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New Zealand PM apologizes to Kim Dotcom (video)

nzherald.co.nz

105 pointsjklp13 comments

Apologies are nice; now, who is going to jail for what happened?

Yes. A public apology in this case is just more insulting. It would be an open acknowledgement of the fact that a government can do whatever it wants without any consequences.

Excerpt:

"Do you take any responsibility for what's taken place, as Prime Minister?"

"Well ultimately of course I'm accountable for GCSB and I won't walk away from my responsibilities there, but I would simply say this is an operational matter, it was at a pretty basic level, and it's been the system in place for a very long time. It wasn't overly complex, it didn't come about because we changed something. The day I found out about it was the day I issued a full inquiry and I've been very upfront and honest about what's now gone wrong."

GCSB: Government Security Communications Bureau

Upfront and honest? He has been caught out lying about key dates when he found out about Dotcom spying, and according to today's paper his revised story is a lie too, as there may be a tape recording of him mentioning something about it considerably earlier. http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objec...

I give him props for ordering the review, saying something might be fishy and then the eventual apology so quickly though.

A straight talking Prime Minister who is not trying to talk his way out of blame. Awesome.

If you've been following the story you would know this clip is a complete farce. When pressed for any real information he falls back on the tried and true "I don't recall".

It's still up for debate whether he has been lying this entire time and knew about the entire thing.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&obj...

The PM tried saying it was a matter of mistake and not conspiracy. BS. They were clearly conspiring with U.S. elements to take him down.

John Key is absolutely nowhere close to a straight talking PM

So now the PM has apologized, what ramifications does that have for Dotcom, Megaupload and the ongoing legal stuff?

Does Megaupload get all it's servers and data back, immeidately?

Are all the charges against Dotcom and Megaupload dropped?

It is now clear the American authorities broke the law, and Dotcom can pursue them?

No text! I suggest that people who post a video with no accompanying text, include a warning flag "[Video Only]", in the fashion of "[PDF]", so people will be warned that they won't be able to (a) absorb the content very quickly compared to watching a video, or (b) copy/paste relevant sections for the purpose of editorial comment.

"Of course I apologize to Mr. Dotcom. I appologize to New Zealanders, because every New Zealander that sits within a category of holding a permanent residency, or New Zealand citizen, is entitled to be protected from the law, when it comes to GCSB, um.. we failed to provide appropriate protection to him."

what a mess

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