Did Rupert Murdoch print Saddam's pictures in his papers

[orleans]

As a favor to bush?

Or is rupert mad at bush and wanted to piss him off?

[Up2Late]

1. I say Favor

WMMD so * could be "outraged" over something other than what's important.

[autorank]

2. Favor. This is all part of some kinkey * deal that we'd never believe

even if * told us. These people are beyond strange.

[Radical Activist]

3. The military wanted the pictures published.

There's no point torturing and humiliating someone if other people don't find out about it.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. I think he mostly wants to sell lots of newspapers.

Murdoch is a plutocrat. His ideology is whatever makes money; he's a right-winger only because he can get richer sucking up to the corporatists and the wingnuts. A photo of Saddam in his knickers -- as creepy as that is -- will sell newspapers. What else matters?

[meegbear]

5. I blame Newsweek

The new scapegoat for any and all "media mishaps".

[Clark2008]

6. Media Mishaps...

Sounds like a new alternative rock band.

(And I sound like Dave Berry :P )

[Frances]

7. Are the Repubs going to attack Fox

(owned by Murdoch) the way they attacked Newsweek? I don't think so.

[jazzjunkysue]

8. Newsweek envy. It's the janet jackson syndrome.

Whenever michael steals all the attention, she gets jealous and does something really insane, just to see her name in print.