Rebecca Brooks wrong footed the Commons Media Committee today by claiming that her actions and reign of terror within News Corp were required to bring balance to life itself.
"Light cannot exist without darkness, good cannot exist without evil" she explained to Tom Watson MP, "for how can society judge what is right and true if not for the ability to point at what is wrong and deceitful".
BBC political commentator Iain Watson tweeted from within the committee room that the cross-party panel of MPs seemed "visibly deflated by the clever argument" and that further questioning was carried out in a manner of "schoolboys staring at their scuffing shoes".
Brooks line of defence was at odds with the earlier questioning of Rupert Murdoch, who had instead looked to cut a deal with the members of Parliament claiming that "together we could become more powerful than anyone could possibly imagine."
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Brooks Adopts "light cannot exist without darkness" defence in Committee Enquiry
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thisisall1word
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The Murdochs had asked to make a brief statement at the start of the committee. The statement; "The alliance... will die. As will your friends. Good, I can feel your anger. I am defenseless. Take your weapon. Strike me down with all of your hatred and your journey towards the dark side will be complete!" was not allowed to be read during proceedings but was submitted and recorded into the official record.
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