Senate Hearing on Rupert Mudoch Now

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From: "RootsAction, Jeff Cohen" <info@rootsaction.org>
Date: May 12, 2012 10:02 AM
Subject: Senate Hearing on Rupert Mudoch Now
To: <aquarianm@gmail.com>

A law breaking U.S. company shouldn't be held accountable only by the U.K. Share this action on Facebook Share this action on Twitter Over 10,000 people have signed the demand for a U.S. Senate investigation of the criminality of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Let's make that 25,000 by the end of the week. Share this email widely – and please sign. Dear Daniel, For decades, Rupert Murdoch has been the most powerful media mogul on earth – anointing, manipulating and intimidating political leaders across the globe, including U.S. presidents. Headquartered in the U.S., Murdoch's News Corp. owns dozens of American outlets including Fox News, Fox Broadcasting, Wall Street Journal and New York Post. His outlets are powerful opinion-shapers; no one pushed harder for the Iraq invasion than Murdoch and his media. Last week, a British Parliamentary committee declared Rupert Murdoch "not a fit person" to run a major company. The committee found that Murdoch had "turned a blind eye and exhibited willful blindness" while his London newspapers massively hacked into private citizens' phones and computers – and bribed police officials. When a U.S. company bribes foreign officials, it violates the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Let's urge the U.S. Senate to investigate and hold public hearings on the corrupt practices of Murdoch and News Corp. For almost a year, while this scandal involving a U.S. company dominated the news in England, our Congress looked away. Weeks ago, the British attorney whose lawsuits broke open the scandal alleged that Murdoch's journalists committed the crime of phone-hacking against victims in the U.S. The Senate Commerce Committee has oversight of American business and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). While British broadcast regulators today investigate whether Murdoch is fit to hold a broadcast license in England, the American FCC shows no interest in Murdoch's fitness to possess 27 U.S. TV licenses. Urge Senate Commerce Committee Chair Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.) to initiate an investigation of News Corp. corruption and law-breaking. After it starts investigating News Corp., we will urge the committee to probe why the FCC has taken our public property – the broadcast airwaves – and turned them over, for free, to a handful of giant conglomerates (Murdoch, Disney, General Electric, Comcast, etc.) Please forward this email to friends and family. It's time we "occupy the airwaves." Onward, Jeff, Aimee, David, Sarah and the RootsAction team P.S. Our small staff is supported by contributions from people like you; your donations are greatly appreciated. P.P.S. RootsAction is an independent online force endorsed by Jim Hightower, Barbara Ehrenreich, Cornel West, Daniel Ellsberg, Glenn Greenwald, Naomi Klein, Bill Fletcher Jr., Laura Flanders, former U.S. Senator James Abourezk, Coleen Rowley, and many others. Resource: Huffington Post: Sen. Jay Rockefeller Asks If News International Violated US Law Click here to unsubscribe and stop ALL email from RootsAction. To modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile, visit your subscription management page at: http://hq-salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/6503/profile/