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July 17, 2011

Rupert Murdoch’s protégé Rebekah Brooks, who previously ran his British tabloids was arrested today in London in connection with the phone hacking scandal.

Brooks’ arrest comes as she “voluntarily attended a London police station to assist with their ongoing investigation,” according to a statement released on her behalf, The Associated Press reported.

Authorities are questioning Brooks on suspicion of conspiring phone hacking and on suspicion of corruption.

Brooks spokesman David Wilson told the AP that Brooks’ meeting with the police was arranged but “not aware she was going to be arrested.”

“Obviously this complicates matter greatly,” Wilson told the AP. “Her legal team will have to have discussions with the committee to see whether it would still be appropriate for her to attend.”

Brooks who had refused to resign over the scandal, stepped down from her post as head of Murdoch’s British newspaper division, News International on Friday.

Critical Time for Murdoch

Brooks’ arrest comes at a critical time for Murdoch.

On Tuesday, British lawmakers are expected to grill the media baron when he testifies in front of Parliament.

Each passing day has brought new revelation in this scandal, and the shockwaves are quickly spreading across Murdoch’s sprawling empire, which includes television and newspaper properties spanning the globe, and a key stake in the U.S.In turn, Murdoch has had to do some unprecedented damage control.

“I was appalled to find out what had happened and I apologized and I have nothing further to say,” said Murdoch.

On Friday, Murdoch apologized to the family of Milly Dowler, a teen murdered in 2002.

Earlier this month, it was revealed the girl’s voicemail had been allegedly hacked and messages deleted by a reporter from one of Murdoch’s papers.

After the meeting, the Dowler family emerged with their lawyer, who described Murdoch’s tone as humble.

“Yes he did apologize. He apologized many times. I don’t think somebody could have held their head in their hands and said sorry so many times,” said Mark Lewis, the Dowler family’s lawyer.

On Saturday, there were more apologies.

“The News of the World was in the business of holding others to account. It failed when it came to itself. We are sorry,” according to an ad signed by Murdoch.

The ad appeared in every London newspaper.

Last Sunday, Murdoch shut down his profitable tabloid, “The News of the World,” mired in allegations of criminal activity.

The scandal has even crossed the Atlantic.

Les Hinton, the head of the company that operates the Wall Street Journal, resigned Friday. He was in charge in London when much of the alleged criminal activity took place.

There is also a connection to 9/11: allegations that Murdoch’s reporters tried to tap the phones of 9/11 victims in search of yet more sensational headlines.

“Many, many innocent men, women, and children their private tears bought and sold by News International for commercial gain,” said Gordon Brown, the former British Prime Minister.

No longer intimidated by Murdoch, British politicians are putting his empire under the microscope.

This week, the government established a judicial inquiry to look at criminal activity, media ethics, and media ownership.

from:  http://abcnews.go.com/International/rebekah-brooks-rupert-murdoch-executive-arrested/story?id=14091082

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Each letter of the first name rules 9 years of life. Ages 36 to 45 are ruled by the fifth letter of the name.

Rebekah Brooks

k is the 11th letter of the alphabet

So from ages thrity-six to forty-five she has the number 11 going on.

11 = Fairness. Justice. Just desserts. Legal dealings. Outcomes. Consequences. Cause and effect. You get what you deserve, and you deserve what you get. Fair is fair. Fair and equitable. Balancing the scales. Fair means produce fair results. We who seek justice will have to do justice to others. Justice is served. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Justice is swift and certain.

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using the number/letter grid:

 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z

Where:

A = 1 J = 1 S = 1

B = 2 K = 2 T = 2

C = 3 L = 3 U = 3

D = 4 M = 4 V = 4

E = 5 N = 5 W = 5

F = 6 O = 6 X = 6

G = 7 P = 7 Y = 7

H = 8 Q = 8 Z = 8

I = 9 R = 9

 

 

Rebekah Mary Brooks

9                              1

 

how she loses her heart’s desire = RS = 91 = Being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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using the number/letter grid:

 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z

Where:

A = 1 J = 1 S = 1

B = 2 K = 2 T = 2

C = 3 L = 3 U = 3

D = 4 M = 4 V = 4

E = 5 N = 5 W = 5

F = 6 O = 6 X = 6

G = 7 P = 7 Y = 7

H = 8 Q = 8 Z = 8

I = 9 R = 9

 

 

Rebekah Mary Brooks

RMB

942

 

her primary challenge = RB = 92 = Prosecution.

how she obtains/loses her heart’s desire = MB = 42 = Relationships. Misunderstandings.

