Saturday, August 20, 2016

RUPERT MURDOCH & THE IRAQ WAR

Most of us know that FOX News acted as a cheerleader for the Iraq War but most don't know that the order to promote the war camefrom the top of the Murdoch empire:
267. Mr Campbell also recorded that Mr Blair had taken a telephone call on 11 March from Mr Rupert Murdoch “who was pressing on timings, saying how News International would support us, etc”.89 Mr Campbell and Mr Powell “felt it was prompted by Washington, and another example of their over-crude diplomacy. Murdoch was pushing all the Republican buttons, how the longer we waited, the harder it got.”

SOURCE: Report of the Chilcot Inquiry, section 3.8

2 comments:

Ken Hoop said...

It seems I read recently Rupert Murdoch is put off by Trump only slightly less than his sons and it's translating into political action or lack of it.

Steve J. said...

I didn't know that so Hannity must be sucking up to Trump for ratings.