Labout MP asks James Murdoch if News International is like the Mafia

[muriel_volestrangler]

http://liberalconspiracy.org/2011/11/10/best-clip-from-hacking-news-international-like-the-mafia/

Earlier in the hearing Mr Murdoch told the committee he had not been shown a copy of the "For Neville" email at a 10 June 2008 meeting with legal manager Tom Crone, when he agreed to increase an out-of-court offer to the footballers' union leader Gordon Taylor.
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Two former NoW executives - former editor Colin Myler and former legal manager Tom Crone - have said they "did inform" Mr Murdoch of the email in 2008 when he agreed to settle the Gordon Taylor case.
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He was also asked about information supplied to the committee in October by solicitors Farrer and Co, who advised News International in relation to the Gordon Taylor case, including a copy of its legal opinion to the company in June 2008.

In the document, Michael Silverleaf QC says there is "a powerful case that there is (or was) a culture of illegal information access used at NGN (News Group Newspapers) in order to produce stories for publication" and advises that a public trial would be "extremely damaging" to the company's reputation.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15660023

No, James Murdoch wants us to believe he didn't want to know what the legal opinion was before he authorised hundreds of thousands of pounds in a payout for a legal case. He wants us to think that's what a responsible executive would have done - dish out the money without knowing why. No wonder BSkyB shareholders are openly saying they will vote against him as chairman:

James survived a protest vote at last month’s News Corp annual meeting, but faces shareholders in BSkyB on November 29. Some top investors have already called for him to step down as chairman, and many will be watching his performance on Thursday.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/93d7c61c-0aec-11e1-b62f-00144feabdc0.html

He's a huge liar, but wants to cover it up by pretending incompetence. Neither is good for a chairman.

[meow2u3]

1. There ain't no mafia. It doesn't exist

There ain't no phone hackin' goin' on around here. Nothin' to see here. :puke:

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. And now, the Korean animation ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yKXynIQfqg

They obviously think Murdoch talks a lot of BS. :evilgrin:

[Greybnk48]

3. According to KO, the MP who asked J. Murdoch that question

found out that he himself had been spied on as well. Keith had it on last nights show.