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using the number/letter grid:

 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z

Where:

A = 1 J = 1 S = 1

B = 2 K = 2 T = 2

C = 3 L = 3 U = 3

D = 4 M = 4 V = 4

E = 5 N = 5 W = 5

F = 6 O = 6 X = 6

G = 7 P = 7 Y = 7

H = 8 Q = 8 Z = 8

I = 9 R = 9

 

 

Rebekah Brooks

9525218 296621      58

 

her path of destiny / how she learns what she is here to learn = 58 = Shunning.  Outcast.  Enforced isolation.  Give me a break.

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using the number/letter grid:

 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z

Where:

A = 1 J = 1 S = 1

B = 2 K = 2 T = 2

C = 3 L = 3 U = 3

D = 4 M = 4 V = 4

E = 5 N = 5 W = 5

F = 6 O = 6 X = 6

G = 7 P = 7 Y = 7

H = 8 Q = 8 Z = 8

I = 9 R = 9

 

 

Rebekah Mary Brooks

9525218 4197 296621      79

 

her path of destiny / how she learns what she is here to learn = 79 = Outrage.  Righteous anger.  God’s wrath will be felt in an instant.

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Rebekah Mary Brooks was born on May 27th, 1968 according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebekah_Brooks

May 27th, 1968

May 27th

5 + 27 +2+0+1+1 = 36 = her personal year (from May 27th, 2011 to May 26th, 2012) = Abuse of power.  Going over the line.  Going way too far.

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AFP / Getty Images

1 May 2012          11:02 ET

Rupert Murdoch “is not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of a major international company”, MPs have said.

The culture committee questioned journalists and bosses at the now-closed News of the World, as well as police and lawyers for hacking victims.

Its report has concluded that Mr Murdoch exhibited “wilful blindness” to what was going on in News Corporation.

But the committee was split six to four with Tory members refusing to endorse the report and branding it “partisan”.

Conservative Louise Mensch called it “a real great shame” that the report’s credibility had potentially been “damaged” as a result, with the report carried by Labour and Lib Dem members backing it.

News Corp said in a statement it was “carefully reviewing” the report and would “respond shortly”, adding: “The company fully acknowledges significant wrongdoing at News of the World and apologises to everyone whose privacy was invaded.”

It will give ammunition to those News Corporation shareholders who would like to loosen the hold over the company of the Murdoch dynasty”

The committee itself does not have the power to impose sanctions, but it raised the possibility of a vote in the House of Commons about whether witnesses had been in contempt of Parliament – and if so, whether those witnesses should be forced to apologise in Parliament.

The BBC News Channel’s chief political correspondent Norman Smith said the report was much more damning than had been anticipated and directly questioned the integrity and honesty of Rupert Murdoch.

BBC business editor Robert Peston said it would push Ofcom, the media regulator, closer to the conclusion that BSkyB – 39% owned by News Corp – is not fit and proper to hold a broadcasting licence.

Reacting to the report, an Ofcom spokesman said it was “continuing to assess the evidence – including the new and emerging evidence” that may assist it in ruling on that issue.

‘A blind eye’

The committee of MPs began its inquiry in July 2011 in the wake of fresh revelations about the extent of hacking at the tabloid newspaper, with reported victims including the murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler and the families of victims of the 7/7 London bombings.

It heard evidence from Mr Murdoch and his son James, and has now concluded that the notion that a hands-on proprietor like Rupert Murdoch had “no inkling” that wrongdoing was widespread at the News of the World was “simply not credible”.

It noted that the newspaper mogul had “excellent powers of recall and grasp of detail when it suited him”, and added: “On the basis of the facts and evidence before the committee, we conclude that, if at all relevant times Rupert Murdoch did not take steps to become fully informed about phone hacking, he turned a blind eye and exhibited wilful blindness to what was going on in his companies and publications.”

Tom Watson: Rupert Murdoch ‘not fit to run’ an international company

Tory MPs objected specifically to the line branding Mr Murdoch “not fit”, with one, Philip Davies, telling a press conference the committee had seen “absolutely no evidence” to endorse such a “completely ludicrous” conclusion.

But Labour MP Tom Watson said “more than any individual alive”, Mr Murdoch was to blame for phone hacking, and it was right to “raise the bar” of the report and make that clear.

The committee also criticised three former News International executives – one-time executive chairman Les Hinton, former News of the World editor Colin Myler and former legal manager Tom Crone – accusing them of giving misleading evidence.

Mr Myler, who is now editor of the New York Daily News, said he had “always sought to be accurate and consistent” when speaking to the committee and stood by his evidence.

