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Family members of 9/11 victims just called for an investigation into allegations that FOX News owner Rupert Murdoch's newspaper News of the World sought to hack into voicemail boxes of 9/11 victims.

Murdoch has already been forced to shut down the British paper since it has been revealed that its reporters hacked into the voice mail of politicians, celebrities, British soldiers and even a missing girl who was later found murdered.

But now this scandal has expanded to the US, on reports earlier this week that a former New York City police officer claims he was offered money by News of the World journalists to retrieve phone records of 9/11 victims and their families.

This is an opportunity to hold the owner of FOX News accountable before the American people for the detestable practices he promotes as journalism. Murdoch's News Corporation is a US company that operates FOX News, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post. And if any News Corporation outlets were spying on Americans, we deserve to know.

Tell Congress: Investigate News Corporation!

The hacking activities at News of the World, and were not limited to a few rogue reporters, but reflect systematic orchestration from the highest levels of News Corporation -- just as we have seen the lies and misinformation agenda of FOX News get handed down from senior management there.

Les Hinton, one of the top News of the World executives at the time of much of these hacking activities, is now the Chief executive of Dow Jones, which publishes the Wall Street Journal. Hinton, who is one of Rupert Murdoch's closest personal confidants, testified in 2007 that the hacking was limited to one reporter. That now appears clearly untrue.

Yesterday, Senator Jay Rockefeller, Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, said the reported hacking was "a serious breach of journalistic ethics" and called for investigations, but stopped short of saying he would pursue a Congressional investigation.

As this scandal may now impact Americans, and includes executives like Hinton at one of America's largest newspapers, congress owes it to Americans to get to the bottom of this. And given the pattern of abuses at News Corp, Rupert Murdoch himself should be made to testify.

Spying on victims of the worst terrorist attack in our history -- to help sell more newspapers, or for any other reason -- is totally unconscionable. And if executives knew about these abuses, or implemented similar abuses at other American outlets, they must be held accountable.

The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, and Media Matters, are calling on Congress to investigate. Please sign the petition to help build these calls now.

Tell Congress: Investigate News Corporation!  

1. "9/11 families call for U.S. probe of Murdoch," Politico, July 13, 2011
2. "Gordon Brown and 9/11 victims possibly hacked by News International papers," The Washington Post, July 11, 2011
3. "Rockefeller Urges Probe Into News Corp. For Phone Hacking," Talking Points Memo, July 12, 2011

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Hey man, what's up with all the hostility towards the beloved Foxnews Network?  Is it because they don't take their marching orders and talking points from the regime? Is it because they constantly expose the regime's crooked policies and criminal tendencies? Or are you simply a spiteful, ignorant,hateful, misled, left-wing goofball that lashes out against anyone or anything that disagrees with your warped sense of political reality? Obama is this country's enemy, not the news organization that reports it.

Originally Posted by ScottyScomotty:

Hey man, what's up with all the hostility towards the beloved Foxnews Network?  Is it because they don't take their marching orders and talking points from the regime? Is it because they constantly expose the regime's crooked policies and criminal tendencies? Or are you simply a spiteful, ignorant,hateful, misled, left-wing goofball that lashes out against anyone or anything that disagrees with your warped sense of political reality? Obama is this country's enemy, not the news organization that reports it.

SARAH

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Instead of posting such meaningless as this on here about 911 families post a topic they are really mad about. Like this

Mother of 9/11 hero furious that TSA will allow small knives and golf clubs onto planes as they loosen security regulations

  • Parents of 9/11 victims are speaking out after TSA announced plans to allow small knives onto commercial planes starting on April 25
  • The Association of Professional Flight attendants blasted 'poor and shortsighted decision'
  • 'Yoghurt's more dangerous than a pen knife!' says outraged 9/11 mother

By MEGHAN KENEALLY and ASSOCIATED PRESS

 

Families of victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks are outraged over the proposed changes to TSA policies that will now allow small knives and large athletic equipment like lacrosse sticks of golf clubs on board commercial airplanes. 

'I'm really horrified and I would say the majority of 911 family members are really shocked by it,' said Sally Regenhard, the mother of firefighter Christian Regenhard who died trying to save people in the World Trade Center. 

Ms Regenhard is just one of the relatives of 9/11 victims who cannot believe that the Transportation Security Administration would allow so many more items past security now after they announced just yesterday that the changes will go into effect because of a review of U.S. regulations. 



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