Julian Assange

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GOP Introduces Bill Aimed at Punishing Assange

Measure would make it illegal to publish military, spy informants' names

(Newser) - Leading Republicans have introduced legislation specifically aimed at prosecuting Julian Assange for his WikiLeaks spillage. Using the Espionage Act, as planned, didn't work when the federal government tried to suppress the Pentagon Papers published in the New York Times. The Enforcing Lawful Dissemination (Shield) Bill, introduced by New York GOP...

Behold, a Pre-WikiLeaks Assange's Online Dating Profile

'Harry Harrison' boasted that he has 'asian teengirl stalkers'

(Newser) - Before he was the polarizing head of an organization bent on releasing classified documents, Julian Assange was just a single 36-year-old man calling himself “Harry Harrison” and looking for a “siren for love affair, children and occasional criminal conspiracy.” That is, if this OKCupid dating profile is...

Ron Paul Defends WikiLeaks on House Floor

The US response has been 'hysterical' and un-American

(Newser) - Ron Paul rose to the defense of WikiLeaks on the House floor today, criticizing the "hysterical response" of the US as "killing the messenger." He likened the leaks to that of the Pentagon Papers, which were considered by many to be traitorous at the time but ultimately...

Ex-WikiLeakers Start Own Service: Openleaks

Group plans to be 'messenger' for whistleblowers

(Newser) - Former workers for the beleaguered WikiLeaks have a new whistle-blowing project, and it’s set to launch Monday, Mashable reports. Openleaks, whose founders left WikiLeaks over differences with Julian Assange, hopes to act “as far as possible” as a “messenger” between whistleblowers and publishers of leaked material. That...

Julian Assange Expects US Spying Charges

WikiLeaks founder's attorney is preparing for indictment

(Newser) - Julian Assange’s lawyer expects the US to indict the WikiLeaks founder soon on espionage charges, she tells ABC News . “Our position of course is that we don't believe it applies to Mr. Assange and that in any event he's entitled to First Amendment protection as publisher of WikiLeaks,...

Assange's Prison Reality: Limited Internet Access, Bad TV

He can't stand daytime TV at prison

(Newser) - WikiLeaks boss Julian Assange has been transferred to a segregation unit at Britain's Victorian Wandsworth prison, where his Internet access will be restricted, reports the Guardian . He's "quite chipper" and seems to be "bearing up," said attorney Mark Stephens. Assange, who's wearing standard-issue gray track-suit prison duds,...

Russia: Give Julian Assange a Nobel Prize

It's a change of heart from the Kremlin about WikiLeaks

(Newser) - It wasn't that long ago that Russia was said to be considering dastardly revenge against WikiLeaks. Not any more, apparently. The Guardian quotes a Kremlin insider as saying that "public and non-governmental organizations should think of how to help" Julian Assange. And the quote getting attention: "Maybe, nominate...

Australia to US: You, Not Assange, to Blame for Leaks

Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd puts the blame on the leakers

(Newser) - As Julian Assange spent the night in a British jail , his home country finally came to his defense. The WikiLeaks founder may have published classified documents, but he got them from somewhere. "Mr. Assange is not himself responsible for the unauthorized release of 250,000 documents from the US...

Glenn Beck's Guide to Julian Assange's Sex Life

Fox News host utilizes chalkboard, Barbies to explain it to you

(Newser) - Having trouble keeping track of what sex crimes, exactly, Julian Assange is accused of ? Allow Glenn Beck and his handy chalkboard to explain it to you. The Fox News host tracked the WikiLeaks founder's sex life last night, using Barbie pictures as stand-ins for Assange, "Woman No. 1,...

WikiLeaks-Loving Hackers Strike MasterCard, PayPal

Companies who shunned site targeted

(Newser) - WikiLeaks' bank accounts have been frozen, a host of companies have stopped doing business with it, and its founder is in custody, but is anybody coming to its defense? Step up, 4chan. "Anonymous," a group linked to the notorious message board, has launched denial-of-service assaults against firms that...

