Murdoch rag sued for linking pair to marathon bombings

It's about damn time somebody mustered the gumption to sue a right-wing media outlet for its scuzzo lies.

After the bombings at the Boston Marathon, Rupert Murdoch's far-right New York Post portrayed a 16-year-old high school student and a 24-year-old college student as being responsible for the attacks. The paper ran a photo of the duo under the headline "Bag Men." A subheader falsely said the FBI was looking for them.

Now the pair is suing the Post for defamation. I think it's an open-and-shut case.

This comes only a few months after the Post falsely reported that a couple arrested with illegal explosives were part of Occupy Wall Street. This resulted in Occupy Wall Street holding a huge rally outside the headquarters of Murdoch's News Corporation with 8 huge banners featuring thousands of signatures protesting the Post's lies.

The New York Post isn't alone among media outlets in lying about Occupy. Hopefully there's some smart lawyers out there who will bankrupt the liars.

(Source: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/06/05/libel-lawsuit-filed-against-new-york-post-bombing-coverage/enRvNI9PSig0AHDxJHYqFJ/story.html)