Hager’s Dirty Politics – Who is the source of Hager’s emails?

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Who is the source of Hager’s emails?

Kim Dotcom has categorically denied he has anything to do with this and Nicky Hager has categorically denied that Kim was the source of the emails. Whatever you think about Kim (and he hasn’t lied about any of his intentions to date – read this amazing review of him from the Guardian) I’ve known Nicky for over quarter of a century, he is one of the most ethical, professional and kind human beings I know, and if he says Kim is not the source, then I believe him 100%.

The attempt to smear Kim Dotcom is part of the Right’s damage control and their desperate need to move the medias attention away from allegations like the SIS feeding Slater specified OIA information, hacking into Labour’s computers and downloading their entire database, blackmailing MPs, attacking public servants, moving prisoners around the country and trawling brothels for sleaze on journalists.

Before I suggest who I think it is, let’s just point out for the thousandth time that Hager publishing these emails EVEN WHEN THEY ARE STOLEN is legal!

The public interest out weights Slater’s rights to privacy, that’s what the law says. The people who have hacked and or broken into people’s homes, they are culpable for the crimes, but Hager publishing them is acting within the law.

So if Kim isn’t the source – who is?

My guess is that it is  a group of activists similar to Anonymous NZ. The anger at Slater’s ‘feral’ comment made many people want to have a righteous go at him. Last year Anonymous NZ launched a series of protests against the Government…

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…’Kiwi Freedom’ was aimed at the Governments insidious GCSB laws, this attack on Slater however seems more like a personal attack by activists who look up to Anonymous rather than Anonymous themselves as they are always upfront about their protest actions.

I believe that we can not allow the ‘who stole the emails’ debate to swamp what the emails actually say.

So, let’s force the debate back to that. Why hasn’t John Key read the book? Who was the National Party Staff member who hacked and downloaded the Labour Party database? Is it acceptable for the Minister of Police to move prisoners around the country at a whim from Slater? Is it acceptable to demonise a public servant? Is it ethical to trawl brothels for sleaze? Was Rodney Hide blackmailed into stepping down and did the SIS pass information to Slater?

We must hold the powerful to account and criticise the media when they don’t

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  1. But who is going to hold this Lame Street Media to account when the next Left wing Government gets in? I know it’s dangerous ground controlling the media, but guys this has gone too far and heads need to roll !!!!
    Unless they the LSM (who need to be shown legally to have been helping this attack on democracy) are purged they will have got off scott free, lying, misdirecting and being complicit with the near-fascist right wing Government we’ve sadly had for the last 6 years.
    If there is no consequences to their actions then they will continue to do so to aid the election of the next right wing Government (that will complete NZ’s transition into a fascist state) and THUS they MUST have their legal rights, due to them being classified as a fourth estate (that’s got to be a Tui ad w.r.t. NZ LSM) removed. That’ll wake up TV1 and 3, and the radio channels, and maybe make them do the right thing over the next 6 weeks or so………..or are they too deep in and implicated to get out with any honour ????

    • Problem is they have been riding on the gravy train for so long , that unless there is some sort of public apology made ..for collusion…they have no choice but to keep on the same track.

      Either way …there’s going to be quite a shake up coming in the future for many of them.

      I would expect many in MSM to desperately keep up their directives from above – keep minimiing , keep minimising , keep minimising …there is no other course than to hope like hell National gets in again.

      And if not …you can be sure the shake up will begin after election night.

      Of that you can be sure.

      But already we can see the whole diversionary approach by the Nats and their minions….trying to divert the issues at hand. And it is correct to add…the salient points in Hagers book MUST NOT be allowed to be deflected.

      These points must be referred to over and over and NEVER be allowed to be buried.

  2. Agreed, although you can’t say there’s nothing illegal about Hager publishing stolen emails and persist with describing what happened to Labour as “hacking”. There was no crime committed there either, just a moral vacuum.

    • See, I don’t think you can claim that the computer hacking was ‘no crime’. Yes the system was open, but they downloaded Labour’s entire database, and then orchestrated the media together. Ede was purposely hiding his tracks and then boasting about it.

  3. I thought: Labours system was hacked in the first place, and this hacking caused part of their system to become inactive, and then this left a door open, which was then pounced on by Ede.

    opinion.

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