As his type likes to say, if they have done nothing illegal, surely they shouldn't mind the temporary inconvenience. Why is Rupert Murdoch refusing to be open and honest with the British parliament?
Brooks, who edited the News of the World at the time of one of the most serious alleged incidents, agreed on Thursday to appear before the committee next week, but said the police inquiry might restrict what she could say.
Murdoch, a U.S. citizen, said he would only give evidence to a public inquiry announced by Cameron after questions were raised over the role of some police officers in the scandal and over the relations between British politicians and media owners.
Murdoch's son James, chairman of News Corp.'s UK newspaper arm who the company said had dual U.S./U.K. citizenship, said he could not appear before Parliament until next month.
