Reply #10: I do think he has had an inordinate amount of influence

[Skidmore]

on who makes it into positions of power. Now to the degree there is overlap with this greedy bastard's agenda, yes, he responsible for some of that policy. The same is true here in the US with Bush. Interesting how both nations ended up with the men in positions of power they did.

Here's a story that gets to your question:

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/189505.html


UK media ignore Murdoch role in Iraq war
Sun Jul 17, 2011 1:51PM


After weeks of hue and cry about the Murdoch gate there seems to be a prevalent unwritten agreement among the British main stream media to ignore a fact.


While the British ordinary citizens are buried under piles of news about Murdoch's empire hacking into the voicemails of the royal family , celebrities, high-ranking politicians, a murdered teenager and the relatives of the dead soldiers , almost all media fail to report Murdoch's worst allegation : the endorsement of illegal war in Iraq.

Media observers accuse Murdoch's newspapers of being the main newspaper propagandizing the fraudulent military conflicts.

The media tycoon had given his full support to the illegal Iraq war, and many times praised former Prime Minister Tony Blair for his courage saying: "I think Tony is being extraordinarily courageous and strong on what his stance is in the Middle East."

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