memex/mail/amr.gharbeia@gmail.com/new/1709248222.M174190P169561Q519Rece6a36398e66034.lilitop

Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of
 bounces-9621-10824419@bounces.avaaz.org designates 69.60.9.165 as permitted
 sender) client-ip=69.60.9.165;
DomainKey-Signature: q=dns; a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws;
	s=s1024; d=avaaz.org;
	h=Received:Date:Message-ID:X-Campaign-ID:X-Version-ID:From:Subject:X-BINDING:List-Unsubscribe:Precedence:Mime-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:To;
	b=oUi6bqHpXQFblXtBB6fvSaHOhv6RPUaSTWetNzK3WSzJOsbZjwfbzDsVDupnoI16
	De42g98ICQ5PVX5DIJd8oT3JKjqbmMCtYyjXp0nK9VS8UfZVuLWFHljqhEAz4ltc
	jIcsCnA98v6gRlpmVCByOIqC6fP6td0a638UVAv9rjo=
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:32:55 -0400
Message-ID: <C1.63.11752.74F452E4@avaaz-mta>
From: "Ricken Patel - Avaaz.org" <avaaz@avaaz.org>
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?VGhlIEVuZCBvZiBSdXBlcnQgTXVyZG9jaCAtLSBodWdlIHJlc3BvbnNl?=
Precedence: bulk
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
To: "amr.gharbeia@gmail.com" <amr.gharbeia@gmail.com>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Avaaz.org - The World in Action</title>
<meta name="Description" content="Join with people around the world in taking action on pressing global issues." />
<meta name="Keywords" content="Global Political Action, Politics, Global Politics, Climate Change" />
</head>
<body>
<em>Wow! In just a few days almost 10000 of us have donated to take on Murdoch's global media empire! Let's turn the scandal into lasting reform of our media - here's the email --</em><br><br>

Dear friends, <br /><br />

<table align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="220" style="margin-left: 15px;">
<tr>
<td style="border:1px solid #000;padding:10px;"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><a href="https://secure.avaaz.org/en/stop_rupert_murdoch_donate/?cl=1168872952&amp;v=9621"><img src="http://avaazimages.s3.amazonaws.com/murdoch%20fr%20boxx.jpg" border="0" width="200"> </a>

<br><BR>
For decades <b>Murdoch has ruled with impunity</b> -- making and breaking governments with his vast media empire. But <b>we're fighting back, and winning!</b> We played a key role in stopping Murdoch's grab for media control in the UK. Now <b>we're taking our red-hot UK campaign global</b>, to roll back the Murdoch menace everywhere with <b>campaigns, investigations and legal action. Click to donate</b>:

<BR><div style="text-align: center;">
<BR><a href="https://secure.avaaz.org/en/stop_rupert_murdoch_donate/?cl=1168872952&amp;v=9621">
<img src="http://avaazdesign.s3.amazonaws.com/btn_donatenow.png" width="200" border="0" alt="Sign the petition"></a></div></font></td></tr></table>

Hacking murdered children's phones, paying off police, destroying evidence of crimes, threatening politicians -- <b>UK leaders say Rupert Murdoch's empire has "entered the criminal underworld"</b>. For decades, Murdoch has ruled with impunity -- making and breaking governments with his vast media holdings and scaring opponents into silence, but <b>we're fighting back, and winning!</b><br><br>

Through almost 1 million actions, 7 campaigns, 30,000 phone calls, investigations and countless stunts and legal tactics, we've played a lead role and <b>stopped Murdoch from buying over 50% of UK commercial media! Now we're taking our red-hot UK campaign global</b>, to roll back the Murdoch menace everywhere.<br><br>

<b>Here's the plan</b>: together we can <b>a) hire investigators</b> to expose Murdoch's corrupt tactics beyond the UK <b>b) organize prominent voices</b> to break the cycle of fear and speak out on this issue and <b>c) mobilise people</b> in key countries behind new laws and legal actions that stop Murdoch and clean up our media for good.<br><br>

Avaaz members live in every country where Murdoch works, making <b>our movement the only one</b> that can truly take a campaign against his global empire and win. The time is now -- If just 20,000 of us donate a small amount each, we can <b>seize this once-in-a-generation chance. Click below to chip in:</b><br><br>

<a href="https://secure.avaaz.org/en/stop_rupert_murdoch_donate/?cl=1168872952&amp;v=9621" >https://secure.avaaz.org/en/stop_rupert_murdoch_donate/?vl</a><br><br>

For weeks, nearly daily revelations have uncovered the <b>extent of Murdoch media's corruption in the UK.</b> His operatives hacked the phones of thousands of people, including grieving widows and soldiers who died in Iraq, stole a Prime Minister's bank information and harassed him for 10 years, paid huge sums to police officers, and Rupert's son, James Murdoch, himself authorized hush money to victims.<br><br>