US Pushing to Grab Assange From Whoever's Got HIm

Analysts: Fight for WikiLeaks boss likely to get messy

(Newser) - Julian Assange hasn't been charged with any crime in the US, but the international tug-of-war for the WikiLeaks founder appears to have already begun. Assange is in British custody awaiting extradition proceedings to Sweden, and US officials have held informal talks with their Swedish counterparts over the possibility of having...

Julian Assange: Hey Australia, Why Aren't You Protecting Me?

In essay, he defends mission and worries about threats

(Newser) - Julian Assange himself takes to the pages of the Australian to defend the mission of WikiLeaks—which he defines as "scientific journalism"—to insist that not a single person has been harmed, let alone killed, because of its work, and to complain that his own government is turning...

Julian Assange Denied Bail, Remanded Into Custody

WikiLeaks founder vows to fight extradition to Sweden

(Newser) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was denied bail and remanded into custody today after telling a London court that he intends to fight his extradition to Sweden on sex crime allegations, setting up what could be a drawn-out legal battle. The 39-year-old Australian appeared before City of Westminster Magistrates' Court after...

Brits Bust Julian Asssange
Brits Arrest Julian Assange
on Sex Charges
wikileaks bust
Dec 7, 2010 7:58 AM CST

Brits Arrest Julian Assange on Sex Charges

He surrenders in London

(Newser) - Julian Assange has surrendered to London authorities, who have arrested him on a Swedish warrant for suspicion of sex crimes. His lawyer arranged to deliver the controversial WikiLeaks founder to police for questioning. The 39-year-old Australian is wanted on suspicion of "sex by surprise," sexual molestation, and unlawful...

MasterCard Blocks Payments to WikiLeaks

Credit card company won't allow use for 'illegal activity'

(Newser) - The world's stomp on WikiLeaks just hit the jugular: MasterCard is blocking all payments to the muckraking media site. "MasterCard is taking action to ensure that WikiLeaks can no longer accept MasterCard-branded products," said a company spokesman. "MasterCard rules prohibit customers from directly or indirectly engaging in...

WikiLeaks Releases List of Sites Key to US Security

Critics call list 'gift' for terrorists

(Newser) - WikiLeaks has released a State Department cable listing dozens of sites around the world that the US considers vital to its national security, CNN reports. The list springs from a February 2009 cable, in which the State Department asked diplomats to identify key resources, facilities, and installations. Diplomats replied with...

Assange: Kill or Bust Me and I Release Everything

WikiLeaks warns it has 'thermonuclear device' of encrypted files

(Newser) - WikiLeaks' founder has a "thermonuclear device" of unreleased files that he says he'll detonate if he's killed or brought to trial. Julian Assange has widely distributed an encrypted 1.3-gigabyte file containing the full versions of all the US documents the site has received, and his lawyer says the...

WikiLeaks Forcing US Embassy Shake Up

Authors of most embarrassing jibes face removal

(Newser) - US embassies, military bases and intelligence operations around the globe are undergoing major personnel reshufflings in the wake of WikiLeaks revelations. The Pentagon, CIA and State Department are identifying staffers whose comments have been most embarrassing in sensitive regions and are preparing to yank them from posts. One target will...

PayPal Kills Wikileaks' Account

Service says it can't be used for illegal activity

(Newser) - Want to donate to the less-than-popular cause of WikiLeaks? Better find an option other than PayPal, which has yanked the account used by the elusive leakers to take in donations, reports the AP. WikiLeaks had violated its policy, PayPal contends in a blog, "which states that our payment service...

Assange Not Actually Wanted for 'Rape'
Assange Not Actually Wanted for 'Rape'
Fact Check
Dec 3, 2010 3:55 PM CST

Assange Not Actually Wanted for 'Rape'

He's sought for a vague lesser crime of 'sex by surprise'

(Newser) - By now, you’ve probably heard that Julian Assange is wanted for “rape” in Sweden. Heck, you probably read it here on Newser . You can hardly blame us; sources from CNN to the New York Times have said that Assange is charged with “rape, sexual molestation, and unlawful...

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