10th July 2011 - This newspaper endorsed David Cameron at the Election and has been supportive of his conduct of the Coalition. Even so, there have always been aspects of Mr Cameron’s behaviour which have given cause for concern. And on Friday he made a grave error.
He tried to knock away one of the chief pillars of our free society, an independent Press. He declared that the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) should be swept away and replaced. But with what?
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But the interwoven relationship between the political elite of this country and the Murdoch empire is at least equally disturbing.
Mr Murdoch’s media – it should not be forgotten – must take much of the blame for fomenting the disastrous Iraq War. But Mr Murdoch does not only want wars.
When Rebekah Brooks abruptly ended News International’s long and slavish support for New Labour and switched allegiance to the Tories, this should surely have given the Conservatives cause for doubt. It did not. read more>>>
We know the costs in blood, never to totally in civilians, but what of the costs in treasury still not paid! How much to buy the coalition of the willing, how much to buy the CIA rendition and secret prisons globalizing torture, how much for the decades to come as to the results of both wars, more. Neither has been paid for, rubber stamping and rapid deficit rises started Before 9/11 and nothing as to the peoples responsibility, the VA, as to just one of the needs in those results from!
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In 2003 some 72% of Americans fully supported the Abandoning of the Missions and those Sent to Accomplish so extremely Quickly after 9/11!!At least some 95%, if not more as less then 1% serve them, not only still support the, just below, total lack of Sacrifice, they ran from any and all Accountability and left everything still on the table to be continually used if the political/military want was still in play in future executive/legislative wants!!
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Monday, July 11, 2011
Murdoch Helped Foment the Disastrous Iraq War
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