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JULIAN Assange, the man behind WikiLeaks, today launched a wide ranging series of attacks on both his enemies and allies as he defended his public and private conduct.

In his first UK newspaper interview since releasing hundreds of secret diplomatic cables last month, Mr Assange told The Times he predicts the US will face reprisals if it attempts to extradite him on conspiracy charges.

He accused his media partners at The Guardian newspaper, which worked with him to make the embarrassing leaks public, of unfairly tarnishing him by revealing damaging details of the sex assault allegations he faces in Sweden.

He insisted that the women behind the claims were motivated by revenge.

Mr Assange said he had enough material ready to destroy the bosses of one of the world’s biggest banks.

Speaking from the English mansion where he is confined on bail, the 39-year-old Australian said that the decision to publish incriminating police files about him was "disgusting". The Guardian had previously used him as its source for hundreds of leaked US embassy cables.

Mr Assange is understood to be particularly angry with a senior reporter at the paper and former friend for "selectively publishing" incriminating sections of the police report, although The Guardian made clear that the WikiLeaks founder was given several days to respond.

Mr Assange claimed the newspaper received leaked documents from Swedish authorities or "other intelligence agencies" intent on jeopardising his defence.

"The leak was clearly designed to undermine my bail application," he said. "Someone in authority clearly intended to keep Julian in prison."

He denied allegations of sexual assault and said that the allegations by two Swedish women he met in August "came from nowhere".

Mr Assange was arrested and held in Wandsworth prison after Swedish authorities issued an extradition request. He was released on bail last week on a surety of £275,000 ($US427,872).

He said that he still had not seen the full extent of the allegations against him, although he accepted that his Swedish lawyer had been handed many of the details.

When asked if he was promiscuous, he replied: "I’m not promiscuous. I just really like women."

Mr Assange also confirmed that WikiLeaks was holding a vast amount of material about a bank which it intends to release early next year.

Shares in Bank of America recently fell after speculation spread that it was the target.

"We don’t want the bank to suffer unless it’s called for," Mr Assange said. "But if its management is operating in a responsive way there will be resignations."

US officials are reportedly searching for ways to extradite him on espionage charges. Vice President Joe Biden recently called the WikiLeaks founder a "high-tech terrorist".

Mr Assange said that he believed that the US situation would "turn around absolutely" as a groundswell of favourable opinion grew in America.

"The people in power are organised and were able to respond quickly," he said. "But numerically they are not that strong and our support in the general population is tremendous."

Mr Assange's interview follows revelations that police feared he would be assassinated on the front steps of London's High Court.

He revealed earlier he was told to keep a statement celebrating his freedom brief due a perceived threat on his life.

The police concerns emerged as Mr Assange revealed further details about his prison stay - including that he was housed alongside paedophiles and found support among prison guards.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/features/wikilea ... z18lLz3wo4

