shame the supposed Watchdogs don't have the same powers or inclination to know

that's the truth. (the power bit. not sure about the red light)

if you were your average nz journalist merc,
you'd just be working on pulling stuff out of your arse - working from memory is a whole step up in sophistication ;-)

very well said, nice work.

mind you, you won’t get far with ideas like that in the msm, what with all the bare-faced logic and informed reasoning.