James Murdoch 'Mafia Boss'

Tom Watson Calls James Murdoch A Mafia Boss [10.11.2011]

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News International chief James Murdoch has rejected suggestions the company operated like the Mafia over the phone hacking scandal.

During questioning by MPs, Labour's Tom Watson suggested its UK arm had adopted the "omerta" code of silence.

Mr Murdoch said that was "offensive and not true" and said he was not made aware in 2008 that phone hacking went beyond one rogue reporter.

He also said two former executives had given MPs "misleading" evidence.

The clash with Mr Watson, who has pursued the company over the phone hacking scandal, came halfway through the session.

Mr Murdoch had repeatedly told the committee he had not been made aware of details suggesting phone hacking went beyond Clive Goodman - the former News of the World royal reporter jailed in 2007 - when he authorised a large out-of-court settlement to footballer's union leader Gordon Taylor in June 2008.

Mr Watson asked if he was familiar with the code of "omerta" - which he characterised as "a group of people bound together by secrecy who together pursue their group's business objectives with no regard for the law" and suggested that was "an accurate description of News International in the UK".

Mr Murdoch replied: "Absolutely not. I frankly think that is offensive and that's not true."

The Labour MP said the company was facing a series of allegations around hacking and told him: "You must be the first mafia boss in history who didn't know he was running a criminal enterprise."

Mr Murdoch said that was "inappropriate" and said while it was a "matter of great regret" that "things went wrong" at the newspaper, when evidence had come to light "we acted.. I think with great zeal and diligence to get to the bottom of issues to improve the processes to make sure they didn't happen again".

Thanks to the BBC

Thursday 10th November 2011

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[60microphonemajesty]

It pisses me off when I have facts to be put in and the damn comment has to get approval.Such bullshit

[NOTWPhoneHacking]

@60microphonemajesty What do you mean?

[NOTWPhoneHacking]

It's funny. SKY try to purport Tom Watsons "attack" on James Murdoch as out of order RE the mafia boss line.

But let's look at the facts.

Do the mafia not intimidate people?

Do the mafia not follow families, wives & children with the sole purpose of intimidation?

Do the mafia not dig up &/or invent dirt when attempting to ruin reputations?

Do the mafia not have heads at the top of those families?

Funnily enough, James family is accused of a lot worse than what Watson suggests in this video.

[the26thhour]

"Mr Watson, please, I think that's inappropriate. I'm being polite, just because I wilfully spied on you for nothing other than the selling newspapers, I'm part of the ruling class in this world & therefore, no shit can stick to me, no matter how accurate & rightfully cast it be for I can do no wrong. Its always someone, anyone else who gets blamed for my wrong doing & its mum & dad's fault I was raised a sociopath."

[the26thhour]

@trailder Its as clear as your naive,narcissistic ignorance kid,that you obviously don't grasp that people from all walks of life,with a divers range of political & social views know that what the Murdochs have done,is not just highly unethical but unlike others who sell themselves as upstanding citizens,they have no great ethical motivation to explain why they've spied on people's privet lives to then quite literally,tell the world & in so doing,disrupt lives.

No their only motive,was money.

[the26thhour]

@trailder lol - Socialist

Try Realist you son of a Sociopath

[trailder]

Bunch of god damn hippies, socialists and elitist liberals in the comments section. YOU all are a bigger waste of space on this earth than the Murdochs are.

[trailder]

@NOTWPhoneHacking The mafia trafficks narcotics, weapons, and people in and out of countries while also committing money laundering and tax evasion. You have to be really out of touch with reality to make that kind of comparison you dumb fuck.

[trailder]

@the26thhour Fuck off socialist

[footyfan65]

the mp,s are a bunch of corrupt bastards, but murdoch is a creepy,corrupt,slimey waste of fucking space, .he is quitting news int now he as guilty as hell,he is fucking off to america,they can fucking have,lets hope that if the uk need to speak to him about how corrupt he we can get him extradited. he should take his fucking dad with him .

[elementary321]

ZIONIST MAFIA

[Nikkideniro]

Bullshit

[TheWackadooFuckhead]

A fucking MP accusing somebody of being involved in a criminal organisation? I've seen it all now......

ps James Murdoch, please go throw yourself off a cliff you greedy slug.