Mr Hinton said the allegations against him were “unfounded, unfair and erroneous”.

Foam attack

News Corp as a whole was guilty of “huge failings of corporate governance” and, throughout, its instinct had been “to cover up rather than seek out wrongdoing and discipline the perpetrators”, the committee said.

And it concluded: “Corporately, the News of the World and News International misled the committee about the true nature and extent of the internal investigations they professed to have carried out in relation to phone hacking; by making statements they would have known were not fully truthful; and by failing to disclose documents which would have helped expose the truth.”

James Murdoch told the committee last summer that he did not see an email which suggested that hacking was more widespread at the paper than previously acknowledged – a claim disputed by Mr Myler and Mr Crone in their evidence.

On that matter, the report concluded that James Murdoch was “consistent” in relation to the so-called “For Neville” email, but he had demonstrated “wilful ignorance” about what had been going on, which “clearly raises questions of competence” on his part.

James Murdoch has insisted he did not know about any wrongdoing at the News of the World, but took “his share” of responsibility for not uncovering it earlier.

He gave evidence alongside his father Rupert, who at one point during the hearing was attacked by a man who rushed forward from the public gallery and threw a paper plate of foam at him.

James and Rupert Murdoch
James and Rupert Murdoch appeared before the media committee last July

The committee also said former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks must “accept responsibility” for presiding over a culture at the News of the World that led to journalists impersonating members of Milly Dowler’s family and hacking the teenager’s phone.

And it criticised Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer and former Acting Deputy Commissioner at the Metropolitan Police John Yates for failing to ensure hacking claims were properly investigated.

After initially claiming malpractice was limited to one “rogue” reporter at the News of the World, News International has now settled dozens of civil cases admitting liability for hacking between 2001 and 2006.

More than 6,000 possible victims have been identified and the police have so far made a number of arrests in connection with an investigation reopened in January 2011 – although no charges have yet been brought.

Louise Mensch said the MPs’ phone-hacking report would lose credibility for its line over Rupert Murdoch

Asked whether David Cameron regarded Rupert Murdoch as a fit person to run a media company, his official spokesman said: “That is a matter for the regulatory authorities, not for the government.”

Labour leader Ed Miliband and Lib Dem Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg both said Ofcom must now be allowed to come to its own conclusion.

The hacking revelations led to the closure of the News of the World and the government’s decision to set up a judicial inquiry into press standards headed by Lord Leveson.

Appearing before the Leveson Inquiry last week, Rupert Murdoch said there had been a “cover-up” which “shielded” senior figures at the paper and its parent company – including himself and his son James – from knowledge of wrongdoing taking place.

from:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17898029

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Keith Rupert Murdoch was born on March 11th, 1931 according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_murdoch

March 11th, 1931

3 + 11 +1+9+3+1 = 28 = his life lesson = Vulnerable.  Weak.  Powerless.  Antihero.

Two of Wands Tarot card

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using the number/letter grid:
1      2      3       4       5       6      7      8      9
A      B     C       D       E       F      G      H      I
J      K      L      M      N       O      P      Q      R
S      T      U      V      W      X      Y      Z

Where:

A = 1              J = 1              S = 1

B = 2              K = 2             T = 2

C = 3              L = 3             U = 3

D = 4              M = 4            V = 4

E = 5              N = 5            W = 5

F = 6              O = 6             X = 6

G = 7              P = 7             Y = 7

H = 8              Q = 8             Z = 8

I = 9               R = 9

 

 

Keith Rupert Murdoch

KRM

2  4

 

his primary challenge = KM = 24 = Clean up your act.  The emperor has no clothes.  The hammer comes down.

The Queen of Wands Tarot card

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March 11th, 1931

3 + 11 +2+0+1+2 = 19 = his personal year (from March 11th, 2012 to March 10th, 2013) = Sunshine is the best disinfectant.

The Sun Tarot card

19 year + 4 (April) = 23 = his personal month (from April 11th, 2012 to May 10th, 2012) = Action taken.  Taking action.

King of Wands Tarot card

23 month + 1 (1st of the month on Tuesday May 1st, 2012) = 24 = his personal day = Clean up your act.  The emperor has no clothes.  The hammer comes down.

The Queen of Wands Tarot card

[When his number (24 (his primary challenge)) comes up, that’s when he gets to live/experience what he is here to live/experience.  So today is HIS day!!!]

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comprehensive summary and list of predictions for 2012:

http://predictionsyear2012.com/

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https://www.createspace.com/3411561

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https://www.createspace.com/3802937

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