Murdoch, the war-monger...

Both the Independent (UK) and the Guardian (UK) are reporting this morning on Rupert Murdoch' role in urging Tony Blair to go to war in Iraq. This may have been payback for the critical role played by Murdoch's media outlets in Britain in supporting the election of Blair. According to the reports in today's newspapers in the days leading up to the invasion of Iraq Murdoch was treated as if he were a senior member of the cabinet.

I find it interesting that Murdoch has held a couple of fundraisers for Hillary Clinton. Will he be dictating American foreign policy if she gets elected? Since he's a big advocate for bombing Iran we may have another war on the horizen....