush? An AWOL rich man's son who was a drunk. Stupid too.
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