Author:	Dash [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:09 am ]
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In addition to walking out on two interviews, he's not happy with a lot of other people too: http://www.news.com.au/features/wikilea ... 5974366476 Spoiler: Quote: JULIAN Assange, the man behind WikiLeaks, today launched a wide ranging series of attacks on both his enemies and allies as he defended his public and private conduct. In his first UK newspaper interview since releasing hundreds of secret diplomatic cables last month, Mr Assange told The Times he predicts the US will face reprisals if it attempts to extradite him on conspiracy charges. He accused his media partners at The Guardian newspaper, which worked with him to make the embarrassing leaks public, of unfairly tarnishing him by revealing damaging details of the sex assault allegations he faces in Sweden. He insisted that the women behind the claims were motivated by revenge. Mr Assange said he had enough material ready to destroy the bosses of one of the world’s biggest banks. Speaking from the English mansion where he is confined on bail, the 39-year-old Australian said that the decision to publish incriminating police files about him was "disgusting". The Guardian had previously used him as its source for hundreds of leaked US embassy cables. Mr Assange is understood to be particularly angry with a senior reporter at the paper and former friend for "selectively publishing" incriminating sections of the police report, although The Guardian made clear that the WikiLeaks founder was given several days to respond. Mr Assange claimed the newspaper received leaked documents from Swedish authorities or "other intelligence agencies" intent on jeopardising his defence. "The leak was clearly designed to undermine my bail application," he said. "Someone in authority clearly intended to keep Julian in prison." He denied allegations of sexual assault and said that the allegations by two Swedish women he met in August "came from nowhere". Mr Assange was arrested and held in Wandsworth prison after Swedish authorities issued an extradition request. He was released on bail last week on a surety of £275,000 ($US427,872). He said that he still had not seen the full extent of the allegations against him, although he accepted that his Swedish lawyer had been handed many of the details. When asked if he was promiscuous, he replied: "I’m not promiscuous. I just really like women." Mr Assange also confirmed that WikiLeaks was holding a vast amount of material about a bank which it intends to release early next year. Shares in Bank of America recently fell after speculation spread that it was the target. "We don’t want the bank to suffer unless it’s called for," Mr Assange said. "But if its management is operating in a responsive way there will be resignations." US officials are reportedly searching for ways to extradite him on espionage charges. Vice President Joe Biden recently called the WikiLeaks founder a "high-tech terrorist". Mr Assange said that he believed that the US situation would "turn around absolutely" as a groundswell of favourable opinion grew in America. "The people in power are organised and were able to respond quickly," he said. "But numerically they are not that strong and our support in the general population is tremendous." Mr Assange's interview follows revelations that police feared he would be assassinated on the front steps of London's High Court. He revealed earlier he was told to keep a statement celebrating his freedom brief due a perceived threat on his life. The police concerns emerged as Mr Assange revealed further details about his prison stay - including that he was housed alongside paedophiles and found support among prison guards. Read more: http://www.news.com.au/features/wikilea ... z18lLz3wo4 So for those who make the distinction between his exposing " the government" as opposed to individuals, where do you stand on this threat against the unnamed "bank boss" he is threatening to destroy? Is there any irony that he is upset about leaks to his rape case?

Author:	Talya [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:11 am ]
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Dash wrote: So for those who make the distinction between his exposing " the government" as opposed to individuals, where do you stand on this threat against the unnamed "bank boss" he is threatening to destroy? Big corps are no different than government. Quote: Is there any irony that he is upset about leaks to his rape case? He's upset about "selective leaks." He makes it sound as if the Guardian held back certain details in an attempt to make him look worse.

Author:	Vindicarre [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:15 am ]
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Ohh, he speaks of himself in third-person... Julian wrote: "The leak was clearly designed to undermine my bail application," he said. "Someone in authority clearly intended to keep Julian in prison." Douche Dash wrote: So for those who make the distinction between his exposing " the government" as opposed to individuals, where do you stand on this threat against the unnamed "bank boss" he is threatening to destroy? That crosses the line. He has tenuous footing exposing what he did, he has none with this type of crap.

Author:	Screeling [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:35 am ]
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He's trying to expose the Shadow Broker!

Author:	Stathol [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:58 am ]
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I find his tactics pretty unsavory. However ... Talya wrote: Big corps are no different than government. Considering that this a major bank, and has almost certainly been a party to the massive bailouts, I'm inclined in this case to agree with this statement quite literally. But it does depend on the nature of what he's leaking. If it's business-related, it's fair game. But if he's talking about ruining him in the sense of leaking information about his private affairs (pun intended), then that's a different matter. Talya wrote: He's upset about "selective leaks." He makes it sound as if the Guardian held back certain details in an attempt to make him look worse. That's the rhetoric, anyway. But it's worth pointing out that wikileaks isn't exactly in the business of leaking documents that paint the U.S. government in a merely boring, neutral, and/or positive light. So even if we buy the rhetoric about selective leaks, well...

