Murdoch's Sun hits back at crackdown
<p><span word="Rupert">Rupert</span> <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="tabloid">tabloid</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="raids">raids</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="witchhunt">witchhunt</span>" <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="weakened">weakened</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>.</p><p><span word="Days">Days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reassure">reassure</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="Associate">Associate</span> <span word="Editor">Editor</span> <span word="Trevor">Trevor</span> <span word="Kavanagh">Kavanagh</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="editorial">editorial</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> "<span word="like">like</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="gang">gang</span>".</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> '<span word="swamp">swamp</span>' <span word="that">that</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="draining">draining</span>," <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="Kavanagh">Kavanagh</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="editor">editor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1984 <span word="to">to</span> 2005, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span>-<span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="boasted">boasted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="swing">swing</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="results">results</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Nor">Nor</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="Times">Times</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="uproar">uproar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="liberty">liberty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="campaigners">campaigners</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="gang">gang</span>."</p><p><span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="suspicion">suspicion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bribing">bribing</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Corporation">Corporation</span>.</p><p><span word="Twenty">Twenty</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span>, <span word="plus">plus</span> 17 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hacking">hacking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="mails">mails</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="hacking">hacking</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>.</p><p><span word="Kavanagh">Kavanagh</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="hacking">hacking</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="history">history</span> - <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pan">Pan</span> <span word="Am">Am</span> <span word="Lockerbie">Lockerbie</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="probe">probe</span>".</p>
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