Deeper and deeper

For the Murdochs, the case just became even more serious. The Independent reports:

It was also reported today that victims of the 9/11 attacks in New York could also be among those targeted by phone hackers from the News of the World. The Daily Mirror cites an unnamed source claiming that a former police officer, working as a private investigator, was asked by News of the World journalists to retrieve the private phone records of those killed in the attack.

The American people, Congress, media will not be pleased. And if the FBI begins to investigate, then who knows where it might lead ...