Quit buying the spin. Murdoch had nothing to do with it. His son runs TNOTW and I’m sure even he knew nothing about this. You don’t think the family knows the long knives have been out for the Murdoch empire for years?
Sorry if I wasn’t clear... I’m skeptical even about the British part of the story. What in heck would Murdoch & Co. DO with the intercepts if they got them? Publishing them would of course land them in dutch (Murdoch is not THAT stupid), and they are useful for darn little else if anything.
The claims of so called “hacking” aren’t quite honest. Last night I was watching parliament argue over it in great britain. What a couple of tabloid reporters did was try one of a couple 4 digit voicemail access codes that are commonly factory installed on cell phones. Apparently the victims never set up their own access codes. I also got the impression that its pretty common behavior among journalists in Britain.
As far as the rumors of the same in the USA, I’ve got lots of rumors of wrongdoing that the FBI is welcome to investigate if they wish.