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September 03, 2010

Rupert Murdoch: Spying on Her Majesty's secret sons

In case you missed it, News of the World, a Murdoch tabloid, hacked Prince William's and Harry's cell phones. At question is not only that, but Scotland Yard's investigation. Or, lack thereof to remain cozy with the sleazy Chez Murdoch British media empire, as the NYT Magazine amply documents:
“There was simply no enthusiasm among Scotland Yard to go beyond the cases involving Mulcaire and Goodman,” said John Whittingdale, the chairman of a parliamentary committee that has twice investigated the phone hacking. “To start exposing widespread tawdry practices in that newsroom was a heavy stone that they didn’t want to try to lift.” Several investigators said in interviews that Scotland Yard was reluctant to conduct a wider inquiry in part because of its close relationship with News of the World.

How serious is this?

Murdoch has already paid $1.6M on settling suits on this.

All while fighting to keep the settlements secret.

And, News of the World's chief lying about the whole affair, as The Guardian continues to smack down the Murdoch empire.

So, what is Fox News doing in the US?

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