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Author:	Talya [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:00 pm ]
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I don't think Wikileaks selectively removed portions of the cables, omitting information in order to ensure a wholely negative opinion of the USA.

Author:	Stathol [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:03 pm ]
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I don't think so either. But had the cables not contained embarrassing info, do you think he would have leaked them at all? This is all I'm saying.

Author:	Midgen [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:05 pm ]
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It seems his stated purpose is to 'destroy' people. Seems a little unsavory to me...

Author:	Stathol [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:12 pm ]
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It depends. Some people should be destroyed.

Author:	Midgen [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:17 pm ]
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Are we trusting Julian Assange to decide who those people are? Does he take suggestions?

Author:	Lex Luthor [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:20 pm ]
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Midgen wrote: Are we trusting Julian Assange to decide who those people are? Does he take suggestions? He should destroy every single public official or executive who makes bad/criminal decisions that are detrimental to society.

Author:	Stathol [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:25 pm ]
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Midgen wrote: Are we trusting Julian Assange to decide who those people are? Not particularly. But then, it isn't really Assange who destroys them. The court of public opinion destroys them on he basis of their own actions. I don't trust Assange any more than I do the government. But to a significant extent, if you don't want to be destroyed by the likes of Assange, don't have any dirty laundry to air...

Author:	Lex Luthor [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:27 pm ]
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Stathol wrote: Midgen wrote: Are we trusting Julian Assange to decide who those people are? Not particularly. But then, it isn't really Assange who destroys them. The court of public opinion destroys them on he basis of their own actions. I don't trust Assange any more than I do the government. But to a significant extent, if you don't want to be destroyed by the likes of Assange, don't have any dirty laundry to air... He is destroying them, just like pulling your finger on a trigger of a gun results in a bullet flying at 2200 feet per second.

Author:	Arathain Kelvar [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:28 pm ]
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Quote: Vice President Joe Biden recently called the WikiLeaks founder a "high-tech terrorist". No, he did not. I watched that interview. Quote: Speaking from the English mansion where he is confined on bail, the 39-year-old Australian said that the decision to publish incriminating police files about him was "disgusting". The Guardian had previously used him as its source for hundreds of leaked US embassy cables. haha

Author:	Stathol [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 1:38 pm ]
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That may all be true, but I'm not sure why it matters. Ignoring (for the sake of argument) electoral college issues, a significant chunk of the populace doesn't bother to vote for president. That doesn't change the fact the the portion who do will wind up deciding who sits in the office. Even if 90% of the public gives no **** about the leaks, if you can turn the 10% who do against someone/something, well ...

Author:	Kaffis Mark V [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 2:01 pm ]
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His persecution complex has posed to me an interesting rhetorical musing: if you become a big enough *******, you're not paranoid anymore because there ARE conspiracies out to get you.

Author:	Aizle [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 2:09 pm ]
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Heh, nice Kaffis. Yeah, whether you feel his actions are right or wrong, the guy is a first class ******* and egomaniac.

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Author:	Midgen [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:46 pm ]
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Stathol wrote: Midgen wrote: Are we trusting Julian Assange to decide who those people are? Not particularly. But then, it isn't really Assange who destroys them. The court of public opinion destroys them on he basis of their own actions. I don't trust Assange any more than I do the government. But to a significant extent, if you don't want to be destroyed by the likes of Assange, don't have any dirty laundry to air... I disagree with the assertion that the general public has much, if any influence over this. They (we?) are too busy in the shopping malls to be bothered with it. I bet if you walked up to 50 random people on the street (lets use the shopping mall?) and ask them who Julian Assange is, they would have no clue. And if they have heard of him, I think you would have to get seriously lucky to find even one who could accurately describe the details of exactly what happened, how he obtained the information, how it was released, what his goals and objectives are, and what any of it means.

Author:	Taskiss [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 2:35 pm ]
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and apparently a hypocrite.