Sen. Menendez Sends Letter To DOJ Requesting INVESTIGATION Into NEW CORP's HACKING Of 9/11 VICTIM

[Segami]

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This is just the beginning!




"... Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has written a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, asking him to investigate reports that News International, a subsidiary of News Corp, hacked into the phones of terrorist attack victims, possibly including 9/11 victims

. From the letter:




The U.S. government must ensure that victims in the United States have not been subjected to illegal and unconscionable actions by these newspapers seeking to exploit information about their personal tragedies for profit.


Given the large scope of Scotland Yard’s investigation which reportedly includes a list of 3,870 names, 5,000 land-line phone numbers and 4,000 cellphone numbers that may have been hacked, I believe it is imperative to investigate whether victims in the United States have been affected as well.


Some family members of victims of the 9/11 attack have been demanding such a probe. Menendez joins Sens. Lautenberg and Rockefeller in requesting a federal investigation into News Corp’s activities.


http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/07/13/268366/breaking-menendez-sends-letter-to-doj-requesting-investigation-into-new-corp’s-hacking-of-911-victims/



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[gratuitous]

1. Oh Bob, that's just looking backwards to the past

We're looking forwards to the future. Which is to say that short of Murdoch, Ailes, and the rest of the criminal cabal at Fox walking into an FBI office tendering a full confession, the Obama Department of Justice isn't likely to do squat-ah about any of this.

[izquierdista]

2. Holder's response?

I couldn't possibly get to it until Columbus Day; I've got some pot dispensaries in Seattle to shake down, some veterans for peace groups to phone tap, Bradley Manning and Julian Assange to nail to the wall (preferably together), there's farmers all over the midwest stealing Monsanto's intellectual property, and Clarence Thomas' sworn statements to bury in Yucca Mountain, my plate's just full!

[Kahuna]

3. That's my senator. I'm very proud of him.

:)

[tabbycat31]

5. +1

[Chimichurri]

4. Yay, Menedez! Yay Lautenberg!

[Kahuna]

7. I can't forget Senator Lautenberg. I adore him.

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[myrna minx]

6. K&R ~ Paging Senator Franken.

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