Everybody knows that Key was lying – the secret is to force him to admit it.
One
thing from today's news is that he has been talking with US officials
extensively about the TPP and the US desire to extend copyright.
When
it comes to a choice between his masters and telling the truth
domestically, I think I know which way Key will go.
One
video exposes Key, GCSB’s & Banks’ Dotcom lies
4
October, 2012
Watch
this video of
John Key being interviewed by the media on January 24th – four days
after the Dotcom raid. First point: Key is clearly well-briefed on
Dotcom. Second: he knows that Dotcom is a resident, so why didn’t
he raise that a month later with GCSB? Third: How did Key know that
Dotcom was a resident and GCSB didn’t? Fourth: Banks has told media
he had dined at the mansion with Dotcom – months before denying
remembering that meeting.
The
fallout from this video will be massive.
Key
is going to have to explain how he was so clearly well-briefed on
Dotcom and the raid on January 24th, yet no-one had briefed him on
the GCSB’s involvement.
He’s
going to have to explain how, having already been aware of Dotcom’s
residency by January 24th, he didn’t raise that as a problem with
the GCSB when they told him they had been involved in the raid on
February 29th – was he not paying attention, was he not aware of
the law, did he already know, did he not care?
GCSB
is going to have to explain how they could be unaware that Dotcom
was a permanent resident until September (yeah, right) when Key knew
immediately after the raid.
Banks.
Well, Banks is screwed. There he is in January, telling media that
he had eaten at Dotcom’s. Months later, he denied remembering that
event. This is incontrovertible proof that Banks lied when his
donations from Dotcom started to become exposed. He lied while he
was a minister to the media and to New Zealand.
We
knew this – but Key refused to know it. We had Dotcom’s lawyer’s
statement – but Key said ‘that’s just one person’s
statement’. Now, we have Key, on video, engaging in and
acknowledging the fact that Banks remembered his dealings with
Dotcom. Key can no longer pretend ignorance of the fact that Banks
has lied to us all.
Pack
your bags, Banksie. If it weren’t for the storm swirling around
Key himself, Banks might still have survived this with Key’s
resolute protection. Now, Key needs someone to throw under the bus.
Dotcom
case raised with Key
at Hollywood dinner
5
October, 2012
Kim
Dotcom and the Megaupload case was raised with Prime Minister John
Key by former senator and chief executive of the Motion Picture
Association of America (MPAA) Chris Dodd at a dinner attended by top
movie moguls last night.
Studio
bosses also raised their concerns that the Trans Pacific Partnership
should include strong intellectual property protection provisions, Mr
Key told the Herald from Los Angeles this morning.
Mr
Key is on a four-day trip to Hollywood, hosted by Avatar film-maker
James Cameron and Mr Cameron's business partner Jon Landau. Mr Key is
promoting New Zealand as a film-making location.
Last
night at a dinner at Mr Landau's home which Mr Key said was attended
by the "glitterazi of the movie making industry in Hollywood"
Mr Dodd raised the Dotcom Megaupload issue, "in passing".
"He
just essentially noted that the case was ongoing in New Zealand, and
I just confirmed that and said yes. He didn't dwell on that."
A
bid by US authorities to extradite Mr Dotcom from New Zealand to face
movie piracy and racketeering charges is currrently mired in legal
wrangling compounded by a domestic spying scandal.
Mr
Key also confirmed that studio heads present, including the heads of
Fox, Disney Warner Brothers, Universal, Sony and MGM studios, also
"talked a bit about intellectual property, but really more in
the context of TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) and those
negotiations".
"Obviously
they're making the case that they invest hugely in the creation of
intellectual property and it's critically important for their
capacity to continue to be able to invest for that intellectual
property to be protected."
Mr
Key said while the studio heads didn't know exactly what was being
discussed in talks to establish the 11 country trade agreement,
"they're certainly aware that it's a significant chapter in the
TPP and they certainly made us aware it's an important issue to
them".
Mr
Key said Mr Landau and Mr Cameron both spoke about the benefits and
merits of making films in New Zealand during the dinner and a short
video presentation from Hobbit director Sir Peter Jackson was also
shown.
"From
our perspective it was very successful because it gave us a chance to
present credible reasons about why New Zealand's a good place to make
movies and television," Mr Key said.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.