The chase is on to find and capture WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange. Originally from Australia, Assange founded the controversail website, WikiLeaks in 2006. On 28 November 2010, WikiLeaks and Assange’s five media partners published over 250,000 top secret US documents. The information ranged from America’s opinion on world leaders, CIA spy documents, and classified war information. According to The Guardian, this has placed Assange “at the centre of intense media speculation and a hate campaign against him in America”. Is Julian Assange, hero or a high tech terrorist?
Julian Assange, born under the astrology star sign is a Cancer. A deeply moody and emotional man, who believes his journalist actions are to promote freedom of speech, eliminate censorship, and be a political whistle blower. Assange who first began computer hacking in Austrlia at the age of 16, used the code name “Mendax.” In 1992, Julian Assange plead guilty to 24 charges of hacking and was released on bond for good conduct after being fined AU$2100.
Up until the release of 250,000 US top secret documents, Julian Assange enjoyed his celebrity status as a internet freedom fighter. Now, he has gone to far and may have put America in harms way. If Assange would have done this to Russian government, he would have already quietly disappeared, never to be seen again. Putin would have never put up with this nonsense.
Julian Assange is now a wanted man and has taken refuge in Swizterland. Paypal has shut own his WikiLeaks account and now he’s relying on a variety of supporters to host and mirror his WikiLeaks site. The Australian government is considering canceling his passport and having him extradited back to his country to face espionage charges. Although that could prove to be difficult, since his crimes were committed overseas.
In a new interview, in regards to the US WikiLeaks, Assange told El Pais, “The whole chain of command who was aware of this spying order, and approved it, must resign if the US is to be seen to be a credible nation that obeys the rule of law. The order is so serious it may well have been put to the President for approval.” Julian Assange is referring to President Obama. Julian Assange has also had the audacity to call on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to resign her post as well.
Whichever side your on, the US view Julian Assange as a “high tech terroist,” who should be treated as an enemy combatant. Others like G. Gordon Liddy, believe that Assange should be put on a “kill list” of terrorists who can be assassinated without a trial. On 18 November, Stockholm District Court approved a request to detain Assange for questioning on suspicion of rape, sexual molestation, and unlawful coercion. Still Assange is able to elude authorities.
In the end, this story will not end well for Julian Assange, he’s running out of options and has gone too far in leaking information. His actions have placed America in harms way and possibly jeopardized the lives of others. Astrochicks believes he will be captured and tried for his crimes. You can view the WikiLeaks website here.
Here is the article that states Assange said in an interview that Clinton should resign.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40452461/ns/us_news-wikileaks_in_security/
I’m all for freedom of speech but if it risks international security, a person should think twice. Also, I believe multiple nations spy on each other. No surprising news there.
All governments have a dark side, I’m a Democrat but I don’t appreciate someone else from a foreign country demanding our President and Secretary of State resign. Personally, I think Assange’s power has gone to his head, just like many politicians.
Assange is no angel, yes he “fronts” a website that posts stolen documents. I think he should climb off his high horse and if really believes in freedom of speech, it’s time to start dishing the dirt on other governments as well.
It gives me great pleasure to read your article on Julian Assange, to see a sight obviously aimed at the superficial lambasting a person who is pointing out the sheer hypocrisy and under handed tactics of our leaders in order to maintain an unsustainable way of life for North Americans.
It is excellent that you have an opinion and I am not saying you are wrong to have one, but it is wrong to say that the US views Julian as a Cyber Terrorist as not everyone in the US believes this or even how Julian could fit the definition of a terrorist as he is not exactly inciting fear into anyone, except maybe political envoys who will be reshuffled and hurting the re-election chances of the Democrat party.
It is likely not just Assange who is calling for Clintons resignation either, spying on UN officials and subversively collecting biometric data constitutes criminal activity, though, much like the war crimes of Bush, she will probably be immune. I ask what you think this information may have been used for and the legality of its use before accusing Assange (who only facilitated the Whistle Blowing) of any wrong doing.
The charges which were initially thrown out of court in Sweden were not for molestation, but sex by surprise, where the second time Assange had sex with a willing partner he did not use a condom or it broke during the process, information can be found out about this by a simple search.
The last thing I want to clarify is that Assange did not actually hack or steal any of these documents himself. He simply fronts a website which hosts the documents. A messenger if you will, much like a newspaper or a bulletin board.
Irrespective of Assanges motivation for facilitating these documents release, it certainly gives a clear insight into the dark inner workings of American Governance, those individuals who we are supposed to hold as bastions integrity. Our forefathers had a vision of a government of transparency and honesty, which has been bastardised to a form which would be hardly recognisable to them today.
Whether you agree with his ways or not, Assange has changed the face of US foreign politics, hopefully for the better.
Go Wikileaks!!!!!!!!!!! When I saw the movie : Stock Shock-The Short Selling of the American Dream, it gave me the inside story on market manipulation and saved me a bunch of money. That’s called education and free press and you won’t find it in mainstream news. I recommend you protect yourself and buy the “Stock Shock” DVD (cheaper at the movie site http://www.stockshockmovie.com) and watch, learn and pass it along.