<b>But this is the tip of the iceberg -- Murdoch is a global problem.</b> He's famous for dictating editorial positions to his papers. <b>He corrupts and controls democracies</b> by pushing politicians to back his extremist ideas on war, torture and a host of other planetary ills, and destroying the careers of politicians with smear campaigns unless they do his bidding. In the US, he helped elect George W. Bush and  <b>has most of the Republican presidential candidates actually on his payroll </b> (see sources below). His Fox News Network spread lies to promote the war in Iraq, pushed resentment of Muslims and immigrants and spawned the right-wing tea party. Maybe worst of all, he has helped  <b>block critical global action on climate change.</b><br><br>

Murdoch's reign of fear is breaking down, and many are on the edge of speaking out against his tactics. <b>The dam is about to break</b> in the US, Australia and elsewhere, <b>but we need to give it an urgent push</b> by investigating Murdoch further, organising high profile opposition, and making sure that our politicians pass laws that will <b>clean up our media for good. Let's make it happen together</b>:<br><br>

<a href="https://secure.avaaz.org/en/stop_rupert_murdoch_donate/?cl=1168872952&amp;v=9621" >https://secure.avaaz.org/en/stop_rupert_murdoch_donate/?vl</a><br><br>

Our community kept campaigning on this issue when almost everyone else in the UK gave up hope. Because we're people-powered, we don't have the same fear of Murdoch that almost everyone else does. It's part of the promise that people power has for change in the world. <b>Today, hope is breaking out in the UK -- let's take it global.</b><br><br>

With determination,<br><br>

Ricken, Emma, Maria Paz, Giulia, Luis, Alice, Brianna and the rest of the Avaaz team<br><br>

SOURCES:<br><br>

Decision on BSkyB takeover could take weeks after surge in online campaigning (Huffington Post)<br>
<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/07/07/decision-on-bskyb-takeove_n_892244.html
">http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/07/07/decision-on-bskyb-takeove_n_892244.html
</a><br><br>

BSkyB bid final clearance unlikely to be given before September (The Guardian)
<br>
<em>Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt will take 'several weeks' to review 100,000-plus submissions on News Corp/BSkyB takeover</em><br>
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/07/bskyb-bid-final-celarance-september
">http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/07/bskyb-bid-final-celarance-september
</a><br><br>

Murdoch maimed by social media (The Scotsman)
<br>
<a href="http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/opinion/Lesley-Riddoch-Murdoch-maimed-by.6799263.jp?articlepage=1">http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/opinion/Lesley-Riddoch-Murdoch-maimed-by.6799263.jp?articlepage=1</a><br><br>

Who is Rupert Murdoch? (Center for American Progress)<br>
<a href="http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2004/07/b122948.html
">http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2004/07/b122948.html
</a><br><br>

The global reach of Murdoch's News Corp (BBC)<br>
<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-14104349">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-14104349</a><br><br>

Rebekah Brooks must go over Milly 'hacking' - Miliband (BBC)<br>
<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14027879">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14027879</a><br><br>

Latest Updates on British Phone Hacking Scandal (New York Times)<br>
<a href="http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/12/latest-updates-on-british-phone-hacking-scandal/">http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/12/latest-updates-on-british-phone-hacking-scandal/</a><br><br>

Fox News 2012? Nearly All Potential GOP Presidential Candidates On FNC Payroll (Huffington Post)<br>
<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/27/fox-news-has-nearly-all-p_n_740070.html
">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/27/fox-news-has-nearly-all-p_n_740070.html
</a><br><br>

<img src="http://open.avaaz.org/act/open/1168872952.gif" border="0" /><br /><b>Support the Avaaz community!</b> We're entirely funded by donations and receive no money from governments or corporations. Our dedicated team ensures even the smallest contributions go a long way -- <a href="https://secure.avaaz.org/en/donate_to_avaaz/?cl=1168872952&amp;v=9621">donate here</a>.<br /><BR/>
<hr>
<font color="404040" size="-2">
<b><BR/>Avaaz.org is a 9-million-person global campaign network</b> that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 13 countries on 4 continents and operates in 14 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns <a href="http://www.avaaz.org/en/highlights.php/?footer">here</a>, or follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Avaaz">Facebook</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/Avaaz">Twitter</a>.<BR> <BR>This message was sent to amr.gharbeia@gmail.com. To change your email address, language, or other information, <a href="http://avaaz.org/en/contact/?footer">contact us via this form</a>. To unsubscribe, send an email to unsubscribe@avaaz.org or <a href="https://secure.avaaz.org/act/?r=unsub&amp;cl=1168872952&amp;email=amr.gharbeia@gmail.com&amp;b=1353&amp;v=9621&amp;lang=en">click here</a>.<br /><br />To contact Avaaz, please <b>do not reply to this email.</b> Instead, write to us at <a href="http://www.avaaz.org/en/contact?footer">www.avaaz.org/en/contact</a> or call us at +1-888-922-8229 (US).
</body>
</html>