Call for congressional investigation into NewsCorp hacking (9-11 victims and more)

[salin]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/blog/2011/jul/11/phone-hacking-scandal-live#block-8#block-8

The Guardian's US environment correspondent, Suzanne Goldenberg, writes:

Rupert Murdoch's efforts to contain the scandal within the UK received a further set back on Monday after a Washington campaign group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, called for an investigation into whether any journalists working for NI had hacked into the voice mail of Americans.

In a letter to the Senate commerce committee and the House energy and commerce committee, Crew asked the Republican and Democratic members of Congress to overlook their politician differences and investigate reports, which appeared in the Daily Mirror, that 9/11 victims had their phones hacked by journalists.

"Congress should immediately investigate whether and to what extent "News of the World" journalists hacked or attempted to hack the voicemails of American terrorist victims, politicians and celebrities as well as whether journalists working for any other News Corporation media outlet in the United States engaged in such tactics," the letter from Crew's executive director, Melanie Sloan, said.

[MADem]

1. I wonder if this will have traction?

The CREW crew needs to get out there and flog this on the talk shows.

[salin]

2. I would guess in the house, no. Possibly in the senate

but the perpetual shockwaves keep coming out of the UK ... esp if there is evidence about 9-11 victims hacking... odds suddenly move more favorably. CREW has been pretty good and forcing attention on critical stories.