Could Rupert Murdoch be tried for war crimes

[Aussie leftie]

because through his media empire, he deliberately attempted to mislead the general public worldwide on WMDs and with misinformation concerning Iraq? Or am I drawing a long bow? Does he deserve to get off scott free?

[jeff30997]

1. Yes.

:grr:

[conscious evolution]

2. He is most definitely elligible for being tried

There is precedent for ti.
After the Rwanda genocide three media members from Rwanda were convicted for war crime by the Iternational Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
After WW2 Julious Striecher,A newspaper owner, was tried and hanged for his part in poisoning the minds of the German people.Joseph Goebbels,the Riech minister for propadanda,killed himself to avoid facing justice for his crimes.
So yes,Murdoch and any other media personality or owner can,and should,be held liable for their complicity in war crimes.

[Aussie leftie]

3. Do you think anybody at the moment is working on that objective?

[conscious evolution]

4. I don't know of any official legal authorities

or courts that are looking into the matter.
There are a lot of websites and individuals collecting and saving evidence however.Hopefully it will be put to good use someday.

My opinion is that no investigations of media will take place until after the bush administration itself has been formally charged with war crimes.

[Subdivisions]

5. I would say that he has committed treason and he has used

the public airwaves to mislead and misinform the masses to support, perpetuate and promote the war.

He should be tried right along with the rest on them.

[133724]

6. Yes "Incitment to Genocide"... the "Official" naame of the crime n/t

[Aussie leftie]

9. What a very appropriate charge

[cali]

7. God, I hope not.

I can't stand Murdoch, but this reminds me of nothing so much as the flip side of the Freeper question: "Can the media be tried for treason?" And I don't think, as one poster suggested, that Murdoch is analagous to Streicher or the Rwandan prosecutions. In any case, it's such a pointless game. It's not gonna happen.

[bananarepublican]

12. Perhaps he could be 'rendered' unto the North Koreans? Fight fire with fire! n/t

[kenny blankenship]

8. We tried Julius Streicher, publisher of Der Sturmer after WWII

I don't see why Rupert Murdoch shouldn't be judged too.

[Swamp Rat]

10. Yes, the prescedent has already been set.

[entanglement]

11. I wish - Murdoch the criminal is red to the elbows with the blood of innocents

n/t

[Freddie Stubbs]

13. Great minds think alike

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1635266/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1770172/posts

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1783398/posts

[talkinghead]

14. I don't like this idea

anymore than when I hear Republicans say that member of the NYT should be tried for "revealing" secret programs for catching terrorists. There is still such a thing as a free press and there were plenty of people who didn't buy in to what Murdoch was selling. Besides, he did bring us Fox Soccer Channel...

[newyawker99]

16. Hi talkinghead!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Cleita]

15. I think the INS should investigate him for his Green Card to begin

with, how he got his citizenship and his international business dealings as well as the ones in America. I'm sure there is a lot of shady goings ons.

[KharmaTrain]

17. Now I'd Love To See What Charges Could Be Brought

Unfortunately, Faux...with all its lies is still protected by the First Ammendment. While we despise this GOOP propaganda outlet, no one is forced to watch it (unless you're in the military) and, despite the contrary, we are all "smart enough" to know better. Face it, many of those who suck on the Faux nipple do so willingly and for a purpose...they WANT to hear what those fuksticks have to say. If they didn't find it there, they'd find it elsewhere. Better the devil we know, can see and debunk...then forcing these goons underground...where their propaganda still got out. Remember, Faux wasn't around in '94, it was our friends in the other "corporate media" who played cheerleader then...and have been doing so since.