The Guardian:
Sean Hoare, the former News of the World showbiz reporter who was the first named journalist to allege Andy Coulson was aware of phone hacking by his staff, has been found dead, the Guardian has learned.
According to the Guardian, police are not treating Hoare's death as suspicious:
"The death is currently being treated as unexplained, but not thought to be suspicious. Police investigations into this incident are ongoing."
Whatever happened, this sure adds a new twist to this lede from the New York Times:
“Bury your mistakes,” Rupert Murdoch is fond of saying.
Even if Hoare's death is completely unrelated to the News Corp. scandal, it seems likely that a lot of valuable information is going to be buried along with him.
probably because as a general rule whistleblowers are rarely treated as the heroes that they are and often die under mysterious circumstances just as a scandal they exposed is breaking, or shortly afterward...
i will reserve judgement for a final cause of death, but my spidey sense is telling me something is not adding up and we have lost a great wealth of evidence with this person's passing....
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
OMG, I love it!! I've been watching this guy build his empire over the last 20 years and it's just awesome to see the scumbag squirm and fall. (I'm usually not that happy about someone's misfortune, don't get me wrong)
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this timing is very suspicious to me...
News Corp. phone hacking whistleblower found dead
The Guardian:
Sean Hoare, the former News of the World showbiz reporter who was the first named journalist to allege Andy Coulson was aware of phone hacking by his staff, has been found dead, the Guardian has learned.
According to the Guardian, police are not treating Hoare's death as suspicious:
"The death is currently being treated as unexplained, but not thought to be suspicious. Police investigations into this incident are ongoing."
Whatever happened, this sure adds a new twist to this lede from the New York Times:
“Bury your mistakes,” Rupert Murdoch is fond of saying.
Even if Hoare's death is completely unrelated to the News Corp. scandal, it seems likely that a lot of valuable information is going to be buried along with him.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/07/1 ... t=FaceBook
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
i will reserve judgement for a final cause of death, but my spidey sense is telling me something is not adding up and we have lost a great wealth of evidence with this person's passing....
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
i just hope someone looks after ralphie wiggum.... hes needs some stability.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
OMG, I love it!! I've been watching this guy build his empire over the last 20 years and it's just awesome to see the scumbag squirm and fall. (I'm usually not that happy about someone's misfortune, don't get me wrong)
i mean after all, he is stil their employer, right?
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
still showing testimony...i don't plan to watch their spin
and I don't dislike ol' Rupert...
and wendy murdoch delivered a beatdown!
probably shaving cream or whipped cream
Yeah, the testimony is on all the news channels, so it's not like Fox can edit a damn thing. hee hee hee
Oh I've got to find this!
http://twitter.com/#!/jonniemarbles
https://twitter.com/#!/JonnieMarbles/st ... 1191646210
Also, I agree with norm on security issues. This seems to happening more and more.
Plastic plate with shaving foam...
Also, what were the guy's credentials for even getting into the joint?
Note: I love that the English constables still wear those goofy hats. :thumbup: